[Aiuto]

Relationships, friendships just do not go with PTSD! I suppose to keep trying what I fear and one is trusting people. I only get disappointed & hurt! Now I am in a relapse from another friendship going horrible. I have absolutely no friends only family. It makes me very sad

[avlady]

I also have no friends but my husband and son, not really friendships but people i live with. I am in the middle of nowhere and asked my husband if we could sell our house in one of my rants, then after making him feel bad about my situation changed my mind as i know he loves this life in the country like setting, lot of nature, but i am more of a city person and miss my city friends. I also realise although that this is the best thing for me because of my illness, i'm schitzoaffective and need alot of time to myself. I just go through the rants when the weather is bad, i have seasonal affective disorder too along with other stuff, and then it goes away after i rant and make my husband feel as bad as i do. He actually agreed at one point, but i now see his point of view, i also don't want to end up in the hospital, but the one near us is one of the only ones i'd like to be in if i need the ward again.

[Open Eyes]

(((Aiuto))),

When someone struggles with PTSD, they are challenged with exactly what you are expressing. It takes time to "work through" the PTSD and get to a point where you can slowly begin to feel more comfortable around "other people".

Struggling with "trust" is also another common challenge that comes from struggling with PTSD. It is a good thing to discuss in therapy too. In order for you to make gains on this you will need to discuss the challenges you have when it comes to "trusting" other people.

Keep in mind that PTSD magnifies our emotional challenges and sense of "lack of safety" around others. It takes patience and time to work through PTSD and get to a level where you slowly begin to gain a better understanding of how to "see others" in a different light and also be able to better manage "your sense of threat or mistrust".

Patience and keep yourself around others that can be more "supportive" of this challenge with PTSD. You are not the only person who is struggling this way either.
Many people struggle with PTSD and complex PTSD. It just seems like you are "alone" right now, because of where you are in your therapy and recovery.

(((Hugs)))
OE

[Aiuto]

Yes we are shifting more into this in therapy. Hopefully I will learn this cognitive behavior therapy like a pro one day so I can learn to live with the struggles and use my methods to avoid this struggle in the future. I get very tired of having what I call a "relapse" for 3day's because 90% is when dealing with the people that do not get it or ANY MI lol! So today I am Breezy and it has passed and better things fell in place! Another lesson learned 8))))

And I was in a rant when I first posted after I realized I do have 2 friends that are the greatest even from afar!

[Open Eyes]

Yes, in time you will, it's a skill just like any other skill we learn, with practice and time we get better at it.

I found that with PTSD and healing, it is up and down, good days and bad days. I am also getting more to where I don't even feel such a tremendous need to explain how challenging it is so much anymore, to others who don't understand it that have no experience being challenged with it.

I still, however, reach out to others that have it and feel so lost and vulnerable with it.

OE

[Aiuto]

I thank you Sooooo much open Eyes!I truly appreciate you!

I just wanted to let you know that I can easily relate to how you were feeling! Sometimes we get so sad about losing the quantity of friends we had that we kind of forget about the good ones that are still sticking around!