tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post7944492841705319758..comments2023-04-01T12:48:21.462-07:00Comments on The Briar Patch: Hope and DefeatBriarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714626226636654484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post-30461657722091586652011-06-23T08:06:29.510-07:002011-06-23T08:06:29.510-07:00Briar,
I can relate!!! It was such a relief to h...Briar,<br /><br />I can relate!!! It was such a relief to hear that I'd been traumatized by my husband's actions and his deceit from our marriage counselor. He never said PTSD, it wasn't until I read "Your Sexually Addicted Spouse" when it all came together for me. I'm glad you've been validated, I'm just saddened that you're going through it too.<br /><brNonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16208890115089222559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post-12853707710667928842011-06-22T11:12:02.387-07:002011-06-22T11:12:02.387-07:00P.S. What you said in the last paragraph. In that ...P.S. What you said in the last paragraph. In that moment, yes, I not only felt validated, I felt I was worthy of the care, that I was not crazy, that of course, of COURSE I feel the ways I do. I also want to say that I like my therapist, and part of that is because I feel that she actually likes me. Yes, she's paid, yes she has to keep some distance, yes she probably cares about her other Briarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714626226636654484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post-71363237404415018682011-06-22T09:24:42.721-07:002011-06-22T09:24:42.721-07:00Kelley, you should look up Complex-PTSD, and read ...Kelley, you should look up Complex-PTSD, and read my latest post. From what I know of your life, you've been consistently denied support and been given emotional abuse instead. The survival response to all of that is what you're experiencing. IMHO. I hope your new therapist is able to offer you more of what you need, and deserve.Briarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714626226636654484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post-4511128799041184562011-06-22T09:15:02.048-07:002011-06-22T09:15:02.048-07:00There is nothing we can do about who our children&...There is nothing we can do about who our children's fathers are. All we can do is improve the emotional atmosphere of our homes by working on ourselves. I, too, know that there is a chance my son will take after either one of us (terrifying!), but there is a chance he will be his own person, too. <br /><br />About the PTSD, I *kind of* get where you're coming from. Funny you mention it, Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805281199840274328noreply@blogger.com