RELATIONSHIPS
DID PTSD CAUSE YOUR
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By Carrie Fleetwood B.A., M.Ed., R.P. O.A.M.H.P.
If you’re like many divorced people, you still have a sad, sometimes resentful, nagging feeling when you reflect on what happened to your marriage. What became of the dreams you once had for a happy life together?
Could Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have played a role in the erosion of your relationship? Might PTSD have been the enemy, and not your spouse? Perhaps you weren’t the spouse you wanted to be in your marriage because your PTSD left you with little control over who you became with the people you loved the most. Did you consistently overreact with a child who was emotional or feisty? Did you feel that your spouse or family members were attacking or manipulating you?
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