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Old 01-19-2016, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Forourgirls View Post
My therapist has told me very straight lot that I absolutely suffer from PTSD bc if what I endured with my ex. It was emotional, sexual and mental abuse-and sometimes physical. I too found a tidal wave hit, and sometimes still does, bc I had to bury so much just to survive....and keep my kids safe....i was firing on all cylinders 24-7. I think I've said before, even when I DID open up about my feelings and how he was treating me and his family, I was abused, degraded and made fun of further. By him ( and during our divorce I found out, by his own sister, too). Sick people.
BUT you will heal...I will too. We will do it together!
I have learned the hard way that telling an abusive person how their behavior hurts you just opens you up for more... I would advise against that at all costs... Maybe you meant that you used to open up to him and he'd turn on you and that you don't anymore...

It is so sad that we have been trained by these PTSD like experiences to not open up isn't it?
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