Replies

My wife has clinically diagnosed PTSD from physical and emotional childhood abuse she suffered. I fortunately make enough money (with economizing) that she hasn't had to work since 2002 in order to be able to sort through everything and try to get her mind cleared to where not every little stress can drive her into a mix of rage, tears and confusion - a trait that made it hard for her to keep a job more than six months throughout her adult life. It has not been a linear, even process but she is getting better.

Folks who haven't either experienced such or dealt with a loved one who has often cannot understand how profoundly it affects a person.

“Folks who haven't either experienced such or dealt with a loved one who has often cannot understand how profoundly it affects a person.”
___________________________________

It probably does “profoundly” affect a person. So what. Many of us or our family members have been “profoundly” affected by something one time or another.

It is great you are taking care of your wife.

But again I ask........Why am I or any other taxpayer forced to pay for someones luxury of nursing their mental wounds at home. Many have the same wounds and get up and work.

Again.....we cannot afford it.

My wife has clinically diagnosed PTSD from physical and emotional childhood abuse she suffered. I fortunately make enough money (with economizing) that she hasn't had to work since 2002 in order to be able to sort through everything and try to get her mind cleared to where not every little stress can drive her into a mix of rage, tears and confusion - a trait that made it hard for her to keep a job more than six months throughout her adult life. It has not been a linear, even process but she is getting better. Folks who haven't either experienced such or dealt with a loved one who has often cannot understand how profoundly it affects a person.

My wife got PTSD from that and and abusive first husband. Maybe his hand was in her becoming a quad too. She developed PTSD when a dentist was doing an extraction and gave her Mepraghan {sp} for pain. She went into drug induced hypothermia because of it. A few years later due to years of heart Meds her teeth had to come out or she would die. That set off the events to the link on post 75. She still deals with clinical depression and anxiety. Some in here don't understand stress alone above & beyond the normal everyday routine life stresses can kill and make ill.