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Dating with CPSTD: How to Explain the Difference

Sadako

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I've started dating again I have CPSTD involving medical, emotional, physical abuse, along with neglect over the years. I've been getting therapy which helps. Though I get more triggered. The man once served apart of the military and has friends with PTSD an was like that's fine. I told him about my CPSTD though I don't know how to even explain the difference. I'm afraid of disassociating and remembering everything at once, an it being too much. Or having simply fallen asleep napping and being woken up afraid of being hit.

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    • Sadako

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      @crash101 it ruined my last relationship so I understand I was being traumatized from being left alone in the er semiconscious without a phone I didn't realize it at the time, so we would argue, and he hated when I disassociated an all my memories would flood back, and he wasn't a to me. Though he also didn't have patience to be comforting either. I feel like at least in my experience the first time we fight back because we feel cornered and afraid of everything going on in our own head.

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    • Sadako

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      At the moment before the episode I had when writing this I was excessively apologizing instead of finding annoying at the time he found it cute. In any case I think it comes down what your traumatic event/events were or what lead up to it. If I'm at someone's house and I don't help them clean even though it's not my job I get anxiety. Because something as simple as me not putting up the dishes at the right time could turn explosive. Or just get yelled at because I'm not able to do regular chores if I've felt ill even when I've only been out of the hospital for a week. Or that's what I'm able to remember...My teen years are practically erased from my memory, all I remember really is that hated coming home from school and used self harm to cope with the stress.

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    • crash101

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      Whenever I have an episode. The women usually runs away and ghost me

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      • Sadako

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        @crash101 it ruined my last relationship so I understand I was being traumatized from being left alone in the er semiconscious without a phone I didn't realize it at the time, so we would argue, and he hated when I disassociated an all my memories would flood back, and he wasn't a to me. Though he also didn't have patience to be comforting either. I feel like at least in my experience the first time we fight back because we feel cornered and afraid of everything going on in our own head.

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    • crash101

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      Your not alone. And congratulations on a relationship. If you have any pointers let me know

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      • Sadako

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        @crash101 Like what?

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    • Lucas.exe

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      I'm so proud of you! I havent been able to have normal relationships with people since my trauma so starting to date someone is a huge step! Congratulations love you deserve it ♡♡♡

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