Seeking and receiving the right treatment for PTSD can change your life and the lives of those around you. Since we began this journey over six years ago now, I recall how dark, broken, bitter, and frustrated we all were. We had allowed the stress of our traumas to envelop us and eat away at our core.
As we began to seek treatment it was not easy. My husband and I desperately needed time away from each other. It seemed as though the time apart from one another would end the pain; however, hindsight tells us that we really needed each other more than ever during those beginning months of learning more about, understanding, and starting treatment. It took us some time, but eventually it was our individual journeys with PTSD that joined us. His journey in learning how to breathe and engage again. Mine in learning how to accept our situation and become the partner that he needed me to be. This was a choice and boy it was not easy. It came with a cost, but the outcome far outweighed the cost.
Our family is together. Like most, we still have our moments, but mostly we have a family that laughs together, plays together, and prays together. We have a family that understands that we each have our own needs and sometimes they don’t always align with what the other needs and that is okay. We accept each other for where we are, do our best to support and love each other, and look out for one another when we see a trigger arise. We hug each other often, high five each other on the run, and stand tall with one another as we look on to what’s ahead.
PTSD doesn’t define our family, but it is a part of what makes us who we are. Sometimes a little rough and jagged around the edges, but mostly a family filled with love.
From our family to yours we hope that whatever it is that you and your family need that you can find a way to get there together.
Loving Father, we come before you in gratitude for this moment of prayer. We acknowledge the blessings of our family and the journey we have undertaken so far. However, we also recognize the burdens carried by those affected by PTSD. In their struggles with guilt, shame, anger, sadness, and despair, we humbly ask for your divine intervention. Guide us to seek solace in your presence, and grant us the strength to choose our loved ones again and again. Provide comfort, healing, and renewed hope to those battling PTSD. Amen.
Y’all have a beautiful day!
All My Love,
Jen
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