Periagoge
Scenario

When couples both have PTSD and trigger each other

My wife and I are both combat veterans and we thought we'd be each other's best support system but our triggers seem to set each other off in ways we can't predict and we're starting to avoid being vulnerable with each other entirely. We both know isolation makes everything worse but honest communication feels like walking through a minefield.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people with trauma are discovering that shared understanding doesn't automatically create safe intimacy.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with PTSD and trauma?”

Peri

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