By Lindsay Wolf, Yahoo! Life, April 26, 2020
Trigger warning: childhood abuse, suicidal ideation, and trauma.
My husband Matt has become quite accustomed to my complex PTSD symptoms. And he’s grown even more adept at supporting them over the years. He knows to give me space and hang out with our kids when my eyelids won’t stop fluttering or my arms flail around uncontrollably. He jumps into action if I need his calming voice during a panic attack. When I start to go down the rabbit hole of a trauma-induced shame spiral, he’s evolved into the most trusted and compassionate anchor I didn’t know I always needed.
Matt is basically the human version of a therapy dog, and I no longer feel guilty about leaning on him as much as I do. Now more than ever, I am so damn grateful for our partnership, because it is helping me deal with the unexpected triggers of being a trauma survivor living in a real-life global pandemic.
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