The casualty PTSD causes on one's family.

As I write this entry my heart breaks I have been exposed to the effects of Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) for almost seven years , wow! it takes a toll on the family. Another incident occurred yesterday, which has me truly thinking how might I help myself and child to be truly safe from our soldier, my husband and our child's dad. This lastest incident became more violent than it has been in this time making me stratch my head and wonder am I dreaming can the person I love so much resort to such personalty changes to make me think the next time he may truly hurt me or our child. This disorder is real and the worst part of it, is that you cannot control when our how the person with the disorder my react sometimes there triggers to avoid bu you can NEVER determine the reaction or outcome that will result.  The other caveat to this is that you cannot make the person with the disorder admit their faults or misgivings they have to be the one to look within to determine what is going on, and at times they will never be able to tell what is going on or why they react they way they do. This is a difficult life and I pray and Thank  God that he has chosen me to handle and  be brave enough and strong enough to know it is time for me to take a bigger stand and step aside and let things happen as they ought to.  The effects of  PTSD is a major disorder ...it's real . So the next time you see an article written about PTSd read and educate yourself about the disorder and if you  desire please contribute to military projects that help soldiers and their familes coping , living with PTSD.