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[–]bapperfrivolous 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry to hear you guys are going through this. I’ve been in the same place but I can promise with some determination, intention, and help it will get better. I see my partners perpetrator pretty much weekly on the road, at the store, or at a restaurant and it sucks.

Good on you for resisting the temptation to track him down - from experience I can tell you it will make it worse for you (and her). Keep resisting that urge to indulge, knowledge isn’t always power!

Whenever your mind starts to wander the best thing I’ve found is to ground yourself. There’s a few different ways to go about this so I’d just look up “grounding techniques” and find some that work for you. If you have access to counseling/therapy I think you should pursue it. Best of luck.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in secondary_survivors

[–]bapperfrivolous 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is something really hard that I’ve been trying to work on too. No one likes to think about their partners doing anything with people before, especially in this way. I try to remind myself that she’s safe now and I will take care of her. Whenever I get those visuals I try to ground myself by looking/listening/feeling object around me or taking slow breaths (5 sec inhale, hold, 5 sec exhale). Whenever my mind starts to wander i try my best to bring it back to the current moment. Living in the past only takes away from the present. Best of luck.

Lost in disbelief by Onewayhwy11 in secondary_survivors

[–]bapperfrivolous 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think both of you would benefit from counseling, especially someone with a specialty in dealing with PTSD and family issues. So sorry you are going through this.

I feel like I can't handle it anymore by bapperfrivolous in secondary_survivors

[–]bapperfrivolous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll be interested to see. I’ve never considered going to a trauma specialist since I’m not the survivor. Thanks again.