Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can present with a number of symptoms, including anxiety, depression, flashbacks, and trouble sleeping. If your partner has PTSD, you may want to help, but find yourself at a loss.

The simple truth is that PTSD can be extremely debilitating―not just for the person who has experienced trauma first-hand, but for their partners as well. And while there are many books written for those suffering from PTSD, there are few written for the people who love them. In Loving Someone with PTSD, renowned trauma expert and author of I Can’t Get Over It!, Aphrodite Matsakis, presents concrete skills and strategies for the partners of those with PTSD.

With this informative and practical book, you will increase your understanding of the signs and symptoms of PTSD, improve your communication skills with your loved one, set realistic expectations, and work to create a healthy environment for the both of you. In addition, you will learn to manage your own grief, helplessness, and fear regarding your partner’s condition.

PTSD is a manageable disability. While it isn’t your responsibility to rescue your partner or act as his or her therapist, this book will help you be supportive and implement strategies for lessening the negative impact of PTSD―not just for your partner, but for your relationship, and, importantly, for yourself.

9 reviews for Loving Someone with PTSD: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Connecting with Your Partner after Trauma (The New Harbinger Loving Someone Series)

SM0918
Rated 5 out of 5
August 4, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for partners of people w ptsd
My partner has been reading this to better understand how to help when I am struggling. It has really helped his responses toward me.
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frank Lester
Rated 5 out of 5
December 28, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction into the devastating world of PTSD
An excellent introduction to the traumatic effects of PTSD on the victim as well as the caregiver and family members. If you are faced with the prospe...More
An excellent introduction to the traumatic effects of PTSD on the victim as well as the caregiver and family members. If you are faced with the prospect of caring for someone suffering from a traumatic event or want to better understand what PTSD is, I strongly recommend this book.
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Patrice
Rated 5 out of 5
November 22, 2022
If you're in that situation, it's a must
If someone has PTSD in your life, do yourself a favor and just read this.The sooner the better, for you and your loved one.You'll learn a bunch and in...More
If someone has PTSD in your life, do yourself a favor and just read this.
The sooner the better, for you and your loved one.

You'll learn a bunch and introduce a whole bunch of good ingredients and points of views that will likely be useful in your life.
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DDancho
Rated 5 out of 5
March 12, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars You're not alone!
I bought 2 copies, 1 for my boyfriend so he can try to understand how PTSD effects me. And 1 for me, in hopes that I might get a glimpse of how he is ...More
I bought 2 copies, 1 for my boyfriend so he can try to understand how PTSD effects me. And 1 for me, in hopes that I might get a glimpse of how he is effected by it. We both love it. Its well written & applies to both men and women.
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Sister Suzi Wollman
Rated 5 out of 5
July 22, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!
I just started reading this book and so far it is very informative. Great purchase.
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Heathen
Rated 5 out of 5
April 24, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend: saved me and my marriage
This book helped save my marriage; it's insane just how accurate and clarifying this book is to those that love us AND ourselves! I learned, and so di...More
This book helped save my marriage; it's insane just how accurate and clarifying this book is to those that love us AND ourselves! I learned, and so did my husband.
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Lac
Rated 5 out of 5
December 24, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening
Gives good examples of how to communicate and process situations from different perspectives. Wish I had read this several years ago.
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Rusty
Rated 5 out of 5
November 13, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding what we're feeling, what's happening and how we can be better support
This book helped me to understand just how complex PTSD is. It helped me to iron out my own feelings as the wife of a vet and to realize how anyone w...More
This book helped me to understand just how complex PTSD is. It helped me to iron out my own feelings as the wife of a vet and to realize how anyone with any kind of trauma can suffer from the disorder. It let me know what I was doing right to support my husband and what I could have done differently. I lost him in a motorcycle accident early in 2014 and I wish I had found the book while he was still here. I did support him well, the best I could with what I knew and it is important to me to learn as much as I can to support my friends and others that are still here dealing with it every day.
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Ontos48
Rated 5 out of 5
April 19, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
As a Vietnam vet with a bad case of PTSD, I welcome any source of information the will help me or the wife understand why I react the way I do to dail...More
As a Vietnam vet with a bad case of PTSD, I welcome any source of information the will help me or the wife understand why I react the way I do to daily life as a civilian. She read the book, and for her, it was a very hard read. Shes begun to realize what it's like in my world! Buy this for your loved one, and read it yourselves!!
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