PTSD and sexual problems

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PTSD and sexual problems

By marcia6
Posted November 13, 2007 at 3:42 am · 1 reply
In Sexual health
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My husband has been diag. with emotional truma and PTSD. It has effected him sexually. i dont know if its just with me or if he is attracted to other ladies. it stems from after we had sex, I passed out and was rushed to the hospital. I has free air traveling to my heart. They did emerg. surg.
he was told that mental he blames himself. What can I do or is there nothing that can be done. we are on the verge of seperating. The bedroom is the only problem we have. We I try to talk to him he tells me its not me its him. Then when reply, this is "our" issue he tells me its not always about me.
Please help.

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By JenTilley06
Posted July 2, 2008 at 8:53 am
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hoping this suggestion helps; because I have suffered from severe anxiety... and perhaps PTSD as well (as i was never officially diagnosed with PTSD - but my issues did begin after my son became very ill, and i began to question my own capabilities as a parent). - I must add that my son is doing much better now; but, my doubts are still very much a part of my day to day existence.

i can understand your husband resisting sexual intimacy after what happened to you... it must have been very traumatic for him... and i can certainly see the link between that and his reluctance to relive that incident.

... my suggestion is: go back to square one... to "closeness" similar to the days when you were first dating... and take "baby steps" to give your husband the reassurance that everything is going to be fine. make the progression gradual... and give it time for the "bad memories" to be replaced with "good ones". he needs to feel safe.

and he needs time to let go of the guilt that he has associated with that particular incident that you'd mentioned. maybe ask him how he would feel if you took things slower... and also, if he is on any medication for his emotional issues; that could play a major role in his ability to be sexually active. there were some medications that i was taking which emotionally made me feel numb.

hope this helps.

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