tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post6929647160348830989..comments2024-02-26T19:17:44.872-08:00Comments on Living with PTSD and TBI: The Art of DeceptionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-25038479518693854342011-01-24T15:44:59.312-08:002011-01-24T15:44:59.312-08:00Thanks for finding me Rachelle! That is a good way...Thanks for finding me Rachelle! That is a good way of describing it...a defense mechanism. It becomes second nature as if that mechanism is suddenly a natural part of our human nature and personality. It sucks. Sometimes I get so pissed off because people who have knowledge of what its like to live with all this say "well, I would leave and wouldn't put up with it" and then that leaves you with no one to talk about. There isn't an easy way to let go of that defense mechanism.Uncle Sam's Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179663021921239430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084876361608306937.post-54927687266580697002011-01-20T21:46:21.857-08:002011-01-20T21:46:21.857-08:00I stumbled across your blog through another blog t...I stumbled across your blog through another blog that I follow. I read this post and it really hit home to me. My husband and I have been through some rough times because of his PTSD and I admit that I've covered it up and hid it from a lot of people. There are days that he truly scares me, but I don't say anything to him or I make a joke about it. I think it becomes a defense mechanism that we do as spouses because we don't want people to see how imperfect our life is. <br /><br />RachelleRachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711944268819616165noreply@blogger.com