What is the best way to build healthy friendships and relationships for someone with PTSD?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure if I ever have, at least I'm never completely invested in any relationship that I have formed, romantic or not. I can't kick the avalanche negative emotions or feelings that stem with various traumas, so I am always a little distant. I have friends who are okay with that kind of relationship, and they know that I love them, but I just require a lot of alone time.

I'm also very bad at calling people, but my friends are okay with that. I just kept meeting new people, and the people who were compatible with how I am developing stuck around. They never question it, they just take me for who I am.

As for romance, it has not worked out for me. Most people think that I am cheating or not really interested in them. I just need a lot of alone time, so I am very distant. I think that someone who is very busy would work well with me, but I will have to explain what has happened to me, so that they understand when I do things like leave the bed at night to sleep on the couch. I try not to cry in front of other people, so I'll probably have to prepare them for that. I still have a romantic life, but it has been a bunch of short lived relationships. We date, we have sex, then I don't call them again.