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Ladies, I was with my ex for 3.5 years before we broke up. A big part of why we broke up was because of my ptsd that I developed from something that happened during the relationship. I feel bad for hurting her emotionally, but it’s been 6 months since the
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Anonymous 1w

I think you’d be telling her for your own sake. You’d probably feel better if she saw you as a trauma victim rather than a reactive abuser (truth nuke: you can be both) (I have been too, and so have most people with trauma, that’s life) I think it’s fine to tell her for your own reasons bc it seems like you feel compelled to, but I don’t think it’d do/change much for her

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Anonymous 1w

Did u cheat

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Anonymous 1w

Since the breakup, do I tell her?

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Anonymous 1w

do you guys talk still?

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Anonymous 1w

I think she should know for your and her sake. If nothing else just frame it as an apology and explanation and ask nothing more than

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Anonymous 1w

no, I don’t think it’s best if you reach out. It seems like what’s best for both of you is healing and being healthy for yourself. Telling her about your new news does nothing for her, it doesn’t take away what you put her through, it doesn’t make her feel better. Let her have space and time. if she decides to come back into your life, if you guys can become friends, then if you hang,you can tell her your personal news about having PTSD, but otherwise it’s your personal news to keep to yourself.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

We haven’t spoken since, and I’m wondering whether it’ll just hurt her more to tell her by bringing up bad memories, but also I feel like she deserves to know the real reason things went to shit

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

We spoke once a couple weeks post breakup, but it was very emotionally charged because we both had hurt each other a lot, so it didn’t go great. We haven’t spoken or seen each other in a few months

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

She suspects I had some trauma but she doesn’t know anything about it really. I got diagnosed with ptsd with moderate debilitation

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

idk if you're not otherwise in communication i can't see what good would come of it

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

You need to tell her.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

Yeah I think it’s definitely a bit for myself because I feel bad for never telling her. I’m not expecting it to change anything for her or make her want to get back together or anything, I’ve let go of that

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

Idk I just feel like she was on the receiving end of a lot of my bullshit and it was probably confusing and hurtful for her so I just feel like out of all people she deserves to know, just for the sake of having the truth

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 1w

Hell no

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 1w

It’s not new, it’s just something I hid from her because I was embarrassed and scared. It’s something that seriously affected our relationship even though she didn’t know it

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