i am 99% convinced my partner has PTSD; his exes were all garbage, especially his most recent one, who would deliberately traumatise him (making intimacy as unenjoyable as possible through disgusting behaviour) and now, we are not intimate. the reason for this is that he gets flashbacks to how his ex was when we WERE intimate, which to me seems like textbook ptsd.

anyways, i want to support him. i know the best way to do so is to step back, which is what ive been doing. we are poly, so ive gone on dates and given him time by himself, and im also encouraging him to go back to therapy(for that and other reasons), but its a slow process convincing him.

im just wondering if anyone has advice on how to support him? i love him to the moon and back and hate seeing how it can affect him.

i myself have trauma from past relationships, but most of my PTSD-esque stuff i worked through while tripping.

any advice is appreciated 🫶