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Yeah, it just, it really helps that
she's been completely honest and open with me
and tells me what's going on.
I'm not saying that someone should have to
tell their partner or their family about their
traumatic event that they went through,
because that's their thing.
That's not something that has to be shared,
but I definitely feel that since she was honest with me
about what she was going through at that time,
it really, really helped and helped me learn how to
work a partnership with her, how to handle the situations in
an appropriate and safe manner instead of going,
"Oh my gosh, why is this person so upset?
What did I -- I didn't do anything, why is she mad at me?
Why is she upset with me?"
I can take a step back and say,
"OK, she's having a triggering moment,"
and either it's going to pass in a moment
or I need to comfort her in some way,
or I need to find one of her coping skills,
suggest one of her coping skills to help her.