Hello honeystyx and welcome to NeuroTalk.

By reading your post I cannot determine if your Partner has actually been diagnosed with PTSD or if he and/or his doctor thinks he might have PTSD.

There is a criteria for diagnosing PTSD. Although the link I am providing is the VA the diagnostic criteria is the same for anyone with PTSD
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/...teria_ptsd.asp

If he in fact has been diagnosed with PTSD and is not on medication and in Psychotherapy he is not getting proper treatment and his Doctor are remiss in doing their jobs. Proper and timely treatment is very important.

The link below explains PTSD:

http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Sec...ontentID=68535

PTSD can literally be a living hell. PTSD can encompass every aspect of your life.

It can cause anxiety/panic attacks, thoughts of suicide, distancing yourself from family and friends, fear, flashbacks, insomnia, agoraphobia, unable to feel emotion, depression, lack of trust, feeling unsafe, your fight/flight/freeze reaction is always on or exaggerated, unable to relax, Dissociation, cognitive difficulties such as processing, an exaggerated startle response, and so much more.