How Much Space Should I give a guy with PTSD?

I'm talking to this guy with PTSD. He's always on edge. One day he says to go away. The next moment he says let's hang out. Then he says lets sext. He's obviously confused. Idk if its his ptsd. He gets upset easily as well. It's emotionally exhausting. I like him and want to be with him. I just need a break. I texted him "Im giving you your space bc I know you need it. Im here for you and i hope you feel better." How much space is enough? Is a month too long? or right?

Is his PTSD incident based. Or from ongoing trauma.

I was attacked in a robbery and it took a few months, maybe 6 before I was close to normal.

I am also a child abuse survivor and the triggers from that are still with me and probably always will be although no one can see then any more as I am aware of what happens.

It's great you are trying to be considerate of his needs. It's difficult because everyone has different needs for space. People do not all heal at a certain rate and come to terms with what has happened. Some people might struggle to recover at all.

Have you spoken to him about the weird signals he's giving you? It may help him if he can become aware of what is going on for him internally and he might not have realised the opposing actions without having it pointed out...

Just be mindful that no matter what the disorder, there's always a personality to think about as well.

If he didn't have PTSD, would you be okay with sexting and hanging out rather than a proper relationship?

Some push-pull is completely normal for some people with PTSD, but don't forget to think about your own needs and place them at the same level you're placing the guys needs.

I'd happily deal with the pull-push of ''let's go out''.. and ''i need some space so i can process and decompress''.. but i'd see the ''go away, come back and sext'' as a sign that he's only after something short term and not serious.