Help...feel frustrated, helpless and sad! WAW/?MLC

[bombardier50]

Well done Purr!!! I think you did fantastic.

Of course you came home and cried. This will be one of the most difficult experiences you will deal with in your life. Look...I spent 20 years flying combat aircraft. I've had the wits scared out of me dozens of times, seen some things I wish I hadn't, lost friends, and endured long separations from my family. But nothing, nothing compares to this. I've cried like a baby...still do sometimes.

But after dealing with my MLC wife for over a year, here are some things that folks on this board have told me that have really helped to keep me from falling apart:

You will not feel like this forever.

You will gradually learn to detach, and as you do, you will learn to deal with the pain.

Be the guy she married.

Also, I don't know your health situation, but I've been on anti-depressants now for about a month, and they're starting to help. Others on the board have told me that ADs have helped them gain some stability so they can function better. Again, this is an extraordinarily traumatic life event. Seek out all the help you can get.

Hang in there buddy.

Bomb