Deployed Soldier/Father needs your help

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Be thankful that shes being kind to the boys. I guess thats all you can do with that. She has more than buried herself over the last little while as far as the kids go.

I wonder if any of the guys here can recommend some self help books for you to deal with your emotions over the next little while?

I absolutely understand that medications are not an option. My ex was military as well, and not in a position to use the medicines, but he did find that the Vitamin B-12- the kind that is drops that go under your tongue, helped with anxiety. And it has some other benefits as well, without the stigma that you might be worried about.

I think that very often, its not necessarily the situation that make us sad, but the way that we deal with them. Often our depression in situations is very intimately linked with how out of control we feel. I think that you are doing very well in that department. Utilize your social network for the support that they can offer, and keep coming here and getting even more support, especially when you get back to the theatre.