Deployed Soldier/Father needs your help

[MichelleLT]

Not sure what the time difference is there, but I'm sure it's evening for you. I know when my XH was deployed it was 11-12 hrs depending on daylight savings time.

Hope you are winding down for the night.

What makes you feel better? Work? Working out? Reading a book? Watching a movie? Watching TV? (Always with the caution to stay away from anything romantic or dramas that deal with infidelity) Writing in a diary?

Then do it. When thoughts about your W pop up, distract yourself. Do not allow yourself to wallow in them. Do whatever you have to do - visualize a stop sign, say stop to yourself, wear a rubber band on your wrist and snap it, but MAKE yourself stop going down that destructive path.

All you are doing is causing yourself pain. There are no satisfactory answers.