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LoveKiss
05-13-2008, 10:09 AM
I want to thank you ladies for the hugs and PMs and beautiful thoughts yesterday. I truly appreciate it.

Yesterday will go down as the worst day of this deployment so far, and ranks up there as one of the most emotional days of my adulthood. I will preface this by saying that I took the first pill of a new bc on Sunday night, so I think a large part of my problem is that hormone change. With that said, I spent yesterday on and off in tears. I probably cried on 6 different occasions. By last night, I was a wreck. I drank an entire bottle of cabernet. I wrote DB an e-mail that poured out my feelings, asked for support (only the 2nd time I've done that during this deployment), and stayed up late, hoping that he would be able to get online and respond.

Well, he did get on-line. He read my plea for help. And all I got back was a note saying that he was even busier than usual, but that things were going good (in DB speak this means near constant missions and they are actually starting to make some progress). He wished me well. And that was it! No support. No reassurance. No sweetness. He just brushed off the fact that I was an emotional wreck. I was devestated. I was sitting on my couch, sobbing, hyperventalating, allowing myself to go through every emotion, and basically letting it all out. I wrote him an e-mail, calling him out on his insensitivity, but I didn't send it. I need time to simmer down. I will not say something rash that I may regret later. I know better. He doesn't know it yet, but he just used his only get out of jail free card. Deployed or not, he does not have the right to ignore me when I reach out for help. It's not something I do a lot, so I expect him to man up when I do.

Today I am emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted. I feel strangely empty, numb almost. But it's almost 10am, and I have not had the urge to cry. I'll take that as a good sign. I'll keep putting one foot in front of the other. I'll keep taking it one moment, one hour, one day at a time. And I will be stronger for it. We will be stronger for it. I just wish getting stronger didn't have to suck so much in the process. :(

lemc81
05-13-2008, 10:52 AM
Aw, I'm sorry he didn't respond better. Hopefully next time he gets online or you talk then he'll make up for it. :hugs

Fidzy
05-13-2008, 10:55 AM
:hugs :hugs :hugs

carolina76
05-13-2008, 10:58 AM
Aww, Girlie, I know that it must have upset you for him to act like that, remember what you told me though about the emails, give yourself a 24 hour cooling off period. You are strong, and you will get through this.

navygf08
05-13-2008, 11:02 AM
I'm so sorry yesterday was so emotional for you and that your DB wasn't more supportive. :hugs I'm with lemc81 in hoping that he was just swamped and will make it up to you soon because you're right - just because he's deployed doesn't mean he can ignore your feelings.

I'm very proud of you for holding out on sending the email calling him out... I think it's so smart to wait until you can step back, re-read it and send something that will make him think about his actions rather than get defensive...

More :hugs for you. I hope today is a better day.

DvlDogGal104
05-14-2008, 10:14 PM
You're like, the strongest person I know. You should write a book with steps or something so that people like me can become better on the inside. I'm glad you pulled through. :tu