Maybe it's just me and that I tend to be a nervous/anxious person with certain things...DB is over in Iraq, he has a cell phone and is amazing about texting me almost every day. But lately I feel myself almost living txt message to txt message in a sense. I know it is ridiculous to get so concerned so fast, but if it is a day or so and I haven't heard from him I really start to worry and it's all I can focus on that something might have happened. I'm sitting in class or at work and all I think about is what time it is over there and about the things we used to do together.

Maybe I've just watched too much news lately, but it does concern me that I feel this way...I'm not even 3 months into this deployment. I'm afraid I'll make myself sick if this keeps up you know?

How do you all deal with your anxious feelings or cope with worrying?

OMG yes....I so know how you feel. Be thankful that you have the txt msgs!! Trust me, there were days where I didn't hear from dh and every knock on the door...man, I would hold my breath and try not to :puke....lol

Thankfully I have kids, so I keep myself busy that way. Make sure that you have something to do if you know that you are having a hard time. Call a friend, go to a movie, read a book....something that involves thinking so that your mind doesn't wander....

Good luck sweetie!! :hugs

Most nights DB calls by at least 7:45. If it is 8:05 and I haven't gotten a call yet I look like a caffeine addict that hasn't been to starbucks in three days. I'm all jittery, my stomach is churning, and I start talking to the inanimate object that brings me said joy (DB not Caffeine). He is at AIT so I only worry about his test scores, not anything potentially life threatening so I am not comparing myself to your situation in the same way. I worry for complete other reasons. We both want him to get above a 90% on every test, so when he doesn't call i think he did bad and he is avoiding me. I guess I'm trying to say that I live phone call to phone call as well.

i know just how you feel. I get a phone call or talk to my dh online everynight. well tonight it got to be almost 845pm our time and no call. he usually calls or gets online by at least 7:00 pm our time. i was getting a sick feeling in my stomach. well finally he signed online and he told me he had slept in some since they were working only half a day today. i am only 2 months into deployment...i will be a nervouse wreck by the time the 6th month gets here..just hope i dont turn to food everytime i get nervous.:hungry

:hugs OH hon we all know how you feel i would think, i know i live from email to email i'll check it maybe 40 times a day hoping to hear from him...but it gets better with time, over time i stop checking and start doing my own thing and eventually its just a pleasent suprise when he emails me! good luck to you :goodvibes

we communicate through email. I am nervous if I wake up and there is not an email yet. I always send him a message to let him know I am worried.. he always responds soon after. We only talk on the phone once every few weeks or so. It stinks, but hey at least I get emails. As long as I know he is ok... I am ok.

Hm i would try to ignore my anxiety. Every day, i would get anxious from about 4:30- 7:30 EVERY night. I am not sure exactly why that was, but i felt so shitty. I was like a nervous ball of energy. Couldn't sit still, had to do something.

About the worrying, you know he loves you, and he WILL be safe. You will see.

Try to ignore those feelings, keep busy when your feeling like that- and take one day at a time.

Thanks everyone!!!! Glad to know I'm not the only one:) Like Simmy said, I think there's definitely a certain time of day where the possibility from hearing from them exists, and when that goes away you really get to be a nervous mess!

I freak out when I haven't gotten an e-mail or a phone call for more than one day! I can't help but worry!

I have a wife in our unit that called me for that exact same reason. Try not to stress. I am sure there are a million explinations for why he wasn't able to text/call. Just take a deep breath and say, No news is Good news.

I so know how you feel sweetie. I will check to see if DB has emailed me even if I know he is asleep. lol

Don't worry too much about it. Easier said then done I know. When I didn't hear from DB for more then 2 days last month I was freaking out, but after almost the 3rd day he emailed me. Thank god.

We are all here for you girl.

Maybe it's just me and that I tend to be a nervous/anxious person with certain things...DB is over in Iraq, he has a cell phone and is amazing about texting me almost every day. But lately I feel myself almost living txt message to txt message in a sense. I know it is ridiculous to get so concerned so fast, but if it is a day or so and I haven't heard from him I really start to worry and it's all I can focus on that something might have happened. I'm sitting in class or at work and all I think about is what time it is over there and about the things we used to do together.

Maybe I've just watched too much news lately, but it does concern me that I feel this way...I'm not even 3 months into this deployment. I'm afraid I'll make myself sick if this keeps up you know?

How do you all deal with your anxious feelings or cope with worrying?


how nice to get a txt every day...does the cellphoens work in afghanistan too? i used to txt my bf everyday while he was living in europe.i even took my phoen to the bathroom:giggle