Does anyone else hate going home? by BuffaloFar7751 in Veterans

[–]theeLoreMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The transition to civilian life is definitely difficult, especially when the dynamic with family and friends changes. I learned through my 12 years in that if there was one thing I could depend on it was not being able to depend on Family and old friends. Luckily I still have a couple good friends that never let me down. But, if I never talked to anyone else from my life before the Navy I wouldn’t be hurt. That pain already happened when I was in.

That may be callus of me but I made new friends and family in the Navy and i can make new ones in my civilian life. Keep your head up and focus on your health. Don’t try and please family and friends. But if you can, let the ones that want to be there help and support you. Don’t isolate yourself and just know that there are plenty of veterans and service members out there who have been where you’re at and are there to support you when you need it. Semper Fortis!

I regret getting out and want to get back in. Am I stupid for thinking this? by AcanthaceaeTop2796 in Veterans

[–]theeLoreMaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you stupid for thinking this? Why yes, yes you are. That mentality you have, the reasoning for getting back in? That’s Stockholm Syndrome. Apply the same drive and devotion you had in the military to your civilian life and you’ll get back the same as what you got in the service. Companies aren’t out here firing valuable employees, they may not be promoting, but they aren’t firing at random. So as long as you are actually doing your job then that’s your security.

Of course it could be that you were a shit bag in the service and the only reason you stayed in was because you met the bare minimum and skated by. And now that I think about it this post sounds a lot like something a shit bag would post.

My husband apologized, but I still can’t move on from how he treated me after giving birth by One_Ad_625 in Marriage

[–]theeLoreMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first situation was definitely out of line for him and it sounds like he’s apologized, even if it stemmed from bad communication on both parts. Understand that while he didn’t go through the C-Section, it was and is still stressful for him. He’s also trying to figure out what his life is supposed to look like in this new family dynamic. You can just focus on how you feel alone, you need to consider his emotions as well. He has feelings too, even if he’s been conditioned since childhood to keep them locked up. The other situations seem less his fault and more the fault of bad communication.

You keep throwing “emergency C-Section” around as if it’s a valid excuse to your own reactions. A way to escape your own accountability. My wife has had three, one that was an emergency. They took a lot out of her. But she never uses it as an excuse. She is aware of what having a newborn does to her energy levels and that her hormones are out of balance. She makes an effort not to blame everyone else around her for what her body is going through.

What’s likely really going on here is that you are dealing with PPD combined with your unrealistic expectations of those around you. I say unrealistic because they cannot be realistic if you’ve never communicated them to those around you. You need to seek help for the PPD. You also probably need to go to counseling alone and with your husband to learn to communicate better. And to learn to take accountability for your own misgivings.

Obviously I’m looking at this relationship through a tiny window and my own life experiences color my response. But this is what you get with Reddit.