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You signed the contract.

I get it; I’ve been there. Being voluntold to events, going overseas, and training, you can’t forget those safety stand-downs.

Although you finished your tour, something doesn’t feel right.

You try to remember what they said about reintegrating back to “normal” life after deployment. But for some reason, you feel on edge, always on the lookout, and waiting for something to happen.

The brain needs time to chill, too.

Yeah – we are not robots and can’t always compartmentalize.

You’ve seen and heard some shit that isn’t ok.

Now you are home and supposed to be ok with it. I mean, you did sign – right?

Yet you still miss being overseas and don’t know why.

You are the wife, girl, and child.

The moves have been complicated – learning ranks, rules, and acronyms. Why are there so many of them?

You tell your kiddo that they’ll be back soon, but they want their parent with them. You set up new house rules, make new schedules, and all that changes when they are back.

Now it’s time to readjust as you try to support them and understand what they are going through. But it’s like learning a new language.

Confusion creeps in, and you don’t know what to do – wonder how you can make things as normal as possible. But now, your mental health is starting to suffer.

You have your DD214!

You served your time, but there is still something missing.

It’s time to reintegrate into society to become a civilian, but you miss the camaraderie, deployments, and maybe you even miss eating galley food. Something is missing, and you can’t talk to your civilian friends. Because how will they understand? Plus, some of our dark jokes aren’t funny to them for some reason!

Yes, there is laughter in between, but there is also a feeling of loneliness. It’s hard to get some of those images out, causing you to feel on edge. Your warrior mindset is starting to betray you.

You tell yourself to suffer in silence. But you aren’t alone.

You don’t have to suffer in silence.

Whether you are in the service, a spouse, a child, or served your time, you deserve to heal. Your experience is yours, and suffering in silence isn’t working anymore.

As someone who has been there and done that, I can help you adjust.

It’s time to make that call because this is one that you can’t rub dirt on anymore.

As the saying goes, “Teamwork makes the dream work.”