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Imagine taking on all the responsibilities of a military spouse while struggling to get even a few hours of rest a night. Unfortunately, the additional stress makes insomnia a common problem among military spouses during deployment.
Insomnia is an all to common problem for military spouses during deployment.
Because the sleeplessness experienced by military spouses during deployment can be caused by a number of different things, there are several ways to combat it depending on why you think you’re losing sleep. Check out these tips to help you get a good night’s sleep during deployment and wake up ready to tackle even the busiest day.
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Military spouses learn to cope with the additional challenges and responsibilities they face with their spouse’s dangerous work, whether deployed or at home. Spouses at home may be in a constant state of worry, but it can come as a shock when a close call takes away any sense of invincibility. Spouses can no longer deny the realities they keep themselves from considering.
When a spouse hears of a close call, they may be overwhelmed with fear and anxiety. Here are some ways to help cope with the challenges of distance and dangerous work:
Military spouses know how to hold down the fort while their spouse is deployed, but there are times when he or she just needs a momentary distraction from it all. Spouses may go to work and keep busy, but many can’t escape even fleeting feelings of loneliness or worry.
If that’s the case, here are some fun ways to distract the mind a little and cope with the hardship of deployment. See More
Deployment can be a very stressful time for a military family. The absence of a spouse and or parent can make family life and daily activities a hassle.
Even though the deployment itself can be stressful, the worst part can be the weeks leading up to a spouse’s homecoming. Even though you may have kept in fairly steady contact, it is very normal to be concerned about changes that have occurred and reintegration to civilian life.
Often stress and anticipation build as the days count down. Try these 7 stress relievers to help calm worries and anxieties before homecoming.
Naturally, coping with deployment requires learning to handle a range of unexpected situations and emotions. During this time, military spouses are forced to handle the frustration, loneliness and unease of being separated from their partner.
And while every moment of separation is challenging, the emotional cycle of deployment can be divided into five unique stages: pre-deployment, deployment, sustainment, redeployment, and post-deployment.
Here’s a quick breakdown of each phase of the emotional cycle: See More
Being a military spouse is by no means an easy task. There are plenty of opportunities to get frustrated with the sacrifices surrounding the military lifestyle. Your husband or wife has to miss another birthday for training. The effort put into finding your place in a new community is trumped by a PCS. Or, you just miss being around your hometown and family.
The frustrations will come, and while it is important to have an open communication with your spouse, it may not always be appropriate, or healthy to vent your troubles to him/her. Instead of letting all that emotion boil up inside, or come rushing out all at once, try healthy ways to vent frustration.
Here are some techniques to try: See More
When your spouse is in the midst of a deployment, the loneliness you feel can seem unbearable, making you question how you can make it through the next month, week, day, even hour.
The stress can make it a struggle to get out of bed some days. You’re not alone. Spouses everywhere are fighting deployment depression by finding ways to cope with the situation.
Here are some successful coping methods used by those who’ve been through it:
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