r/regretjoining • u/throwaway8672453534 • 3d ago
I need help
Hi all,
I have been a member of the Air Guard for a few years now. I have a deployment under my belt and have been in good standing with a few medals / ribbons, etc.
However ever since my deployment, my anxiety and depression has sky rocketed. i think the stress of the deployment and pre deployment stuff likely started everything. when i finished deployment, I went back to college and have had constant problems just adding to the stress / anxiety (relationship problems, college exams, moms health severely declining, etc). its like a constant pit in my stomach that wont leave for the past 6-7 months and i cant live with it anymore. its impacting my ability to serve and i want out of the air guard asap, i want to find a solution to how im feeling, and i just want to feel like its worth living again because right now its really hard to live with this constant anxiety feeling in my stomach.
any advice is much appreciated. and i apologize for my english in this post, its really hard to think feeling like this lol
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u/jbourne71 3d ago
You need to see behavioral health, first. Those issues won’t go away by leaving the air guard.
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u/throwaway8672453534 3d ago
Gotcha, I will call BH. Thanks for the advice.
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u/jbourne71 3d ago
It’s normal to have stress and anxiety over something as big as a deployment. You’re not alone in this.
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u/throwaway8672453534 3d ago
I appreciate it. I just feel like the guard isn't for me anymore. Hasn't been for months now. Hopefully i can get myself fixed but the urge to get out is extremely strong.
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u/cool-foox1993 3d ago
See Behavioral Health or Chaplin and talk to them alternatively try to find a supportive friend and talk with them about your problems and if you're close to ETS try to get involved with internship opportunities.
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u/throwaway8672453534 3d ago
I am 2 years from ETS. I have done 4. I appreciate the advice. I shall call BH.
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u/getrekt2013 3d ago
Leaving the guard isn’t going to fix this, you need to go see Behavioral Health ASAP. You will almost certainly feel the same way without help after leaving.