Dealing with Separation While in the Coast Guard
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Separation is always difficult, but often when that separation is related to the military, it's even more stressful. A key component that will help relieve some of the stress related to separation when you're deployed with the Coast Guard is using a family support program. This will help you perform your duties with the Coast Guard and will also help out the emotional stability of your spouse and children.
The First Three Phases of Separation While in the Coast GuardThere are three phases of emotional and behavioral actions related with separation: first is protest, then despair and finally detachment. These emotional phases can lead to anxiety and symptoms of depression. However, when you adequately prepare with your spouse for these stages of separation, you will both be able to cope with them as they arise. Then, once the notification of separation comes from the Coast Guard, the actual departure and the difficulty of coping alone happens, you'll both have the tools at your disposal to deal with them.
The Final Three Stages of Separation While in the Coast GuardWhen you return from your deployment with the Coast Guard, you and your spouse will have to adapt to new emotions and behaviors. The final three stages of separation are: adjustment, integration and reorganization. Rather than everything just being the exact same as they were before you left, things will have changed. You grew while you were away with the Coast Guard and your spouse grew in your absence. Both of you will have to endeavor to make things as they were before you left. The tools to help you and your spouse deal with this are: crisis intervention, prior preparation and sustained support.
There is education, support groups, financial and legal counseling, family counseling, individual counseling and crisis hotlines all to help you successfully adjust to your departure with the Coast Guard and your reintegration with your family.
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