tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post7279057220398996030..comments2023-05-26T14:28:11.142+03:00Comments on Reflections From A Global Nomad: One YearDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-81724611828326382662012-06-19T10:28:34.865+03:002012-06-19T10:28:34.865+03:00Oh, Lori, I understand! I don't struggle like ...Oh, Lori, I understand! I don't struggle like I used to, like I still did when I wrote this back in January, but there are still moments when it all feels fresh and raw. This isn't really home for me, but I've come to understand that it's just different here--what we had in Egypt before the evacuation was something special that won't be replicated at every post like I had thought it would. I miss Egypt a lot, but I also keep up with the news from there, and it's finally reached the point where I'd think twice before I went back ... I'd probably still go back, but I'd think twice rather than just hopping on the next available flight!<br /><br />There were times, after we'd been here for a few months and I was still really struggling, when Jeff would ask if I needed to curtail our assignment and go home, or if I needed to see a counselor here. He never pushed it, but I think he really wanted me to seek help. I think if I'd kept struggling much longer, I would have. I probably should have during the evacuation, or that summer in the States, or right after we arrived here when I felt so lost and overwhelmed, but I didn't want to admit it. And then things started getting noticeably better, and now I usually feel pretty normal again. But if you're still struggling, I'd consider it.<br /><br />And it probably is more difficult considering where you live now. I remember when I used to live there, the unspoken assumption that permeated that culture was "If you're not happy, it's because God isn't blessing you, and if God isn't blessing you, it's because you're doing something wrong. If you let it be known that you aren't happy, you're letting it be known that you're IN SIN." It was very similar to Job and his friends, although not so overt. That culture would NOT have been helpful, and quite possibly would have prolonged my difficulties.<br /><br />I'm praying for you, Lori! It can get better. Please consider seeking out help, especially if there's someone in the area who has experience with repatriation difficulties or even with post traumatic stress issues.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-21962511649778398502012-06-19T07:52:27.595+03:002012-06-19T07:52:27.595+03:00So Deborah and Jen if you read this..just wonderin...So Deborah and Jen if you read this..just wondering if you go through ups and downs in this never ending repatraition process?? Once I think I have conquered it, something else come bursting forward..maybe it's because of where we moved...I don't know..just wondering how you all are doing with it....do you kind of have to 'fake" day to day or have you really settled in and this is "home",..do you find yourself looking back..."wishing you there..." I sure do...I just want to know that maybe I am not the only one still struggling..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-79004559129508830192012-02-01T06:40:09.918+02:002012-02-01T06:40:09.918+02:00Couldn't have said it better! I think you pret...Couldn't have said it better! I think you pretty much speak for all of us! Most people I still talk to still struggle, while they are moving forward, "settling" in, "The Evacuation" had a lifetime affect on us, changed us. As Jen said..the first 6 months for me were terrible too, part of that is what is considered "normal" in "repatriation" or so I read..but it sure didn't feel "normal" to me, I thought I was losing my mind..and then there was Breanna..wow the impact on her was so painful to see..she was truly traumatized but what she saw and heard during the last few days in Egypt, then the sudden departure, then the realization she wouldn't see her lifetime friends..she's finally back to "normal"...I feel back to "normal"...it's too bad we all didn't have an Evacuation Blog going so we could vent our feelings so we would have all known we weren't crazy..we were all going through the same emotions..we could have supported each other then..at least we know now huh? We're not crazy..just evacuees trying to learn to live all over again! Hang in the Deborah, it will get better!! Lori RogersRogers In Egypthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893666165344787936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-75643478395673502932012-01-31T14:51:52.321+02:002012-01-31T14:51:52.321+02:00Thanks, Jen! I was thinking of you, too, when I wr...Thanks, Jen! I was thinking of you, too, when I wrote it. And thank you for validating for me that I'm not crazy, that it really did affect us that much!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171449100604531845.post-49466415331717820852012-01-31T14:36:56.008+02:002012-01-31T14:36:56.008+02:00Oh Deborah! that was well done. You put into words...Oh Deborah! that was well done. You put into words the feelings of many I'm sure. I know you KNOW how I feel because it's the same. I, no we, have had so a difficult adjustment here. It's better but the struggles of the first six months were horrible. Here' to all of us having a much better 2011. Jen CampAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com