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First, I do not have clinical depression. I am certain of that.
However, I am really struggling with some things in my life right now. I am recently married to a military pilot and have found the military lifestyle is not my thing especially with a recent very short notice PCS move. Until the move, I had a professional job with a large defense contractor and was a fairly active freelance CFI. Now I am a housewife with no income/students/job who listens to her husband constantly talk about his job - flying. You can probably understand why I'm not the happiest person in the world right now. Flying is the last thing on my mind right now (getting out of bed is an accomplishment) and I probably need to talk to someone but don't want to jeopardize my medical because I want to return to flying as soon as possible - but there's the catch-22 - that I probably won't feel like flying until I talk to someone and figure out how to be happy with this new life.
I've heard horror stories of counselors diagnosing anyone who's the least bit sad with depression and handing them to a psychiatrist for antidepressants - which won't help me because they won't change my situation. I'm unemployed, so no EAP to call. What would you do?
However, I am really struggling with some things in my life right now. I am recently married to a military pilot and have found the military lifestyle is not my thing especially with a recent very short notice PCS move. Until the move, I had a professional job with a large defense contractor and was a fairly active freelance CFI. Now I am a housewife with no income/students/job who listens to her husband constantly talk about his job - flying. You can probably understand why I'm not the happiest person in the world right now. Flying is the last thing on my mind right now (getting out of bed is an accomplishment) and I probably need to talk to someone but don't want to jeopardize my medical because I want to return to flying as soon as possible - but there's the catch-22 - that I probably won't feel like flying until I talk to someone and figure out how to be happy with this new life.
I've heard horror stories of counselors diagnosing anyone who's the least bit sad with depression and handing them to a psychiatrist for antidepressants - which won't help me because they won't change my situation. I'm unemployed, so no EAP to call. What would you do?