10 GIFs Showing Phases of Deployment Emotions

1. Superwoman or Superman Phase

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The initial “Everything will be OK, I’m strong, I can handle this” phase.

2. Freakout Phase

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This often happens pretty quickly after the superwoman phase and sometimes involves hysterics and/or fantasies of running away with your significant other so they don’t have to leave.

3. The Ice Cream Phase

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The ice cream phase — aka “I do what I want phase” — when you realize that yes, you can have ice cream, pizza or whatever you want for dinner every night while sitting on the couch watching reruns of “Friends” and no one can stop you.

4. The End of Ice Cream Phase

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The end of the ice cream phase is typically followed by the fitness and health enthusiast phase where you decide you will lose 20 pounds by working out 2 hours a day and eating only kale smoothies for the remainder of the deployment.

5. The Grinch Phase

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The overwhelming feeling of frustration and being sick of being alone phase or what I like to call the “Grinch phase.”

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Ashley Frisch: Ashley is a California girl, born and raised in San Diego, California. She is a Paralegal by day and pursues her passion for writing by night. She also spends at least one weekend a month volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, a cause she strongly believes in. She married her husband, who is active duty Navy, after dating for 7 years in 2014. They currently reside in California with their extremely spoiled and extremely sweet golden retriever. Ashley first started reading Military Spouse after her marriage to her husband because she didn’t have any military spouse friends and was looking for more information on the military lifestyle. She has since started writing for military spouse and says she loves the sense of community and friendship she feels Military Spouse Magazine brings to both herself and other spouses.
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