I haven't posted for awhile, so I thought I would check in and let people know how things are going. On one hand, nothing really seems new, and on the other hand, many things seem to have changed. Isaac and I keep having these rough patches where we don't see eye to eye and we argue all the time over stupid things. Then there is the fact that I go day to day almost content that I am waiting for him, and that that is just what I have to do in order to one day have my husband home with me.
Sometimes I feel so detached from Isaac. It is like on one hand we are married and I feel that so intensely inside myself, but then sometimes it seems like such a foreign concept since he is not here with me and we barely get to talk on the phone and have such short visits. I don't know how to balance my feelings. I miss him so much, but it just sucks that every time we talk we argue. I mean we are doing somewhat better and manage to end the convos on a good note, but I feel let down when he calls and I get all excited to answer and then he comes at me with stupid stuff. IDK. I am trying to keep busy, and am just frustrated with life in general. Money is always an issue and there is never enough of it. I worry about it all the time and I feel bad I can't give Isaac all that he needs in there as his wife. He says it doesn't matter, but I still feel bad. UGH I want my husband laying here next to me as it storms outside. I want to feel his love and his safety and I want to be able to breathe.
My car has been acting up which is a big worry for me because I rely on it to make the trip for visits, and to get me around in general. I don't have money for a new car. That's just a fact. I'm struggling with my weight and eating habits, my health, and just sheer laziness. For some reason I have become obsessed with appearance. I have started fearing getting older, even though I am far from old. I don't know I just feel like I try and switch my focus from Isaac and all the stress related to his situation to myself, and I don't know if it necessarily helps. I should be focusing my energy on cleaning my apartment and getting out of the house. Instead I eat food that is bad for me and stay on Tumblr all day. Isaac thinks I should get a job, and believe me if that were something I could do at the moment I would, but he doesn't understand that there are a lot of things at play in terms of that area of my life at the moment. He keeps telling me to explain, but how do I explain the fact that I get panic attacks just thinking about going back to work and how they do not seem to be triggered by something and how they are very hard to stop? I guess I just need to stay positive and pray and hope for the best. Isaac always says hope for the best and prepare for the worst. A very good motto indeed.
Oh my gosh! I just read a bunch of ur posts and it broke my heart! My husband has been down for a year and a half... I haven't even been able to visit him one time because we were charged with the same crime! Everything u said I can relate with! I almost felt like I was reading my thoughts! I have not ever met another girl married to someone in prison that is faithfully waiting for her husband! How much longer does yours have to serve? Mine has another 3 years fixed and the. I pray to God he is released on parole but he got a ten year sentence so I don't know! It is scary and I miss him with such heaviness! All that u said about missing feeling safe and I totally relate with! I am tripping on getting old too cause I won't be seeing my husband for so long I worry I will look old and fat when he gets home! It's crazy goin thru this! I am sorry u r going thru what u r going thru! I do have a job and that helps me a lot and I go to a super involved church with lots of people who used to get in to trouble but now they are saved and that also helps! Honestly, I was so depressed the first 10 months I had to force my self to work and to church!! I am super glad that I got that tho! I hope u can find something that keeps u going girl! U can't do this alone sister! Have u considered going to a church or maybe doing volunteer work to help u feel better and get u in a habit of trying new things! Girl.. Ur posts moved me! U got a lot of heart! U and ur husband are in my prayers! My name is Emily and my email is london102906@gmail.com u can email me if u need to talk k!
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