I came back from deployment and my wife had rearranged everything in our house and I feel like a stranger in my own home but I cannot tell her because she was holding everything together while I was gone.
More people experience this than they realize.
The disorientation of return reveals how deployment changes both the warrior and the world they left behind, creating a painful gap where belonging used to be.
“Where Are You with Veterans & Military Families?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.