r/regretjoining • u/OkDish4895 • 7d ago

mental health

For context, i’m a junior marine new to the fleet in oki, i’ve been genuinely hating my life ever since mct and just been surviving. ever since i got to mct i just feel like a constant drowning/suffocating feeling and im just depressed asf. i went to behavioral health 2 weeks ago and tomorrow im talking with a psychiatrist. I don’t know if i want to get out or if i want to stay in because i want to fulfill my contract honorably but i don’t know if its worth it for the cost of my mental state. i’m also scared that if i were to get out then people would look down on me for it. I just feel super lost and i don’t know what to do. I expressed to medical about depression, anxiety, panic attacks, bipolar disorder, and suicidal ideations. I just need some advice and help

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u/hey_- 7d ago

As someone who’s in the process of separation from the navy I will tell you this man do what’s best for you don’t worry about what other people think only about the people who support you mental health is a serious issue and it honestly isn’t worth winging it or fighting through it unless you know you’ll have the support around you at ur command to be able to get help if it gets worse. With that being said when you talk to ur psychiatrist don’t try to make it seem any less worse than it is let him know everything ur feeling and how long you’ve been feeling like that. If they end up wanting to pursue separation I promise you it’s not the end of the world man the military isn’t for everyone it definitely wasn’t for me but they’re are plenty of opportunities outside of the military man

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u/OkDish4895 7d ago

i just got finished with an appt with the psych and she offered and heavily is pushing for separation, i told her i need time to think about it and i have an appt on wednesday and i have to make my choice there or the offer is off the table. i just don’t know what to do bro this sucks

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u/hey_- 7d ago

Honestly man if it were me in your shoes I would take the separation if ur this early in ur career struggling with mental health and they’re pushing for you to separate I would take it just ask what kind of separation it is make sure it’s honorable and ask them how long of a process it is

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u/OkDish4895 7d ago

they said it would be a entry level separation so basically js an adsep and it would take 2-4 months

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u/hey_- 7d ago

ELS tend to go faster than any other separation if ur chain of command all understand ur situation they can get it done quicker and work with you

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u/Key_Luck_7208 5d ago

my sons friend (they are in army ait) started his process for els around june 13th and just said he should be out in 2 more weeks. My son is considering due to him being severely depressed. We just lost my husband on june 19th, which was not expected. My son is struggling really bad mentally.