So my boyfriend is out on a mission trip right now and he's 6 days in on the 14 day trip. Normally I cope decently with not seeing him in a week or two because his family takes trips every now and then. The thing that I'm struggling with is the fact that he's in an area without cell service and not hearing anything from him in so long is really starting to have its toll on me mentally. He's my rock and keeps a lot of my mental stuff at bay and now I can't contact him when I need support. Help?
I honestly completely understand how you’re feeling. My boyfriend Andrew recently moved in with his grandpa which is about 3 hours away from me. I hardly see Andrew now and its very tough. But I want you to know that when two people love each other, they make any situation work.
The way I cope with Andrew being gone is knowing that he’ll come see me when things get straightened out with his brand new job and the whole farm life. I have to remember that Andrew loves me and when he’s gone, I’ve got to focus on myself and my dreams. For example... I got a nanny job so that takes up weekdays so that limits my worries and keeps me occupied. I have friends to hangout with and family I can call up and make plans with.
Something important that I seem to remind myself a lot is it doesn’t hurt to miss your boyfriend when he’s not with you. Its normal, I miss Andrew so much sometimes I cry. But you know what? Things are going good for him up at the farm and things are going okay/good for me here. I cannot lose site that things get better over time.
As for your boyfriend being on a mission trip with little to no cell service, I advise you to try and work on things around your house or maybe school or work related things. When Andrew is out in the fields with no cell service, I clean my room, walk my dog, call my friends. But that doesn’t mean you can’t contact your boyfriend. Tag him in things on Facebook. snapchat him your adorable face, send him cute texts, let him know you miss him but understand that things are gonna be okay with both of you.
Another thing that helps me when I’m missing Andrew and I haven’t seen him in weeks, is to write him love notes, draw cute pictures, make playlists on you tube expressing my love for him and when I do see him, I give him all the notes and show him the songs and we have a great time together.
I have some cool distractions that you might find interesting, let me know if you try em out and they work for you!
A list of things to do to curb anxiety
Lots of food recipes; mostly desserts
Make some microwave snacks
Pretty gold-dipped feathers (for decorating or anything)
I’d also like too add a few things that might also help you out when you’re missing your boyfriend, they’re not like the distractions above, they’re a little more person and I hope you try them out as well and they give you a smile!
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Hope this helps, keep your head up darling, things will turn around don’t you worry! :)