The kids are with their mom every other week and when they're gone the house is dead silent. I work from home so I don't really interact with people much. I've been trying to get out more, joined a gym, but it's hard to make real connections with other guys my age. Therapy has helped but some nights...

Just wanted to share that I finally took the leap and started medication. Been putting it off for years because of the stigma I guess, and I'm kicking myself for waiting so long. First few weeks were rough with side effects but I'm starting to feel like myself again. Not some miracle cure or anythin...

Call me old fashioned but I'm tired of seeing guys act like animals in public. No handshakes anymore, everyone's looking at their phones, nobody says please or thank you. I was raised that you look a man in the eye when you talk to him, you hold the door, you show respect even if you don't like the ...

Started getting panic attacks right when I wake up. My heart racing, feeling like something bad is about to happen, dread in my stomach. Then I have to get the kids ready for school and act like everything is fine. It's exhausting trying to hold it together when inside I'm falling apart. Started see...

I lay awake at night sometimes worrying that I'm messing them up. Like did I yell too much today? Am I teaching them the right values? Is screen time rotting their brains? My wife says I'm being too hard on myself but I can't shake this feeling that I'm always one mistake away from ruining everythin...

I might have a problem. Just upgraded to a pellet grill and I'm out here grilling 4 nights a week. Experimenting with smoking times, meat temps, different wood types. My wife jokes that I love my grill more than her but she keeps eating the results so I think she's okay with it. Spent way too much m...

I'm 42 and the past couple years my anxiety has been creeping up on me. Little things that never bothered me before now have me spiraling. Checking work emails obsessively, worrying about health stuff, money stuff. Anyone else experience this? I'm wondering if I should talk to someone about it or if...

Chiefs vs Ravens should be insane. Our group chat is already going crazy with predictions. I'm taking the Ravens by 4 but probably gonna regret it lol. What's everyone's take?

My daughter is 6 weeks old. Everyone keeps saying enjoy this stage but honestly it's brutal. She barely sleeps, eating constantly, I'm exhausted, my wife is exhausted. We love her obviously but when does it get easier? My buddy said around 3-4 months it clicks. Is that real or are people just being ...

We got home from the hospital yesterday afternoon. Been running on pure adrenaline I guess. Every time I try to sleep I'm worried I'm gonna miss something or that I'm doing something wrong. My wife is resting when she can but I just can't shut my brain off. Is this normal? When does the anxiety chil...

Been working from home for 2 years now and I can't imagine going back to the office. I get to have lunch with my kids, I can be there when they need me, and I'm not spending 2 hours a day commuting. Sure my home office is basically a lego storage facility now but it's worth it. My boss asked about c...

I want my kids to have a real faith, not just something they do because I tell them to. We pray before meals and at bedtime but I feel like I'm going through the motions sometimes. How do you actually teach your kids to pray genuinely and develop their own relationship with God? I don't want to mess...

This might sound weird but I feel really lonely sometimes. I'm with my kids all day, my wife works, and we're together in the evenings but I still feel this emptiness. I think it's because I don't have anyone I can really talk to about how hard this is. My buddies without kids don't get it and I don...

Yelled at my 4-year-old over something stupid and immediately felt the conviction that I'm failing as a father and as a Christian. I apologized and we prayed together but I keep thinking about how my actions contradict everything I'm trying to teach him about self-control and kindness. How do you ac...

I've been having some rough mornings lately where I wake up and immediately feel this crushing pressure. I'm the main earner and sometimes I lie in bed thinking about all the ways things could go wrong. What if I lose my job? What if I'm not good enough at what I do? I haven't told my wife how bad i...