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Dealing with anxiety about being a good enough dad
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Tyler M.New Dad
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Some days I'm convinced I'm messing up my kids. I yell more than I want to, I'm tired all the time, I sometimes feel like I'm not present enough. My anxiety convinces me they'd be better off without me which I know isn't rational. Been considering therapy but not sure what to even say to a therapist about this. Does anyone else struggle with this or am I just overthinking everything?
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The yelling thing gets me too. I think most of us are doing better than we think though. The fact that you're worried about it means you actually care. That's like 90% of the battle right there.
I felt exactly like this for a while. Still do some days. What helped was realizing that tired + stressed dads aren't great at patience, so addressing the tiredness part made the yelling situation way better. Worth looking into.