Feeling lonely even though I'm never alone

R

Mar 81 min read

This is weird to say but I feel really isolated even though I have kids and a wife and I see people at work every day. I think it's because nobody really knows what's going on in my head. You can't exactly tell your 8yo that you're struggling. Wife tries but she doesn't get it. Thinking about joining a dad group or something because I need to talk to people who actually understand.

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HHenry M.RegularMar 8

I've been there too. Sometimes being "on" all day at work and then jumping into bedtime routines means I'm never really present as myself. Have you thought about finding one person you can actually talk to about the deeper stuff?

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TTerry O.RegularMar 8

Loneliness in a crowd is probably one of the hardest feelings to explain to people who don't get it. Sounds like you need some real connection, not just being around people. Don't brush this off, it matters.

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MMack G.RegularMar 8

Man, I get this. With my twin girls constantly needing something, I'm physically surrounded but mentally I'm somewhere else a lot of the time. Like nobody's actually seeing the real me, you know? That's a real thing and you're not weird for feeling it.

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