Started seeing a therapist and wow

Jan 8·1 min read

Been going for 3 months now and I finally feel like I can breathe again. Turns out a lot of my 'laziness' was actually depression and I wasn't just being a shitty husband/dad. My therapist specializes in postpartum stuff for men (yes apparently that's real) and it's helped me understand why I checked out so hard after our daughter was born. Not gonna lie, took me 18 months to finally reach out but I'm glad I did.

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DDanNew DadJan 8

Three months is when it really starts clicking. I hit that same wall around the same time. Therapy felt like a waste the first few weeks but something just shifted.

SSam P.RegularJan 10

Congrats seriously. Being able to breathe again is underrated. The laziness thing resonates with me too, never thought it was connected to my mental state until I started working through it.

BBrad T.New DadJan 8

That's awesome to hear man. I realized a lot of my stress as a dad was just my baseline anxiety making everything feel heavier than it actually was. Did you find out what the main thing was?

GGreg H.New DadJan 8

This is huge. What kind of therapist did you find? I've been thinking about going but it feels like admitting defeat or something.

DDave K.RegularJan 10

This makes me feel better about finally taking the step myself. Everyone talks about it being helpful but hearing someone actually say it worked is different.

FFinn M.RegularJan 10

Did you try any other things before therapy or was it your first move? Asking because I'm still skeptical but posts like this make me want to just book something.