Depression hit me out of nowhere this year
I've never dealt with depression before but sometime around March it just started. Nothing specific happened, everything in my life is fine, but I woke up one day feeling empty. Be
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I've never dealt with depression before but sometime around March it just started. Nothing specific happened, everything in my life is fine, but I woke up one day feeling empty. Be
I don't know when this started but I'm anxious about literally everything now. Work stuff, money, my health, whether I locked the door three times over. I'll check it and then imme
My buddies keep texting asking to hang out and I just don't have the energy to respond half the time. When I do see them I can barely laugh at jokes that would normally kill me. Ha
Went to my first session last week thinking it would be pointless but honestly it wasn't as awkward as I thought. Therapist didn't judge me at all and I actually felt lighter after
Had one this morning out of nowhere. Just woke up with my heart racing, feeling like something terrible was about to happen. Nothing was actually wrong. By the time I got the kids
Been putting it off for years but I'm realizing I probably have some stuff I need to work through. Growing up my dad wasn't really emotionally available and I'm worried I'm doing t
This is weird to say because I have a wife and two kids and I'm constantly around people. But sometimes I feel so isolated. Like nobody really knows me or what's going on in my hea
Some days I can barely get out of bed and I feel terrible because my kids need me to show up. My wife is exhausted from picking up the slack and I know she's frustrated with me eve
I've been dealing with low level depression and anxiety for probably a decade but just kept pushing through because that's what men do right? This year I hit a wall. Started having
My therapist says I have health anxiety that's branched into parental anxiety and it's getting worse. Every time my kid sniffles I'm convinced they have something serious. Every mi
I have bad days where getting out of bed feels impossible and my kids just need me to play with them and I can't. Then I feel guilty for days about it. My wife is supportive but I
My buddies all have their own thing going on now - married with kids, moved away, just life stuff. I feel like I don't have anyone to talk to anymore outside of my family. Work is
Every August my anxiety goes through the roof. I know it's irrational but I start worrying about everything - are they making friends, will they get bullied, am I setting them up f
I know postpartum depression is usually talked about with moms but I'm struggling hard. It's been 4 months and I feel numb most days. Not suicidal or anything but like, nothing bri
This is new for me and it's scary. Started having these episodes where my heart races, I feel like I can't breathe, and I'm convinced something bad is happening. Had one during a Z
Finally decided to go to therapy after months of depression just eating away at me. Saw 3 different therapists in the past 6 weeks and none of them felt right. One seemed judgmenta
Got home from a work event tonight and felt completely isolated even though I was chatting with people all evening. My wife asked how it went and I couldn't even explain this feeli
I'm on day 4 of barely getting out of bed. My wife is handling most of the kids stuff but I feel terrible about it. The kids keep asking me to play or help with homework and I just
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
Started seeing someone 6 weeks ago for work stress and anxiety. Didn't think it would actually do anything but my therapist helped me realize I was bringing stress home and taking