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I find myself googling stuff like 'is my 3 year old developmentally behind' at 2am. I worry constantly that I'm messing him up somehow. My wife says I need to relax but I can't tur
I was skeptical as hell about talking to someone but my wife basically made me go. Been going for 3 months now and I actually look forward to it? My therapist helps me separate my
First kid was hard but manageable. Second one came and I just feel empty most days. Going through the motions. The kids are fine, wife is fine, I'm fine to everyone else but inside
I'm constantly worried that I'm messing everything up as a dad. Like did I yell too much today? Am I teaching them the wrong things? Is my anxiety rubbing off on them? I know logic
Everyone acts like dads don't get lonely but I feel it constantly. Wife is busy with work and kids, my old friends all moved away, coworkers don't really feel like friends. I'm sur
Stay at home with the kids while wife works and I'm more isolated than I've ever been. Spend all day with little kids and then she comes home stressed from work so we don't really
My kids are 5 and 8 and I'm constantly in my head about whether I'm messing them up. Did I yell too much today? Am I too strict? Not strict enough? Should I have played more instea
Second kid arrived 4 months ago and I'm in a dark place. Nobody talks about this for men. I love my kids but I feel empty and angry all the time. Everything is hard, even small stu
My 6 year old fell off the monkey bars today and I lost it. Not at him, but internally I was spiraling for like an hour after. My wife said I need to chill but I can't shake this f
Got the job I wanted 3 months ago. More money, better title, the whole thing. But honestly I feel worse now. I'm exhausted all the time, don't want to hang out with friends, and I'
Started seeing a therapist about 6 weeks ago because my wife basically made me. I was on the fence about the whole thing but I gotta say it's been pretty good. We've been working o
I worry constantly that I'm messing my kids up. Every mistake I make plays in my head on repeat. Yelled at my son last week about his room and now I'm convinced I've traumatized hi
Got two kids, married, full schedule but I feel isolated as hell. Think it's because I'm always "on" and never actually talk to anyone real about how I'm doing. Friends ask how thi
I'm 42, been struggling for years, finally got on meds. For a long time I tried to shield my kids from it but that just meant I was checked out. Now I'm more honest. I tell them da
Just wanted to post this for anyone on the fence about getting help. I've been dealing with depression for years and kept telling myself I could handle it on my own. Started seeing
Gonna be honest, I feel pretty alone sometimes even though I have a wife and kids. Feel like I can't talk to my friends about this stuff because they don't get it. My wife is deali
Anyone else get hit with crazy anxiety right around bedtime? I'll be fine all day then the second I try to go to sleep my brain just starts racing. I'm thinking about money problem
My therapist keeps telling me I need to take time for myself. Take a walk, go to the gym, read a book, whatever. But every time I try to do anything for myself I feel guilty. My wi
Got two kids under 5 and I can't stop catastrophizing. What if something happens to them, what if I'm messing them up, what if I have a panic attack in front of them. I'm constantl
I went in thinking I just needed to talk about work stress but my therapist asked some questions and I broke down. Apparently what I thought was just 'being tired all the time' and