Started medication and feeling guilty about it
Been on Lexapro for 3 weeks now. Doc recommended it after I described constant low-level anxiety that's been there for like 5 years. I feel better? Like noticeably less in my own h
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Been on Lexapro for 3 weeks now. Doc recommended it after I described constant low-level anxiety that's been there for like 5 years. I feel better? Like noticeably less in my own h
I never do this. But yesterday I called in and told them I wasn't well (technically true). Spent the day watching TV while my wife handled the kids. Felt guilty the whole time but
Been on it for about 4 weeks now and the anxiety is definitely down (which is great) but I feel kinda numb emotionally? Like I can be present with my 6yo and 3yo but I'm not really
This is something I genuinely struggle with. Growing up it was kind of beaten into me that you handle your own stuff. You don't burden people with your problems. So now as an adult
Work is insane, kids are needy, wife's frustrated with me for not helping enough even though I feel like I'm doing everything, and I'm tired all the time. Like bone-deep tired. Not
Second kid was born 6 weeks ago. First few weeks I felt... empty? Not sad, just completely emotionally numb. Couldn't bond with my newborn, didn't care about my older kid, felt lik
Not like relationship-ending resentment but like... she gets to sleep in on weekends and I'm up with the kids. She has friend time, I don't. She went to yoga twice last week and I
Had this weird realization in bed last night. My dad was the type who just powered through everything - stressed about money, had health issues, tough marriage - but never TALKED a
Had a rough day at work, came home already frustrated, kids were being kids (loud, messy, typical), and I just broke. Actually cried in front of my 5-year-old. He asked if he did s
Looking for something more specific than general therapy. Would be nice to talk to other dads who get it - the pressure to provide, the worry about messing up your kids, all of it.
Working 50+ hours, two kids ages 5 and 7, trying to be present for everyone and I'm absolutely running on empty. Everything feels harder than it should be. My wife suggested I migh
I've been going to therapy for a while and it's helped but there's something about talking to other dads who get it that's different. My therapist suggested I might benefit from a
My 4yo spilled juice on the couch yesterday and I completely lost it. Not like a normal "ugh that's annoying" reaction—I'm talking raised voice, told him he was being careless, the
Baby's 8 weeks old, second kid. Wife's doing okay actually. But I'm absolutely struggling. Zero motivation, everything feels pointless, I'm snapping at people for no reason, sleepi
Been testing different ones because I need SOMETHING for the mornings. Tried Headspace for a week - the guy's voice is calming but some guided meditations feel too woo-woo for me.
My 7yo's soccer game was last Saturday and instead of sitting on the sideline on my phone like usual, I actually watched the whole thing and cheered loud and embarrassed him lol. B
Work is mediocre, my marriage feels like we're just coexisting, I'm not the dad I want to be, I haven't called my parents in weeks. Everything just feels... thin? Like I'm spreadin
Had a rough day at work. Came home and my 7yo spilled juice on the couch and I just... went off. Not physically, but yelling. His face. I hate that I did that. He didn't deserve th
Just sat out there for like 20 min after work. Didn't even know I had it in me to cry but something about the pressure just broke. She was really sweet about it, didn't make it wei
We just had our second kid 2 months ago. Wife's doing great, seems happy, adjusting well. But I feel... empty? Detached from the baby even though I wanted him so badly. I keep thin