Therapy is expensive, any alternatives?
I really think I need to talk to someone about my stress and everything going on, but therapy is crazy expensive. Our insurance barely covers it and I don't have time to search for
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I really think I need to talk to someone about my stress and everything going on, but therapy is crazy expensive. Our insurance barely covers it and I don't have time to search for
I've been dealing with pretty bad anxiety for the past year or so. Constantly worried about money, my kids getting hurt, health stuff. It's affecting how I interact with my family.
After some rough months I finally called a therapist. First session was yesterday and I felt weird talking about this stuff but also lighter somehow? Like my brain needed to just d
Been doing pretty good for like 6 months but the last few weeks the anxiety has been creeping back in. Racing thoughts at night, that weird chest tightness, avoiding calling people
This might sound stupid but I'm surrounded by my family all the time and still feel lonely. I think it's because my wife and I don't really talk anymore beyond logistics. My friend
No particular crisis or anything but sometimes the weight of it all just hits me. The responsibility, trying to be a good role model, the money stress, being present but also havin
Not gonna lie I was really resistant about going. Thought it was admitting defeat or something stupid like that. But my wife finally got me to make an appointment and I've been goi
I swear I can't stop thinking about whether I'm screwing my kids up. Like my oldest is only 7 and I'm already worried he's gonna need therapy because of me. I know logically this i
Before kids I never felt lonely even when I was alone. Now I'm around my family all day but feel completely isolated. My wife is exhausted, kids need constant attention, I work fro
Anyone else get random waves of anxiety that just come out of nowhere? Mine usually starts as a knot in my chest and then my brain goes into overdrive thinking about everything tha
Most of my friends are still doing the party thing but I'm just done with that life now. We don't have much in common anymore and I feel like I'm forcing conversations. Got married
I was really skeptical about the whole thing but my wife basically said I need to figure my stuff out or we're in trouble. Had my third session yesterday and for the first time in
Lately I've been having these panic attacks where I'm convinced I'm ruining my kids just by being their dad. Like, I yelled at my son yesterday for spilling juice and now I'm in my
I work around people all day, I got a wife and two kids at home, but I feel completely alone. Like nobody really knows me or gets what I'm going through. Even when I'm in the room
I've got a house full of kids, wife, friends, coworkers. But there's this weird emptiness that hits me sometimes. Like I'm just performing the role of dad instead of actually being
Took a huge step today and finally scheduled my first therapy appointment. Been depressed for like two years and just kept telling myself I'd snap out of it. My wife finally said s
Took me forever to pull the trigger on this. Thought I should just be able to handle my anxiety on my own like a man or whatever. Found a therapist who gets the whole dad thing and
Some days I feel like I'm just going through the motions. Work, kids, home, repeat. Haven't slept well in weeks. My wife says I'm being too hard on myself but I can't shake the fee
After avoiding medication for like 3 years and trying everything else (exercise, meditation, the whole thing), I finally talked to my doctor about anxiety meds. Got prescribed Lexa
Anyone know of a dad mental health support group in the KC area? Preferably something that meets in person. I've been thinking about going for months and I'm finally ready but I do