Feel isolated even though I have a family
This is gonna sound weird but I feel lonely even with a wife and kids around. I don't have close friends anymore - life got busy and people just drifted. All my conversations are a
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This is gonna sound weird but I feel lonely even with a wife and kids around. I don't have close friends anymore - life got busy and people just drifted. All my conversations are a
I love my kids more than anything but some days I just can't get out of bed mentally, you know? Like the motivation is completely gone. I go through the motions, make sure they eat
I've been having these waves of anxiety lately that just hit me out of nowhere. Like I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV and suddenly my chest gets tight and I'm convinced som
So I was really skeptical about therapy at first. Thought it was just going to be some guy telling me to think positive or whatever. But I found a therapist who actually gets it an
This is kind of hard to admit but I feel really alone even though I'm literally never by myself. Wife, three kids, always someone around. But I don't really have friends I can talk
My therapist says I've been depressed for a while but I didn't want to admit it. Kept telling myself I just needed to work harder, be a better dad, stop complaining. But honestly t
I'm a single dad, full time job, and I'm constantly worried about whether I'm doing enough for my kids or messing something up. Lately I'm having trouble sleeping, my chest gets ti
Not sure if this is normal or if something's wrong with me. I love my kids but I don't have anyone to talk to about adult stuff. My ex and I aren't friends, don't really hang out w
Some days I just feel empty and going through the motions with the kids feels exhausting in a way I can't explain. I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do but there's no joy in it
Been putting this off for like two years. Got to a point where I'm snapping at my family over nothing and I know something's not right. Scheduled my first appointment and I'm weird
I keep having these spiraling thoughts where I convince myself I'm messing my kids up. Like I yelled at them yesterday about cleaning their room and now I'm convinced I've damaged
I keep hearing I need to take care of my mental health and practice self-care but honestly I don't know what that means as a dad. Do I just go to the gym? Take a bath? I feel selfi
My depression has been pretty bad the last few months and I'm struggling to engage with my kids the way I want to. I'm going through the motions, making sure they're fed and safe,
This is gonna sound weird but I feel really alone a lot. I'm married, I have kids, I see my family regularly, but there's this underlying loneliness I can't shake. Like nobody real
Been having really bad anxiety lately about whether I'm doing right by my kids. Like I know logically I'm a decent dad, I'm involved, I show up, but my brain keeps telling me I'm m
This might sound weird but even with wife and kids I feel isolated sometimes. Like nobody really gets what's going on in my head. I work a desk job, come home, do dad stuff, go to
My daughter is 4 and lately I've been spiraling thinking I'm messing her up somehow. Like I'm not patient enough or I'm working too much and missing stuff. My wife keeps telling me
I can't watch the news anymore without feeling anxious and drained. Everything feels like a disaster and I start thinking about worst case scenarios for my family. I've been trying
About 3 months ago I was in a really dark place. Depressed, not sleeping great, just felt numb all the time. My doctor suggested I try exercising and I was like yeah sure whatever.
Left the family home three months ago and I'm in this little one bedroom. The place is quiet and it's making my anxiety worse. I don't sleep well, I'm drinking too much coffee and