Started therapy last month - wanted to check in
So I've been seeing a therapist for about 4 weeks now and honestly? It's weird but good. I was really resistant at first (typical guy stuff, don't talk about feelings, etc) but my
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So I've been seeing a therapist for about 4 weeks now and honestly? It's weird but good. I was really resistant at first (typical guy stuff, don't talk about feelings, etc) but my
Wife's at a conference til Friday. I have two kids (3 and 8) and work full time. We're on day 2 and I'm already at my limit. Got nothing done at work today because I was thinking a
So I've been trying to carve out like 30 mins a few times a week where I just go sit at a coffee shop by myself. No kids, no work emails, just me and a cup of coffee. My wife keeps
My therapist keeps asking me to identify my feelings and I'm like... I don't know man. I just know I'm tired all the time and I yelled at my 6yo for spilling juice yesterday and fe
Was in a meeting about budget cuts and my brain just short-circuited. Felt my chest tighten, started sweating, had to excuse myself. Spent 10 mins in the bathroom trying to breathe
Looking for something simple to track my mood and energy levels throughout the day. My therapist suggested it might help me see patterns in when I'm worst. Don't need anything fanc
Been trying the Headspace meditation app for about 2 weeks and there's actually a whole 'parenting' section I didn't know about until yesterday. Did the 10-min "Dealing with Parent
Trying to build some kind of mental health routine and my therapist suggested meditation. Calm seems expensive but I'm seeing ads everywhere. Is it actually good or should I look a
My kids are 2 and 5. Wife works full-time, I work full-time. I don't really have friends anymore - they all kind of drifted when we had kids. Most of my time is work, kids, bed, re
Been having panic attacks for like 2 years now and finally talked to my doctor about it. He offered me sertraline but honestly I'm scared of side effects + being dependent on pills
My wife basically told me I need to get help or she's done. Fair, I guess. I get SO mad at stupid stuff - kids being kids, traffic, articles online, doesn't matter. I yell, I throw
Been working on anger management stuff for a couple months and this week I actually caught myself getting frustrated at my 6yo for being slow getting ready for school, took a breat
We had our third kid 6 months ago and I'm running on fumes. Not the cute exhausted-dad-meme kind of fumes - the kind where I'm having intrusive thoughts, my mood is in the gutter,
This sounds dramatic but I need to say it. I'm home every evening with my wife and three kids and I feel completely alone. Like they're all doing their thing and I'm just... existi
Turning 45 next month and I'm having actual panic about it. Doing the math on my life, wondering if I've accomplished enough, if I'm a good enough dad, if my kids will remember me
Like I'll think about something once and then my brain just loops it for HOURS. Yesterday I couldn't stop thinking about how I pronounced a word wrong in a meeting 8 months ago. No
My 4yo spilled juice on the kitchen floor yesterday and I absolutely lost it. Like, yelling, storming off the kind of lost it. My wife looked at me like I'd grown a second head. I
Spent two years off medication thinking I had it figured out. Turns out I didn't. Started Zoloft again last week and already feel different - clearer, more patient, less like I'm w
Been through 3 therapists in the past 2 years and finally found someone who doesn't try to fix everything in one session or tell me "just be present for your kids." She's a woman,
I told her I think I have depression. Not just general stress or dad fatigue, but like actual depression that's been going on for almost a year. She cried, asked why I didn't tell