Meds changed my life but I feel guilty about it
Started taking anxiety medication about two months ago after years of white knuckling through panic attacks. Honestly it feels like someone turned down the volume on everything str
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Started taking anxiety medication about two months ago after years of white knuckling through panic attacks. Honestly it feels like someone turned down the volume on everything str
Been depressed for about a year but kept telling myself it would pass. Kids noticed I was withdrawn and that was the kick I needed. Found a therapist who specializes in dad stuff a
Going through a separation and I have the kids 4 nights a week. Work is demanding, kids need homework help, dinner, bedtime routine, and I'm barely sleeping. I feel like I'm failin
My son is 4 months old and I'm having constant intrusive thoughts about something bad happening to him. I can't sleep even when he's sleeping because I keep checking if he's breath
I've got a wife and two kids and I've never felt more alone in my life. Like nobody really gets what's going on in my head. My wife thinks I'm fine because I put on a good face at
Finally made the appointment after months of telling myself I didn't need it. First session was yesterday and I felt like I was wasting the therapist's time. Like my problems aren'
Some days are just harder than others. Can't get out of bed, don't want to see anyone, don't want to talk to anyone. My therapist says to push through it but man it's exhausting. A
So I was just sitting at my desk working and suddenly my heart starts racing, I feel like I can't breathe, and my hands got all tingly. It lasted maybe 10 minutes but felt like an
The mornings are the worst. I just don't want to get out of bed. My kids need me and my wife is doing her best but I can feel like I'm letting everyone down. Some days I wonder if
I love my kids and wife but I feel so alone sometimes. Like I'm going through the motions, work, home, repeat. I don't have close friends anymore since we moved and everyone says p
Started taking 30 minutes every Sunday morning to just go for a walk alone. No phone, no kids, no wife asking me to fix something. Just me and my thoughts. My brain is telling me I
I'm seriously struggling here. Every decision feels like it could mess them up. Like did I yell too much today? Am I spending enough time with them? Are they eating healthy enough?
I constantly worry that I'm screwing up my kids somehow. Like I'll have a normal day with them, nothing crazy happens, but then at night I'm laying in bed thinking about how I yell
I have a wife and kids and I'm constantly around people but I've never felt more lonely in my life. Most of my friends without kids have drifted away because I can't just hang out
My therapist and psychiatrist both recommended I go on meds for depression and I filled the prescription but haven't started taking them yet. Part of me feels like admitting I need
Don't get me wrong, I love my kids and my wife, but some days I feel incredibly alone. Everyone talks about how great fatherhood is but nobody mentions the isolation. Can't really
Spent the last year convincing myself I was fine. Working too much, not sleeping, snapping at my kids over nothing. My wife finally sat me down and said I needed to get help. Start
Started getting these episodes where my heart races and I feel like something bad is about to happen. Nothing actually triggers them, they just hit me. Been happening for about two
I love my kids and I'm grateful but there's this weird loneliness that comes with fatherhood. All my friends without kids are still out doing stuff and I'm home with a 2 year old a
My daughter was born 4 months ago and I've been struggling bad. Constant anxiety about whether I'm doing things right, intrusive thoughts about something bad happening to her, and