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Been going to therapy for about 6 weeks now because I was having panic attacks. Started out thinking it was just stress about the baby but my therapist asked me about my own dad an
My wife is great and my kids are healthy and I have a decent job but I feel so isolated. All my friends without kids have basically moved on without me. I can't just go out and do
This is embarrassing to admit but something is really wrong with me. My son is 4 months old and instead of feeling bonded to him, I just feel numb. Everything feels pointless. I'm
Baby is due in 3 months and I'm spiraling. I keep thinking about everything that could go wrong. What if I drop him? What if I miss signs that something is serious? What if I'm a t
I have this constant loop in my head where I'm convinced I'm messing my kids up somehow. Like I'll be playing with them and then suddenly I'm thinking about something I said wrong
I have a wife and two kids and somehow I still feel incredibly lonely. Like I'm going through the motions of being a dad and husband but I feel disconnected from it all. Nobody rea
Not sure why I'm posting this but I wanted to get it out there. Been dealing with anxiety and depression for years and finally decided to actually do something about it instead of
I've been back for two weeks and I feel depressed. Like genuinely sad during the day. I miss my kid so much and I feel like I'm missing all these moments. Plus I feel guilty for be
Been dealing with depression on and off for years but it got way worse after my daughter was born. I love her to death but some days I just feel completely empty and going through
Anyone else here deal with constant anxiety about whether they're screwing up their kids? I find myself replaying conversations with my son over and over, worrying that I said some
I've got three kids, wife works nights sometimes, I'm around people literally all day but I feel so alone. Don't really have friends I hang out with anymore, lost touch with the gu
Not sure where to start but I've been dealing with really bad anxiety the past few weeks. It's gotten to the point where I wake up at 3am with my heart racing and can't fall back a
Been a stay at home dad for about 8 months and it's isolating as hell. My wife works full time and by the time she gets home I'm burned out and we just bicker about who's more tire
Started seeing a therapist about 2 months ago after my wife basically told me I needed to get my stuff together. I was skeptical at first, not gonna lie. But honestly it's been goo
Everything just hit me at once. Work has been insane, my kids were fighting before school, and I just sat in my car for 15 minutes and cried. This is my second time in like a month
I know logically I'm doing okay. My kids are healthy, fed, loved. But every mistake I make plays on repeat in my head. Forgot my son's permission slip yesterday and he was upset wi
Was skeptical as hell but about 6 weeks in and I'm noticing real changes. My therapist helped me see that a lot of my stress comes from trying to be perfect and comparing myself to
My kids come home from school and I'm sitting on the couch scrolling. Not because I want to, but because everything feels heavy and pointless. My wife asked me yesterday why I don'
Divorced 2 years ago, kids are with me on weekends. During the week I come home to an empty apartment and I'm struggling. My buddies have their own families and stuff so I don't se
Used to think talking about my feelings or admitting when I was struggling was weak. Now I realize that's probably why I hit rock bottom a few years ago. Started journaling, talkin