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Work has been insane the past month and my anxiety is through the roof. I wake up at 3am worrying about stupid stuff and it's affecting everything. Haven't been sleeping well, snap
I've struggled with depression on and off for years but becoming a dad made it way worse. There's this constant guilt that my kids deserve better than what I can give them on my ba
Anyone else deal with increasing anxiety as their kids hit their teenage years? I thought it would get easier once they weren't toddlers anymore but now I'm constantly worried abou
Just wanted to share something positive. Been a stay at home dad for 2 years now and I was honestly in a really dark place. Started going to the gym 4 times a week about 6 weeks ag
Been WFH for 2 years now and it's great for productivity but man, I'm feeling really isolated. I go days barely talking to anyone except my coworkers over video calls and my wife.
So I've been having this constant worry loop about work lately. Every night I'm lying awake thinking about meetings, emails I sent, things I might have messed up. It's been going o
Finally took the plunge and got a therapist after my wife basically told me I needed to deal with my stuff. Had my first session last week and honestly I felt pretty drained afterw
So I've been pretty anxious about work and family stuff for like two years straight. My therapist suggested I try a meditation app, which I thought was stupid but I was desperate.
I got three kids, I'm married, but I feel this weird loneliness sometimes. Like nobody really gets what's going on in my head. My wife is dealing with her own stuff, the guys at wo
I lie awake at night sometimes wondering if I'm screwing my kids up. Like am I too strict? Not strict enough? Am I patient enough? I compare myself to other dads at school events a
Before kids I could kind of manage my depression by just isolating for a few days. Now I can't do that. I still have to show up, make lunches, help with homework, be present. Some
I'm in therapy now and my therapist is helping me see that a lot of my anxiety comes from this constant worry that I'm messing my kids up somehow. I second guess every decision. Am
This is weird to say but I feel like nobody really gets me. I'm surrounded by kids and my wife all day but I don't have real friendships where I can just be myself and talk about w
I'm being real with you guys. I've been struggling with depression for a few months and my family is bearing the brunt of it. I'm irritable. I don't have energy to play with my kid
Been struggling with depression for a couple years, tried to just push through it but finally went to a therapist last month. First few sessions felt awkward but I'm starting to se
Called out of work today and just took the day for myself. No kids, no job, no one asking me for anything. Went for a run, sat at a coffee shop alone for a couple hours, took a nap
Got a lot going on and I can't stop thinking about all the ways I could mess up my kids. Like, what if I'm not patient enough, what if I don't teach them the right things, what if
Work, kids, responsibilities. I'm constantly doing something but I feel completely isolated. Haven't hung out with my friends in months because I'm always either working or exhaust
The past few months have been rough. I wake up and my mind immediately goes to all the ways I could be messing up my kids. Am I doing enough? Am I doing too much? Are they going to
I've got my kids half the time which is great but the other half I'm just in this empty apartment scrolling my phone or watching TV. Most of my friends are still in their couples g