Started taking sertraline and actually sleeping
Been on it for 3 weeks. First two weeks felt weird and nauseous but my doctor said stick with it. This past week I've slept through the night 4 times—FOUR TIMES—without waking up a
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Been on it for 3 weeks. First two weeks felt weird and nauseous but my doctor said stick with it. This past week I've slept through the night 4 times—FOUR TIMES—without waking up a
My 4yo caught some stomach bug and I've been a complete mess for 2 days. Not even about the bug itself—she's fine—but I keep catastrophizing about everything. What if it's somethin
Been going for 3 months now and I finally feel like I can breathe again. Turns out a lot of my 'laziness' was actually depression and I wasn't just being a shitty husband/dad. My t
I moved to Austin with my family about 6 months ago and I don't really know anyone here besides my wife's work friends. My kids are 5 and 8. I tried BumbleBFF for a bit last month
I love my wife and kids but I feel so alone. Don't have buddies to hang with anymore - everyone moved or had their own stuff. Work friends are work friends. Wife is mostly focused
Legit question. My kids are great, I love them, but I just spent all Saturday afternoon at a coffee shop alone while my wife watched them and I felt GUILTY the entire time. Like I
What I'm dealing with: 50+ hour weeks at work Two kids (8 and 5) Trying to be present and helpful at home Haven't slept well in months Snapped at my kids twice this week over stupi
My wife keeps suggesting meditation and I'm skeptical but I downloaded Calm last week for like $80/year. Did 3 sessions so far and honestly the 10-minute ones actually help me wind
Got laid off from my corporate job 3 months ago and spent the first month in a panic spiral. But honestly? The last couple weeks have been the first time in years I don't wake up w
My daughter had a rough school year, lots of concerns about her social anxiety, and everyone was checking in on her constantly. Rightfully so. But nobody once asked how I was handl
Our second kid was born 6 weeks ago and I feel horrible. I know that sounds dramatic but I'm not joking. I'm not bonding with the baby the way I did with our first. I feel trapped
My 5yo was having a full tantrum at the grocery store and instead of handling it I basically froze and just left her in the cart while I went to get what we needed. Looking back th
Not an ad or whatever but genuinely surprised by how much I'm using it. Has specific meditations for parents/stress and some are literally like 5 minutes so I can do them during my
Was having a really dark day last Thursday. Not suicidal but just... done. Called in to work, told my wife I needed the day, and honestly just sat in my car at a park for a couple
Been working with my therapist on anger management (specifically not yelling at my kids when I'm frustrated) and I managed a whole week without losing my cool. Had moments where I
Feel like I'm always googling symptoms or checking my pulse. My 3-year-old bumped my head and now I'm convinced I have a concussion. Last week it was my back pain = early heart dis
That hit different. I didn't even realize I was being that obvious about my depression until my kid called it out. He asked if he did something wrong and my heart just broke. Made
6yo walked in on me in the garage yesterday while I was having what I'd call a breakdown. Nothing specific happened, just a wave of everything hitting at once. He asked if I was ok
I snapped at my 4yo this morning because she wanted cereal instead of toast. Like actually yelled. She didn't do anything wrong. I feel like garbage about it now but I can't figure
Genuinely asking. My wife's always like 'we need to communicate' and I'm just like... I already told you I'm fine? Why do I need to explain my emotions for 45 minutes? I get that s