Feeling really lonely lately
Lost touch with most of my friends after the kids came. My wife is great but I feel like I have no one to really talk to, you know? All my buddies either don't have kids or only wa
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Lost touch with most of my friends after the kids came. My wife is great but I feel like I have no one to really talk to, you know? All my buddies either don't have kids or only wa
I thought having kids would fix my depression but it's actually made it worse. I feel guilty being sad around them. I'm exhausted all the time, not sleeping even when I could, just
Everyone says you need to take care of yourself but how? My idea of self care is drinking coffee while it's still hot. Finally negotiated with my wife that I get one night a week t
Since the pandemic I've noticed I don't really have friends anymore. I'm home with the kids all day, wife works, and by the time anyone could hang out I'm too exhausted. Started jo
Before kids I could kind of hide when things were bad. Now I have two little humans depending on me and some days I can barely get out of bed. Not suicidal or anything but the weig
I lie awake at night replaying conversations with my kids wondering if I said something wrong or made them feel bad. My 7 year old asked why I was stressed about his soccer game an
I was really hesitant about meds for a long time because I thought it meant I was weak or something. Finally talked to my doctor about the depression and he prescribed something. B
I know I need to take care of myself but between work and kids and household stuff there's no time. I used to go to the gym and ride my bike but haven't done that in months. My the
Haven't had one in a few months so I thought I was past this. Got hit with it out of nowhere during a meeting. My heart was racing, felt like I couldn't breathe, thought I was dyin
Anyone else just constantly worried about everything even though you know worrying won't change anything? I'm anxious about my job, money, my kids' health, their future, literally
Feel like the weight of supporting my family is crushing me sometimes. If I mess up at work we could lose our house. If I get sick everything falls apart. My wife is stay at home w
This might sound weird but I feel so alone sometimes even with my wife and kids around. Like nobody really understands what I'm going through. My dad wasn't around much growing up
Made my first therapy appointment today. Took me 2 years of telling myself I could handle the depression on my own. Talked to my wife last week and just broke down. She was so supp
Anyone else terrified that their kids are going to pick up on the fact that you're dealing with anxiety? My oldest asked me yesterday why I was shaking my leg so much at dinner and
Being a dad is amazing but man, nobody talks about how isolated you can feel. My wife has her book club, her friends come over. I go to work and come home. Weekends are kid activit
I get so in my head about things that I snap at them over nothing. Yesterday my son spilled juice and I yelled at him like he'd committed a crime. He just looked at me with this sa
Work sucks, kids are acting out, wife and I barely talk anymore, and I haven't seen any of my friends in months. I know I should reach out but I feel like such a burden. What's the
Been on them for about 3 weeks now and I'm noticing I don't dread getting out of bed anymore. Small thing but it's huge for me. The fog is lifting a little. My doc said it might ta
I have friends, I have a wife, I have kids, but I feel so alone sometimes. Everyone is busy with their own stuff. My friends don't get why I can't just meet up whenever. My wife is
Every time my kids go somewhere without me I catastrophize. What if the car crashes? What if they get kidnapped? I know logically these things are unlikely but my brain won't stop.