Depression is real and I finally admitted it
Talked to my doctor yesterday and got on antidepressants. I've been struggling for like 2 years and just white knuckling through it thinking I should be tougher. Started therapy to
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Talked to my doctor yesterday and got on antidepressants. I've been struggling for like 2 years and just white knuckling through it thinking I should be tougher. Started therapy to
Been trying to normalize taking a night to myself every couple weeks. Go for a walk, hit the gym, read without someone asking me for something. At first I felt guilty but my therap
I know this is probably something a lot of us feel but I'm constantly worried I'm messing up my kids. Did I lose my temper too much this week? Am I working too much and missing imp
Working from home and don't really have close friends nearby anymore. Kids keep me busy but I miss just hanging out with guys and talking about nothing. Some days I realize I haven
Used to think that was just a woman thing but here I am barely getting out of bed on weekends even though I have two kids who need me. I'm putting on a good face at work and with t
I love my kids and my wife but I feel like I lost all my friends when we had kids. Everyone's either still single doing their thing or they live far away now. My wife is great but
I find myself googling stuff like 'is my 3 year old developmentally behind' at 2am. I worry constantly that I'm messing him up somehow. My wife says I need to relax but I can't tur
I was skeptical as hell about talking to someone but my wife basically made me go. Been going for 3 months now and I actually look forward to it? My therapist helps me separate my
First kid was hard but manageable. Second one came and I just feel empty most days. Going through the motions. The kids are fine, wife is fine, I'm fine to everyone else but inside
I'm constantly worried that I'm messing everything up as a dad. Like did I yell too much today? Am I teaching them the wrong things? Is my anxiety rubbing off on them? I know logic
Everyone acts like dads don't get lonely but I feel it constantly. Wife is busy with work and kids, my old friends all moved away, coworkers don't really feel like friends. I'm sur
Stay at home with the kids while wife works and I'm more isolated than I've ever been. Spend all day with little kids and then she comes home stressed from work so we don't really
My kids are 5 and 8 and I'm constantly in my head about whether I'm messing them up. Did I yell too much today? Am I too strict? Not strict enough? Should I have played more instea
Second kid arrived 4 months ago and I'm in a dark place. Nobody talks about this for men. I love my kids but I feel empty and angry all the time. Everything is hard, even small stu
My 6 year old fell off the monkey bars today and I lost it. Not at him, but internally I was spiraling for like an hour after. My wife said I need to chill but I can't shake this f
Got the job I wanted 3 months ago. More money, better title, the whole thing. But honestly I feel worse now. I'm exhausted all the time, don't want to hang out with friends, and I'
Started seeing a therapist about 6 weeks ago because my wife basically made me. I was on the fence about the whole thing but I gotta say it's been pretty good. We've been working o
I worry constantly that I'm messing my kids up. Every mistake I make plays in my head on repeat. Yelled at my son last week about his room and now I'm convinced I've traumatized hi
Got two kids, married, full schedule but I feel isolated as hell. Think it's because I'm always "on" and never actually talk to anyone real about how I'm doing. Friends ask how thi
I'm 42, been struggling for years, finally got on meds. For a long time I tried to shield my kids from it but that just meant I was checked out. Now I'm more honest. I tell them da