Postpartum depression - is this normal?
Our daughter is 8 weeks old and I'm struggling way more than I expected. Wife had the hard pregnancy, the labor—I logically know that—but I can't shake this feeling that I'm not do
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Our daughter is 8 weeks old and I'm struggling way more than I expected. Wife had the hard pregnancy, the labor—I logically know that—but I can't shake this feeling that I'm not do
I always thought burnout would be this dramatic thing where you just can't get out of bed. For me it's been more like... nothing sounds fun anymore. My buddy asked if I wanted to g
Been thinking about this for a few weeks and it's kind of dark. All my "friendships" are other dads I met through kids' activities. Nothing wrong with that but if parenting stuff e
My 6yo has a school assembly tomorrow and I've been dreading it all week. Not sure if it's social anxiety or something about being around all the other parents. I end up scanning t
Had my second one last week. First time was at work and I thought I was having a heart attack. Went to urgent care - totally fine. But now I'm anxious about having another one and
Serious question. If I told my brother I was struggling with anxiety or depression, he'd probably make a joke and change the subject. My dad would tell me to "toughen up." My frien
My 6-year-old started first grade last week and I've been a complete mess. Keep refreshing the school's parent portal like 20 times a day, texting my wife questions about whether h
Three of my closest friends moved away for work in the past year. My wife has her book club and friend group but I don't really have that. Work friends are fine but we don't talk a
So I'm physically there but mentally checked out like 60% of the time. Thinking about work emails, bills, whatever. My 7yo was telling me about his day yesterday and I realized I h
I've been struggling with postpartum depression since our twins were born 8 months ago and my brain keeps telling me I'm failing. I'm not engaged enough, I'm not patient enough, I'
We're fine financially—good jobs, no crazy debt—but I can't shut off the anxiety about money. I lie awake thinking about medical bills, college funds, what if I lose my job. My wif
My wife asked if I wanted to talk about why I've been distant lately and I just said "I'm fine" and changed the subject. I'm clearly not fine. I'm anxious about money, about being
My 5yo spilled juice on the kitchen floor this morning and I absolutely lost it. Started yelling, which I never do. My wife looked at me like I'd grown a second head. Thing is, I K
I've been at my company 8 years and they're good people, but I've been battling pretty bad anxiety for the past 6 months and some days I call in because I just can't face the offic
Been a SAHD for 18 months and I'm fried. Like completely cooked. My oldest is 4, youngest is 15 months. I love them but I am bone-tired and tired of being touched and tired of maki
This might sound weird but I feel so isolated. I'm with my kids all day, my wife every night, coworkers all day at work. But I don't have actual friendships anymore? Most of my bud
That was... a wake-up call. I don't think I have a drinking problem but I definitely use it to decompress and honestly to avoid dealing with my depression. Glass of wine or two aft
My daughter asked me to play with her yesterday and I was on my phone scrolling news. Just... mindlessly scrolling. She asked twice and I said "in a minute" and then the moment pas
Been posting here for like 2 years lurking mostly, but I finally opened up about my anxiety and got recommendations to try the Tuesday night group meet-up downtown. Combined that w
We were driving to school and he was being loud, typical kid stuff, and I snapped at him. Then he goes "Dad why are you always mad?" and I had to pull over because I literally coul