Finally started therapy and it's helping
Just wanted to post this for anyone on the fence about getting help. I've been dealing with depression for years and kept telling myself I could handle it on my own. Started seeing
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Just wanted to post this for anyone on the fence about getting help. I've been dealing with depression for years and kept telling myself I could handle it on my own. Started seeing
Gonna be honest, I feel pretty alone sometimes even though I have a wife and kids. Feel like I can't talk to my friends about this stuff because they don't get it. My wife is deali
Anyone else get hit with crazy anxiety right around bedtime? I'll be fine all day then the second I try to go to sleep my brain just starts racing. I'm thinking about money problem
My therapist keeps telling me I need to take time for myself. Take a walk, go to the gym, read a book, whatever. But every time I try to do anything for myself I feel guilty. My wi
Got two kids under 5 and I can't stop catastrophizing. What if something happens to them, what if I'm messing them up, what if I have a panic attack in front of them. I'm constantl
I went in thinking I just needed to talk about work stress but my therapist asked some questions and I broke down. Apparently what I thought was just 'being tired all the time' and
This is gonna sound weird but I feel lonely even with a wife and kids around. I don't have close friends anymore - life got busy and people just drifted. All my conversations are a
I love my kids more than anything but some days I just can't get out of bed mentally, you know? Like the motivation is completely gone. I go through the motions, make sure they eat
I've been having these waves of anxiety lately that just hit me out of nowhere. Like I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV and suddenly my chest gets tight and I'm convinced som
So I was really skeptical about therapy at first. Thought it was just going to be some guy telling me to think positive or whatever. But I found a therapist who actually gets it an
This is kind of hard to admit but I feel really alone even though I'm literally never by myself. Wife, three kids, always someone around. But I don't really have friends I can talk
My therapist says I've been depressed for a while but I didn't want to admit it. Kept telling myself I just needed to work harder, be a better dad, stop complaining. But honestly t
I'm a single dad, full time job, and I'm constantly worried about whether I'm doing enough for my kids or messing something up. Lately I'm having trouble sleeping, my chest gets ti
Not sure if this is normal or if something's wrong with me. I love my kids but I don't have anyone to talk to about adult stuff. My ex and I aren't friends, don't really hang out w
Some days I just feel empty and going through the motions with the kids feels exhausting in a way I can't explain. I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do but there's no joy in it
Been putting this off for like two years. Got to a point where I'm snapping at my family over nothing and I know something's not right. Scheduled my first appointment and I'm weird
I keep having these spiraling thoughts where I convince myself I'm messing my kids up. Like I yelled at them yesterday about cleaning their room and now I'm convinced I've damaged
I keep hearing I need to take care of my mental health and practice self-care but honestly I don't know what that means as a dad. Do I just go to the gym? Take a bath? I feel selfi
My depression has been pretty bad the last few months and I'm struggling to engage with my kids the way I want to. I'm going through the motions, making sure they're fed and safe,
This is gonna sound weird but I feel really alone a lot. I'm married, I have kids, I see my family regularly, but there's this underlying loneliness I can't shake. Like nobody real