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My dad and I don't get along and family dinners usually end with me feeling small and criticized. Tonight he started in on my career choices and for the first time I just... didn't
Life can feel heavy, but strength is born in the hardest moments. You are not alone — encouragement and motivation can change the way you face tomorrow. 💬 If you feel the need fo
I know logically I'm a good parent. My kids are happy, healthy, doing well in school. But my brain constantly tells me I'm messing them up somehow. Forgetting to pack their lunch m
Had depression in my 20s but this is different. Back then I could just exist in my sadness for days. Now I have a 5 year old who needs breakfast and a 7 year old with soccer practi
This is probably going to sound weird. I'm surrounded by my wife and two kids basically all the time now. But I'm lonely as hell. Like a deep bone level loneliness. I don't have ti
I work remote and most of my friends either moved or just drifted away after we had kids. My wife is great but I feel like I don't have anyone to just hang out with and talk to lik
Been dealing with this for about 3 months now. Every night around 11pm my brain just starts racing about everything. Money, kids future, my job, if I'm a good dad, literally everyt
Had a good run for like 8 months where I felt normal. Got my hopes up that maybe it was gone for good. But this past week everything feels heavy again. Waking up is hard. Playing w
I was so resistant to it but my wife basically gave me an ultimatum. First session was awkward as hell but talking to someone who just listens without judgment hit different. My th
Had my first real therapy appointment yesterday and I'm not gonna lie, it felt weird sitting in that chair talking to a stranger about my feelings. But man, I needed it. Been carry
I can't stop thinking about everything that could go wrong. My oldest is starting high school and I'm obsessing over grades, college, whether he'll make friends, if he'll do drugs,
I have three kids, a wife, a job where I talk to people all day, but I've never felt more alone. I don't have close friends anymore because life is just work and kids and sleep. My
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one struggling. All my friends seem like they have it together, they're always talking about their kids being perfect or how happy they are. I'm
After months of my wife pushing me to do it, I finally booked an appointment with a therapist. Had my first session yesterday and honestly I was really nervous going in. But the gu
So I've been dealing with pretty bad anxiety the past few months and it's gotten way worse in the evenings. Once the kids go to bed and the house gets quiet, my mind just starts ra
My therapist keeps telling me I need to take better care of myself. I get it but between work and the kids I barely have time to shower let alone do all these relaxation things eve
Got referred by my doctor after my last checkup. Been feeling pretty down the past couple months, nothing major just tired all the time and not really interested in stuff I used to
Had a full blown panic attack in the parking lot before my shift today. Chest tightness, couldn't catch my breath, the whole thing. My wife says I should talk to my boss about it b
This might sound weird but I feel really isolated even though I've been married 8 years. We're good together but I don't have close friends anymore since we moved for work. All my
Anyone else wake up at 3am just spiraling about money or health or whether you're doing parenting right? Had one last night and couldn't fall back asleep for hours. Just laid there