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Been having panic attacks for like 2 years now and finally talked to my doctor about it. He offered me sertraline but honestly I'm scared of side effects + being dependent on pills
My wife basically told me I need to get help or she's done. Fair, I guess. I get SO mad at stupid stuff - kids being kids, traffic, articles online, doesn't matter. I yell, I throw
Been working on anger management stuff for a couple months and this week I actually caught myself getting frustrated at my 6yo for being slow getting ready for school, took a breat
We had our third kid 6 months ago and I'm running on fumes. Not the cute exhausted-dad-meme kind of fumes - the kind where I'm having intrusive thoughts, my mood is in the gutter,
This sounds dramatic but I need to say it. I'm home every evening with my wife and three kids and I feel completely alone. Like they're all doing their thing and I'm just... existi
Turning 45 next month and I'm having actual panic about it. Doing the math on my life, wondering if I've accomplished enough, if I'm a good enough dad, if my kids will remember me
Like I'll think about something once and then my brain just loops it for HOURS. Yesterday I couldn't stop thinking about how I pronounced a word wrong in a meeting 8 months ago. No
My 4yo spilled juice on the kitchen floor yesterday and I absolutely lost it. Like, yelling, storming off the kind of lost it. My wife looked at me like I'd grown a second head. I
Spent two years off medication thinking I had it figured out. Turns out I didn't. Started Zoloft again last week and already feel different - clearer, more patient, less like I'm w
Been through 3 therapists in the past 2 years and finally found someone who doesn't try to fix everything in one session or tell me "just be present for your kids." She's a woman,
I told her I think I have depression. Not just general stress or dad fatigue, but like actual depression that's been going on for almost a year. She cried, asked why I didn't tell
Posted back in January about using beer as my coping mechanism and y'all gave real talk. I'm not gonna lie and say I'm cured or whatever, but I've been sober for 3 months now. Foun
Anyone else using the Headspace dad collection? Got a year subscription when I was feeling frazzled about becoming a first-time parent (baby's 4 months now). Honestly the one on sl
Tried Headspace for a month and it was okay but kinda expensive. Switched to Insight Timer (free version) and actually prefer it. The teacher voice matters more than I thought - so
I've always been the "I can handle it" guy. Don't ask questions, don't burden people, just push through. My therapist says this is a problem (shocking, I know) and that I need to p
She's been home for parental leave (we have a 5 month old) and now she's back full-time. I'm doing the daycare pickup/dropoff thing, making dinner, handling bedtime solo most night
Youngest started kindergarten last month and oldest is now in 3rd grade. And now I have like 6 hours a day to myself. Sounds great right? Except I'm using it to sit in my car in pa
Not helpful lol. He's old school, thinks you just work through it. But at least I said it out loud to someone I'm related to which feels like something. Has anyone else had to basi
Started on 10mg about 6 weeks ago for anxiety and depression. First two weeks were rough—nausea, weird dreams, felt kind of numb. But honestly? After that adjustment period, it's l
Looking to join something in the San Francisco area. Not really vibing with the general parenting groups because they feel very mom-focused. Want something specifically for dads de