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First time that's happened to me. Woke up with chest tightness, couldn't catch my breath, thought something was physically wrong. Wife convinced me to go to urgent care—they said i
I blow up way too easily at my kids and it's getting worse not better. Last week I threw a plate (not at anyone, but still). My 11yo is getting scared of me and that's when I reali
Been lurking here for months and finally went to a local meeting last Tuesday. Ngl, was super nervous. Thought it'd be weird or too touchy-feely. It was... really good? Just talki
My 6yo daughter has her first school play next month and I'm already getting that chest-tightness thing where I'm catastrophizing about everything. What if I cry? What if she forge
We just had our second kid 3 months ago and honestly I've been pretty checked out. Not sleeping great even when the baby sleeps, zero interest in stuff I used to love, just going t
Been using the Headspace dad meditation pack for like 3 weeks now. Not gonna say it's a miracle worker but the 5-min morning sessions legit help me not be a rage monster before bre
She found a dad group that meets Thursday nights in Denver and keeps bringing it up. Part of me thinks it would help but also I'm terrified of sitting in a circle talking about my
My kids are 4 and 7, and lately I've been waking up at 3am in full panic mode. Not even about anything specific - just a general sense of dread. I lie there for like 2 hours scroll
Every time I go to the park or my kids' school I see these dads who seem so engaged and happy and put-together and I feel like I'm just... existing. Like, they're coaching Little L
Doctor finally agreed with me that my anxiety is not normal and put me on 50mg sertraline. I'm nervous about side effects (anyone else worried about that?) but also relieved that s
My 5yo dropped my phone in the toilet (AGAIN) and my instinct was to absolutely lose my mind. Instead I took three deep breaths, cleaned it off, and calmly explained why we don't t
Got my first appointment done with a therapist my doctor recommended. Spent the whole time talking about how work has been killing me since the twins were born 18 months ago. The t
Like I present as functional and fine but inside I'm constant low-level panic about whether I'm screwing my kids up. Not even about anything specific—just general sense of doing ev
My 6yo started first grade last month and I'm losing it every morning. Not like separation anxiety for him—he's fine. It's me. I get this knot in my stomach at 7:45am and can't sha
I stopped taking my melatonin + occasional ambien about a year ago because I wanted to "beat" my insomnia naturally. lol. That did not work. I'm back to sleeping like 5 hours a nig
Been trying to find a therapist in Denver for 2 months. Everything is booked out 3-4 months. Finally found someone who could take me but they only do evening appointments and with
Was reading news and social media until like 11pm every night, which was keeping my anxiety elevated and destroying my sleep. Started this week - putting phone in another room afte
My wife asked if I could handle bedtime for the kids tonight (6yo, 3yo, and newborn) and I completely messed it up. The toddler had a meltdown, older kid wouldn't get in bed, baby
Took a sick day yesterday without telling her I was taking it for my mental health - I just said I wasn't feeling well. Spent the day alone, went for a long drive, sat in a coffee
I'm a software engineer, was in a meeting with like 20 people. Out of nowhere my chest got tight, hands started shaking, couldn't focus on what anyone was saying. Had to excuse mys