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My 9yo and 7yo were fighting about a toy for literally 20 minutes this morning and I genuinely lost patience. Sent them to their rooms. Now I feel guilty all day like I'm a bad dad
Every family gathering, work event, whatever - people ask about the kids. "How's soccer going? Getting good grades? Cute new haircut!" And it's all fine, whatever. But I can't reme
Considering asking my doctor about something for the constant background worry. I'm not in crisis or anything but I'm tired of my brain defaulting to "what if something bad happens
Thinking about trying meditation or whatever but I'm skeptical. Does Calm actually help or is it just another thing I'll download, try once, then forget about? Also is it worth the
Never thought I'd tell anyone in my family about this but I texted my brother a few days ago about how I've been struggling since our second kid was born. Instead of judging me or
Admitted to my brother last weekend that I've been dealing with depression and anxiety for like two years. Expected him to tell me to "man up" or whatever. Instead he told me he's
Been putting this off for like 2 years. Kept thinking I could just manage it myself or that it wasn't "bad enough" for meds. Had a panic attack at my son's soccer game last weekend
Been thinking about joining a dad support group or something similar but feels kinda weird? Like would I actually open up to strangers about struggling? Or is it just a bunch of gu
Spent last weekend setting up a little woodworking space and made a birdhouse with my 8yo. First time in like 5 years I've done something just for me (well, with my kid but not par
UPDATE: A few months ago I posted about struggling with anger around bedtime routines with my 5yo. Started doing breathing exercises and honestly? Game changer. I'm not perfect but
Looking for someone in the Seattle area who works with dads specifically and takes insurance. Tried googling but I'm getting overwhelmed by options. Do you start with your regular
She's been gone two weeks. I knew this was coming for months but somehow I wasn't ready. I'm handling the kids fine (6 and 3), keeping the house mostly together, but I feel... empt
My wife makes about 30% more than me and while I'm genuinely happy for her, something in my brain keeps making it about MY value. Like logically I know that's dumb, but the anxiety
Laid off due to "restructuring" at a company I was at for 7 years. First thing I did was panic about how to tell my wife and whether we can make mortgage. Second thing was spiral a
I was so against meds at first. Thought it meant I was weak or broken or whatever. Started at 50mg, now at 100mg. The fog I didn't even realize I was in just... lifted. I'm not sud
This probably sounds stupid but I'm genuinely proud of this. Been working on my anger stuff and last week was the first time in months I got through 7 days without snapping at my k
Looking for something where I can actually talk to other dads about the mental health side of parenting. Not really a "dad jokes and golf" group, more like actual conversations abo
I've always had a temper but it's gotten worse since my daughter was born 18 months ago. Small things set me off - traffic, things not going according to plan, even the way someone
She's been pretty patient with the whole depression thing but the other day she was like "you need to ask me for help instead of just shutting down." And I was like... but what do
Looking for recommendations on meditation apps. My anxiety's been pretty bad lately and a coworker mentioned he uses Calm. Worth the subscription cost? I've got maybe 10 minutes a