Panic attack at the grocery store lol
Had my second one last week. First time was at work and I thought I was having a heart attack. Went to urgent care - totally fine. But now I'm anxious about having another one and
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Had my second one last week. First time was at work and I thought I was having a heart attack. Went to urgent care - totally fine. But now I'm anxious about having another one and
Serious question. If I told my brother I was struggling with anxiety or depression, he'd probably make a joke and change the subject. My dad would tell me to "toughen up." My frien
My 6-year-old started first grade last week and I've been a complete mess. Keep refreshing the school's parent portal like 20 times a day, texting my wife questions about whether h
Three of my closest friends moved away for work in the past year. My wife has her book club and friend group but I don't really have that. Work friends are fine but we don't talk a
So I'm physically there but mentally checked out like 60% of the time. Thinking about work emails, bills, whatever. My 7yo was telling me about his day yesterday and I realized I h
I've been struggling with postpartum depression since our twins were born 8 months ago and my brain keeps telling me I'm failing. I'm not engaged enough, I'm not patient enough, I'
We're fine financially—good jobs, no crazy debt—but I can't shut off the anxiety about money. I lie awake thinking about medical bills, college funds, what if I lose my job. My wif
My wife asked if I wanted to talk about why I've been distant lately and I just said "I'm fine" and changed the subject. I'm clearly not fine. I'm anxious about money, about being
My 5yo spilled juice on the kitchen floor this morning and I absolutely lost it. Started yelling, which I never do. My wife looked at me like I'd grown a second head. Thing is, I K
I've been at my company 8 years and they're good people, but I've been battling pretty bad anxiety for the past 6 months and some days I call in because I just can't face the offic
Been a SAHD for 18 months and I'm fried. Like completely cooked. My oldest is 4, youngest is 15 months. I love them but I am bone-tired and tired of being touched and tired of maki
This might sound weird but I feel so isolated. I'm with my kids all day, my wife every night, coworkers all day at work. But I don't have actual friendships anymore? Most of my bud
That was... a wake-up call. I don't think I have a drinking problem but I definitely use it to decompress and honestly to avoid dealing with my depression. Glass of wine or two aft
My daughter asked me to play with her yesterday and I was on my phone scrolling news. Just... mindlessly scrolling. She asked twice and I said "in a minute" and then the moment pas
Been posting here for like 2 years lurking mostly, but I finally opened up about my anxiety and got recommendations to try the Tuesday night group meet-up downtown. Combined that w
We were driving to school and he was being loud, typical kid stuff, and I snapped at him. Then he goes "Dad why are you always mad?" and I had to pull over because I literally coul
I snapped at my kids yesterday over spilled juice. JUICE. And immediately felt like the worst parent ever. I'm not a yeller by nature but lately I've been so on edge that tiny thin
Our daughter is 6 weeks old and I've been having these awful intrusive thoughts where I imagine something bad happening to her. I know they're just thoughts but they feel so real a
Never thought this would be me. Wife was the one who had it after kid 1, so I thought I was immune or something. But man, three weeks in and I'm feeling that heavy numbness. Can't
My insurance is weirdly specific and the few places I've called are booked out until next year. Would prefer someone who actually gets the dad thing—not just parenting in general.