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Left my job to be the primary caregiver and while I'm grateful for the time with my kids it's been really isolating. My wife works long hours and all my friends still have their jo
Last year was rough. I wasn't present for my kids, snapped at them over nothing, just went through the motions. Now that I'm on meds and feeling better I look back and feel so guil
Been going for about 6 weeks now and I'm noticing real changes. Therapist helped me see that a lot of my stress comes from trying to be perfect all the time. Been able to say no to
I can't stop thinking about everything that could go wrong. School shootings, climate change, economy crashing, them not being able to afford college. It's 3am and I'm lying awake
This might sound weird but I feel really isolated even though I have a wife, three kids, and a decent job. Like nobody really gets me or what I'm going through. Most of my friends
I've been dealing with some pretty intense anxiety lately and it's mostly centered around whether I'm screwing up my kids. Like I'll have a normal day with them and then at night I
Honestly wasn't sure if I should do it but my wife encouraged me and I finally made an appointment last week. Had my first session yesterday and it was way less weird than I expect
Going through a rough stretch with depression and I feel like I'm going through the motions with my wife and kids. Like I'm physically there but mentally I'm somewhere else and I f
My therapist keeps asking me about my childhood and my relationship with my dad but I don't see how that helps with the fact that I'm struggling to get out of bed most mornings. I'
My kids are in school all day, wife works from the office, and I work from home. I realized today that I haven't had a real conversation with another adult in like 4 days besides m
Started getting these crazy anxiety episodes whenever I'm driving on the highway. My heart starts racing and I feel like I can't breathe. It's gotten so bad that I've been avoiding
Doc prescribed me sertraline yesterday and I'm reading all these side effects and reviews online and freaking myself out. I don't want to be a zombie. I don't want to lose my sex d
This might sound weird but I feel more alone now than before. Have two kids, married, but I'm isolated. Can't go out with friends, can't do my hobbies, everyone else is busy with t
Finally made an appointment after my wife said I needed help. Been dealing with depression on and off for years but thought I could just push through. First session was awkward. Th
I have this constant low level panic that something bad is going to happen to my kids. Check on them at night multiple times even after they're asleep. My wife says I'm being paran
I started taking 30 minutes every other morning to go to the gym before anyone wakes up. I was feeling guilty about it like I should be doing family stuff instead. My therapist poi
Work, home, repeat. I have friends but I never reach out first and eventually they stop trying. The weekends when my kids are with their mom are the worst. I just sit in my apartme
Been on them for about 6 weeks now and the fog is lifting. Not gonna lie, I was scared to admit I needed help. There's still that voice saying real men don't need pills but I'm try
Anyone else get that crushing feeling where you wonder if you're screwing up your kids? I replay conversations in my head where I got frustrated or snapped at them. My therapist sa
Some days I just feel empty and irritable. My kids want to play with me and I'm sitting on the couch scrolling mindlessly because I have no energy. Then I feel guilty which makes t