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Anyone else just constantly worried about everything even though you know worrying won't change anything? I'm anxious about my job, money, my kids' health, their future, literally
Feel like the weight of supporting my family is crushing me sometimes. If I mess up at work we could lose our house. If I get sick everything falls apart. My wife is stay at home w
This might sound weird but I feel so alone sometimes even with my wife and kids around. Like nobody really understands what I'm going through. My dad wasn't around much growing up
Made my first therapy appointment today. Took me 2 years of telling myself I could handle the depression on my own. Talked to my wife last week and just broke down. She was so supp
Anyone else terrified that their kids are going to pick up on the fact that you're dealing with anxiety? My oldest asked me yesterday why I was shaking my leg so much at dinner and
Being a dad is amazing but man, nobody talks about how isolated you can feel. My wife has her book club, her friends come over. I go to work and come home. Weekends are kid activit
I get so in my head about things that I snap at them over nothing. Yesterday my son spilled juice and I yelled at him like he'd committed a crime. He just looked at me with this sa
Work sucks, kids are acting out, wife and I barely talk anymore, and I haven't seen any of my friends in months. I know I should reach out but I feel like such a burden. What's the
Been on them for about 3 weeks now and I'm noticing I don't dread getting out of bed anymore. Small thing but it's huge for me. The fog is lifting a little. My doc said it might ta
I have friends, I have a wife, I have kids, but I feel so alone sometimes. Everyone is busy with their own stuff. My friends don't get why I can't just meet up whenever. My wife is
Every time my kids go somewhere without me I catastrophize. What if the car crashes? What if they get kidnapped? I know logically these things are unlikely but my brain won't stop.
Had our second kid four months ago and I've been struggling hard. Everyone asks how my wife is doing but nobody asks me. I feel numb and irritable. I love my kids but I don't feel
I called in sick to work today and just let my kids watch extra TV while I sat in the quiet. I needed it. Not sick physically but mentally I was done. Do other dads do this? I feel
This might sound weird but I feel lonely all the time even though I have a wife, two kids, and we're always doing family stuff. I don't really have friends anymore, all my buddies
Anyone else deal with anxiety that makes you way overprotective of your kids? I can't let my son go to birthday parties without texting the parent constantly. I won't let him ride
Had PPD after my first kid but didn't know what it was, just thought I was tired and unmotivated. This time around I know what to look for and I'm not doing well. Everything feels
Started seeing a therapist 2 months ago for anxiety and general feeling of being overwhelmed. I was skeptical because I'm not really a talk about my feelings guy but honestly it's
Had a rough morning. My 7 year old didn't make the soccer team he wanted and I lost it. Yelled at him because he was upset and not cooperating. Now he's not talking to me. I feel a
Anyone else lie awake at 3am spiraling about whether you're screwing up your kids? I keep thinking about money, their school performance, if they're getting enough exercise. My wif
Wife is visiting her parents for 5 days and I'm handling the kids, house, work. Usually I'm okay but this week the depression is really creeping in. I'm going through the motions,