Anxiety getting worse with age?
I'm 42 and the past couple years my anxiety has been creeping up on me. Little things that never bothered me before now have me spiraling. Checking work emails obsessively, worryin
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I'm 42 and the past couple years my anxiety has been creeping up on me. Little things that never bothered me before now have me spiraling. Checking work emails obsessively, worryin
Had my first real session last week after putting it off for years. Felt really awkward talking about my feelings to a stranger but the therapist was cool about it and didn't make
Told my boss I'm not coming in. Been running on empty for weeks between the kids stuff, work deadlines, and just general burnout. My wife said I seemed on edge all the time. I'm go
This might sound weird but I feel really lonely sometimes. I'm with my kids all day, my wife works, and we're together in the evenings but I still feel this emptiness. I think it's
I've been having some rough mornings lately where I wake up and immediately feel this crushing pressure. I'm the main earner and sometimes I lie in bed thinking about all the ways
I've been dealing with anxiety for years but it's gotten worse since becoming a parent. I find myself being way too protective and it's making my kids anxious too. My 7-year-old is
This is weird to say but I feel really isolated even though I have kids and a wife and I see people at work every day. I think it's because nobody really knows what's going on in m
I yelled at my son yesterday over spilled juice. Just completely lost it for like 30 seconds. He got quiet and his eyes got all watery and I immediately felt like absolute garbage.
My kids want to play with me and I just feel empty. I go through the motions but I'm not really there mentally. The guilt of not being fully present is making the depression worse.
Been having major anxiety lately about money and whether I'm doing enough to support my family. I know we're fine financially but my brain keeps telling me I should be doing more,
My wife seems to have it all together. Works, manages the house, remembers every appointment, never seems stressed. I'm over here losing my mind about whether I packed enough snack
Been having a rough few months. Work stress is killing me and I feel like I'm just going through the motions at home. My kids ask me to play and I'm too tired or cranky. Hate mysel
I love my wife and kids more than anything but man, some nights I just feel isolated. Like nobody really gets what's going on in my head. My buddies mostly just talk about football
Never had major depression before but something shifted when my first kid was born. The panic attacks started about 3 months in. Wife kept saying it was normal dad stuff but it was
Been working 50+ hours a week for the past 2 years because home stuff got heavy and honestly being at work felt easier. My boss loves me, paycheck is great, but my kid barely knows
This is gonna sound weird but I swear whenever life is actually good for a bit I start getting anxious like something bad is about to happen. Work's been solid, kids are healthy, m
I'm at my son's soccer game right now with like 30 other parents and I just feel completely disconnected. Nobody really knows me. At work I crack jokes and everyone thinks I'm fine
Between child support, alimony, mortgage, and just regular bills, I'm drowning. I lie awake at 3am doing math in my head trying to figure out how to make it work. I know I should t
For years I had a wife and kids and a full house. Now on the weeks I don't have the kids, my apartment is silent and it messes with my head. I'm not suicidal or anything but I feel
I thought I had this beat but the last few weeks have been dark. Getting out of bed is hard. Playing with my kids feels like I'm faking it. I called my doctor yesterday but the app