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My daughter had a rough school year, lots of concerns about her social anxiety, and everyone was checking in on her constantly. Rightfully so. But nobody once asked how I was handl
Our second kid was born 6 weeks ago and I feel horrible. I know that sounds dramatic but I'm not joking. I'm not bonding with the baby the way I did with our first. I feel trapped
My 5yo was having a full tantrum at the grocery store and instead of handling it I basically froze and just left her in the cart while I went to get what we needed. Looking back th
Not an ad or whatever but genuinely surprised by how much I'm using it. Has specific meditations for parents/stress and some are literally like 5 minutes so I can do them during my
Was having a really dark day last Thursday. Not suicidal but just... done. Called in to work, told my wife I needed the day, and honestly just sat in my car at a park for a couple
Been working with my therapist on anger management (specifically not yelling at my kids when I'm frustrated) and I managed a whole week without losing my cool. Had moments where I
Feel like I'm always googling symptoms or checking my pulse. My 3-year-old bumped my head and now I'm convinced I have a concussion. Last week it was my back pain = early heart dis
That hit different. I didn't even realize I was being that obvious about my depression until my kid called it out. He asked if he did something wrong and my heart just broke. Made
6yo walked in on me in the garage yesterday while I was having what I'd call a breakdown. Nothing specific happened, just a wave of everything hitting at once. He asked if I was ok
I snapped at my 4yo this morning because she wanted cereal instead of toast. Like actually yelled. She didn't do anything wrong. I feel like garbage about it now but I can't figure
Genuinely asking. My wife's always like 'we need to communicate' and I'm just like... I already told you I'm fine? Why do I need to explain my emotions for 45 minutes? I get that s
Took three personal days last month and told my boss it was for mental health reasons. Didn't elaborate. Spent two days just... existing. Played video games, went on walks, didn't
Saturday morning, standing on the sidelines watching my 6yo play, and suddenly I'm sweating, my heart's racing, can't catch my breath. Had to walk away, sat in the car for 15 mins.
Been seeing a therapist for 3 weeks now after my wife basically dragged me to find someone. First two sessions I just sat there not talking much, very defensive. But last Wednesday
Was scheduling my calendar and it hit me - no actual friend hangouts in like 12 months. Just work, kids, home, repeat. We moved to the burbs 2 years ago when our son was born and I
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