How do you handle stress from both sides?

Apr 301 min read

Some days I feel like I'm failing at both. Work is demanding, new management is intense, and I'm expected to be fully present at home for my three kids. By the time I get home I'm drained and my kids need me and my wife needs a break. I snap at the smallest things. I feel guilty about work when I'm home and guilty about missing stuff when I'm at work. Started going to the gym at 5am just to have some me time but then I'm tired all day. How do you guys manage the mental load without losing your mind?

4 comments115 views

Comments(4)

PPedroRegularMay 1

New management changes everything. The intensity you're feeling at work is temporary but it can make the home stress feel worse. Can you set any boundaries with work time?

KKevinRegularApr 30

Some weeks it's just about survival mode. You're not failing at either, you're just managing competing priorities. That's all any of us are doing.

JJosh M.RegularApr 30

How long have you been with the new management? Sometimes it takes a few months before you figure out what they actually care about versus what feels urgent.

BBrandonRegularMay 1

That pulling-in-two-directions feeling is real. I went through it hard when I first started co-parenting between two houses. The honest truth is you're probably doing better than you think at both.