- 7 years ago
#25981
Are there daddies participating here who manage depression in their own lives?
If yes, I would appreciate learning from your experience.
I'm concerned that the fatigue of depression has the potential to make me insensitive to little needs. Especially that my own exhaustion might cause me to miss the signals of her transitioning to little space. Which would be upsetting to her and bad for us both.
I don't mean all the time. But, you know. You have downs and ups, where much of the time you're doing fine, but other times you struggle to put one foot in front of the other, or lift the fork from plate to mouth.
I want to be a good daddy. I'm wondering if it's not a lifestyle I should commit to.
Which would be sad, for me, because the love and rewards of a happy relationship are of course among the best medicines possible for depression.
Thoughts?
If yes, I would appreciate learning from your experience.
I'm concerned that the fatigue of depression has the potential to make me insensitive to little needs. Especially that my own exhaustion might cause me to miss the signals of her transitioning to little space. Which would be upsetting to her and bad for us both.
I don't mean all the time. But, you know. You have downs and ups, where much of the time you're doing fine, but other times you struggle to put one foot in front of the other, or lift the fork from plate to mouth.
I want to be a good daddy. I'm wondering if it's not a lifestyle I should commit to.
Which would be sad, for me, because the love and rewards of a happy relationship are of course among the best medicines possible for depression.
Thoughts?