New dad tips with anxiety/depression?
Been on this sub reddit for a while now while we were preparing for the arrival of my little girl but just now posting for the first time. I’m a 25 year old father. When I tell you I felt prepared for this to the max I truly mean it but now that she’s here I get scared about every little thing. My brain is in constant go mode all the time, it doesn’t stop as hard as I try. I worry about her health, whether i’m doing things right, her future, if i’ll be a better father than my own dad was. Literally everything you can imagine. I’ve never been the depressed type, I’ve always felt like i’m the type of person that can be good at anything as long as I put my mind to it but this is just different. I feel scared. She’s 2 months old in a week and it hasn’t gotten any better. I find myself thinking if I made the right choice bringing her into this world and just having that thought in my head makes me more sad. I try my best to hide it from my partner because I know she’s going through so much more than me right now but she knows me too well and knows when i’m not being myself. Any dads go through the same feelings? How did you manage it and when did it get better?