<r><FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>Hi there,<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>I’ve been dealing lately with mood swings that seem to come from my daily responsibilities of being a parent. My daughter is 2 and a half and we are expecting our second child in August. I guess that having a second child also adds another layer of stress and anxiety to my current state. <e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>Don’t get me wrong, I love my daughter, I would do anything for her, and I am happy to have a second child (a boy this time!). However, being an anxious person by nature, I found that my general level on anxiety has increased since being a parent. It seems that I have to be on stand-by 24/7, I cannot turn my mind off of it. It seems illness is always just around the corner, ready to strike. Or it’s disciplining a toddler that takes the most part. Or it’s the daily logistics of preparing meals, doing laundry and other chores around the house, bedtime routine that seems to drag because my daughter tries to delay her bedtime as much as she can. <e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>I’ve decided to start psychotherapy to help me with my anxious thoughts and general level of “not-so-happy-being-a-parent”. Hopefully this will help. I don’t want this state of daddy blues to deteriorate.<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>Any other dads (and moms) have been through such a phase? It’s not a hormone issue for me, it’s a cognitive issue. How did you get out of it? <e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>I am starting to think that the baby and toddler phases aren’t for me. I’m not cut for it. Maybe I’ll feel more in my ‘zone’ when they are older. I don’t know!<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<SIZE size="3"><s><SIZE size="125"></s><FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>J<e></e></FONT><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><e></SIZE></e></SIZE></r>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>I’ve been dealing lately with mood swings that seem to come from my daily responsibilities of being a parent. My daughter is 2 and a half and we are expecting our second child in August. I guess that having a second child also adds another layer of stress and anxiety to my current state. <e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>Don’t get me wrong, I love my daughter, I would do anything for her, and I am happy to have a second child (a boy this time!). However, being an anxious person by nature, I found that my general level on anxiety has increased since being a parent. It seems that I have to be on stand-by 24/7, I cannot turn my mind off of it. It seems illness is always just around the corner, ready to strike. Or it’s disciplining a toddler that takes the most part. Or it’s the daily logistics of preparing meals, doing laundry and other chores around the house, bedtime routine that seems to drag because my daughter tries to delay her bedtime as much as she can. <e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>I’ve decided to start psychotherapy to help me with my anxious thoughts and general level of “not-so-happy-being-a-parent”. Hopefully this will help. I don’t want this state of daddy blues to deteriorate.<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>Any other dads (and moms) have been through such a phase? It’s not a hormone issue for me, it’s a cognitive issue. How did you get out of it? <e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>I am starting to think that the baby and toddler phases aren’t for me. I’m not cut for it. Maybe I’ll feel more in my ‘zone’ when they are older. I don’t know!<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<SIZE size="3"><s><SIZE size="125"></s><FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>J<e></e></FONT><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><e></SIZE></e></SIZE></r>