Mental illness is serious. What the OP, and some others, describe in here could be more than just middle-age blues. There are real disorders that have profound impacts on people's lives that can only be treated through the medical system.`
I really urge anyone struggling with significant anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, obsessive or repetitive thoughts to reach out to a doctor.
I've had my own struggles with a significant mental disorder that impacted my life for a very long time until it was properly treated by my family doctor and psychiatrist. I am much happier on medication and seeing a talk therapist than I have ever been in my life, which is far more stable, productive and clear.
I know that for a lot of men there is fear of discrimination for opening up about problems or a general fear about not being enough or for having trivial fears.
Don't let that stop you. The consequences can be too dire.
Please DM me if you want to start a conversation about your mental health.
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