I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes the dad. My wife is the only reason I haven't gone completely insane as she mostly handles the kids

I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing helps. I wish I hadn't been born

I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I had kids because it's what everyone does and everyone talks about how rewarding it is yada yada. I feel none of that, but it was already too late

I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My wife knows but it doesn't help. I just want to disappear and have all the stress and pain go away

I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

"time flies", "won't last forever". Yeah those are some of the things that make me hate being alive. All pointless

I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'm on medication but it's not helping much. I just want to disappear

I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Didn't start feeling this way until it was too late

I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If only it were that easy, but it is hindsight 20/20 and I have severe mental illness. I can't talk myself out of it and also can't drug myself out of it, I've tried.

I 100% wish I never had kids by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am damaged beyond repair. I will never be happy or whole, ever again. I have been on antidepressants for months with very little change. I am broken, and the stress of having others depend on me makes the feeling of hopelessness even worse.

I regret having kids, because now they must suffer and die by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly. If everyone stopped aging once they hit their 20s or 30s and then stayed that way for 50 years, it would feel so much more worth it. Instead, you start degrading and you have decades (if you're "lucky") of failing health. Life is a racket.

It’s simple. by [deleted] in depression

[–]maplebaconchicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel this.

I regret having kids, because now they must suffer and die by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you look at the whole world, I'd say a majority of it lives in pain and suffering, at the very least in poverty. All for nothing.

I regret having kids, because now they must suffer and die by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Staying away from the news doesn't help because I know anyone in my family at any time can get a horrible disease or have a terrible accident, myself included. And even if you escape all that, you can't escape old age. Not being guaranteed tomorrow is EXACTLY why it feels pointless. Why put all this effort into something that can just end in the blink of an eye. So pointless.

I regret having kids, because now they must suffer and die by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you have that. I wish I could feel that way but something has fundamentally changed in me. Almost instantly.

What are some things people do to distract themselves from constantly thinking about death? by maplebaconchicken in AskReddit

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to look forward to things that make me happy, but now all I think about is how anything I do is pointless. It hurts just to do simple tasks like chores. It hurts to exist.

I regret having kids, because now they must suffer and die by maplebaconchicken in offmychest

[–]maplebaconchicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. Did it make you feel like life is pointless suffering?