my wife never understood how I could walk around our 100+ year old house without making a sound.
she brought it up one Christmas and my sister told her, “you know why that is, right? because dad was a light sleeper and would have beat our asses to death if he woke up.”
it really put it in perspective for my wife hearing that from my sister and not just me.
I’m on meds now, and it makes the anxiety manageable.
I have done the same thing, freaks some ppl out being 6’1. Your sister was right too, light sleeper fathers = beating being had, which is an odd thing since that act would wake them up way more then a creaky floor. Glad to hear I’m not alone though. It makes me feel better knowing there are other silent walkers out there :) is the anxiety bad some days?
it used to be. my kids can be loud and I was constantly on edge. it became a problem when I started yelling at them. I realized I was starting to do to them what had happened to me.
After a year of trying I was finally able to get a Dr to prescribe some meds and it’s been so much better. I’m not nearly as jumpy or quick to anger anymore.
feel like I can finally be a better dad than I had.
I’m glad you finally got the help you needed. Shame it took longer then it needed to but ya know how doctors are. You gotta be dying or near death before they wanna help out, I want to change my doctor for that exact reason.
my wife never understood how I could walk around our 100+ year old house without making a sound.
she brought it up one Christmas and my sister told her, “you know why that is, right? because dad was a light sleeper and would have beat our asses to death if he woke up.”
it really put it in perspective for my wife hearing that from my sister and not just me.
I’m on meds now, and it makes the anxiety manageable.
I have done the same thing, freaks some ppl out being 6’1. Your sister was right too, light sleeper fathers = beating being had, which is an odd thing since that act would wake them up way more then a creaky floor. Glad to hear I’m not alone though. It makes me feel better knowing there are other silent walkers out there :) is the anxiety bad some days?
it used to be. my kids can be loud and I was constantly on edge. it became a problem when I started yelling at them. I realized I was starting to do to them what had happened to me.
After a year of trying I was finally able to get a Dr to prescribe some meds and it’s been so much better. I’m not nearly as jumpy or quick to anger anymore.
feel like I can finally be a better dad than I had.
I’m glad you finally got the help you needed. Shame it took longer then it needed to but ya know how doctors are. You gotta be dying or near death before they wanna help out, I want to change my doctor for that exact reason.
I recommend it and hope you can get the support you deserve.
Thanks 😊