teacher

The short version is that, AGAIN, I am on our sofa, with no energy to do anything, feeling stomach cramps, sore neck/head, anxiety, and guilty about the stack of things to do.

The longer version is that I am:
A high school #Teacher
In her 50s
#Menopausal
With #Asthma , #Anxiety , #BilateralHearingLoss , probable #IBS ,oh, and very likely #UndiagnosedADHD as well.
Mother to a young autistic daughter.

Not looking for sympathy,just saying that this is what is going on with me.
I have also come through lockdown teaching, major house renovations and a bout of Covid 6 weeks ago.
ALL of which,yes,could have had a lasting or chronic effect.

But, what the actual hell do I do? I have obligations as a teacher, colleague, mother, wife, bill-payer that cannot be ignored: but I am rarely able to get near the bottom of them (or scrape much off the top, frankly.)

I am also crap at self-care routines, but I appreciate any kind of advice on how to get back to the strong, able person I USED to be.

In the stillness of the morning
When I lie there in my bed
Sleeping deeply, snoring
When alarms sound near my head.

Day is dawning, so I scramble
Everything must now be done
And my thoughts begin to ramble
Today's chaos has begun.

Have my lessons all been planned?
Is there time to work ahead?
Do I need last-minute scans
Or parent emails instead?

And so quickly the day passes
From one moment to the next.
Always flying through the classes,
A gift I didn't expect.

#MightyPoets #Teacher #Anxiety

The teacher I work with is a fantastic teacher, she's still young, yet quite mature, warm and loving. She's very supportive of me and I feel grateful to work with such a wonderful lady. She is also a model, so I thought this earring stand just personifies her beauty and grace. #ArtTherapy #Teacher #recognition #blessing #Work

I’ve not really been on this for a while - it’s been a busy few months with being back at school.

I’ve gone back to uni to study Italian, and I’m absolutely loving it! It’s my form of self-care i guess… as weird as that may sound.

I saw loads of really nice comments on my last post. It’s something I was thinking of posting for a while, so thank you!

A big update - I’m now sertraline and propranolol free! I’ve been off them for a few months now, but I’ll be forever grateful for how much they helped me (as horrible as sertraline made me feel to begin with, it - along with CBT - changed my life). Definitely don’t miss the withdrawal migraines from them!

Work has been crazy. Things are changing almost every day but I’m learning to control my stress levels better now. It also helps that a Starbucks has opened literally 2 minutes away from school…. 👀

I’m trying to use the more as I actually feel writing down my thoughts to be quite therapeutic - am I right?!

#Antidepressants #Sertraline #COVID19 #Teacher #Anxiety #Depression #Stress #MentalHealth #Recovery #CBT