Mental Health Thread

[Ascendingthethrone]

Sometimes things come on your path on the right time. Try to find out what you like to do for a living (other than teaching) Maybe there's a great job opportunity near the area you´re planning to move. Hope things work out well man!

Cheers, mate!

 

[Mosh]

Thanks for the response, @MindRuler. I’m glad you managed to get out and find something better.

My frustration is that I work across 3 schools and the behaviour varies across them. One of my schools has excellent behaviour and I just want to be there all week (not realistic).

I have spent over a decade now working in schools in ‘challenging areas’. I have always been about giving kids access to music that they wouldn’t be able to afford. However the kids need to have firm and clear boundaries. They need them. We are failing them if we don’t give them this.

Sorry to hear it. I work the exact same job and similar circumstances. It's rough sometimes even though I believe we are providing something of very high value.

 

[Saapanael]

One thing I hate is when I get fixated on people I don’t like. And then I start to generate that into types of people I don’t like. I’ve wanted so much to become stronger but I’m clearly still fragile. Big gatherings, large masses of people are usually not my thing, but sometimes you have to get out there between the people. And then there’s all this noise coming at you from all sides, people telling you what to do and how to be, it drives me nuts. I’ve done enough to know how I need to be, and no one (unless they know me down to the bits) has the right to correct me on that. It hurts when these are people you’ve known for a long time, and wish they’d already caught the essence of you, but still keep treating you like you’re somebody else. Lately I’ve had so much negative energy from different people, I can’t deal with it anymore. I acknowledge there’s also been positive energy, from one coworker in particular, but the narcissistic assholes get to me. I wish I could ignore them but they get to me.

 

[Black Abyss Babe]

One thing I hate is when I get fixated on people I don’t like. And then I start to generate that into types of people I don’t like. I’ve wanted so much to become stronger but I’m clearly still fragile. Big gatherings, large masses of people are usually not my thing, but sometimes you have to get out there between the people. And then there’s all this noise coming at you from all sides, people telling you what to do and how to be, it drives me nuts. I’ve done enough to know how I need to be, and no one (unless they know me down to the bits) has the right to correct me on that. It hurts when these are people you’ve known for a long time, and wish they’d already caught the essence of you, but still keep treating you like you’re somebody else. Lately I’ve had so much negative energy from different people, I can’t deal with it anymore. I acknowledge there’s also been positive energy, from one coworker in particular, but the narcissistic assholes get to me. I wish I could ignore them but they get to me.

Boundaries, Saap: you've acknowledged that, sadly, it is not possible to completely avoid narcissistic assholes but you've also confidently declared - correctly - that no-one has the right to tell you how you should be. It's not such a massive step from there to refusing to let the narcissistic assholes bother you. One thing I find helpful is to actively pity them for being so pathetic.

Go on Saap - you've got this