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I`m an ESL/EFL teacher **blush**. I`ve talked to a couple of public school teachers who have experienced this before, but not in depth. It`s the stigma of it that worries me with teaching children, particularly where I`m living in Japan. I stopped working (luckily, I was teaching at an "afterschool-school"), so I had more flexibility in making my decision quickly. I`m interested in going back to the public schools; the opportunities are there, especially for a native-speaker teacher in this part of the world, it`s a matter of what I make of it and what I will settle for. I feel like my life has a "to be continued" mark stamped on it right now, seeing as dealing with the adults seems to be my biggest challenge! I`m thinking about volunteering at a library to read to children for now and see how that goes.
What are your plans for right now?
Yes, that is how I feel too. It is the interaction between people that scares me and I believe our fears are real. Life is complicated, isn't it? It is just that we are more aware of the complications than most people are. That is why we often end up self medicating or going to doctors for medications, to slow down the thoughts, and so as not to be so worried about complications that may inevitably come up. My medications are just starting to kick in after four months, and doubling amounts; and I am trying to get myself ready to do more with my life too. I'm not quite there yet. What kind of work do you do?
I am of the attitude that you don`t live to work, you work to live (and I don`t mean just for the paycheck). For me, my choice of career has been something I enjoyed (for the most part), I have a knack for, and with which I could put my heart and efforts into helping people. Now that I`m not working, I miss it and my confidence is shaken somewhat. The ideas and creativity for the job is there, but the overall work environment is intimidating (particularly interaction between coworkers).
What I am afraid of is the thought of trying to go back to it, and not being allowed particularly because of my anxiety disorder. Has anyone else experienced this lately?
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