Am Not Coping

Hi @Sam3 . How was your first week on the new job? You have been quiet lately. Although I have been too, so may have missed any updates from you. Did you end up going with the increased dosage of meds as recommended by your psychiatrist? And if so, are you handling the change okay? Must be difficult dealing with that at the same time as starting a new job.

Sherry 🌺

Yes @Sam3 How are you?

I am feeling better than I have for this week I had a lovely trip into town by Vline which is smooth and much more pleasant than the rackety metro trains. Choir was great. We are doing a major passion that I have done a few times, so at least now it is a bit familiar. I also felt good socially. Good to have something to get my teeth in. I am chewing thru a lot of music.

It is sometimes great to stand on the side and watch others, quietly basking in good vibes.

@Snowie you have been missed, and we love having you back

@Zoe7 you are giving us hope. The ups and downs, the shades and colours.

Thanks @Sam3 @Appleblossom It is a good feeling to be back at work and to be doing so well there. The staff and students are certainly making it a lot easier for me to fit in and to do the job

Not feeling well this morning but need to get myself moving and ready for work. Hoping the day goes quickly and I get through it okay. I am with the same class for most of the day so that will make it easier.

Hope you have a good day at work yourself @Sam3 I know you are finding parts of the new job challenging but hoping that eases a bit for you as you get more used to the workplace.

@Zoe7

At least it is easier to prod ourselves along if the overall environment is a good one. Not all groups, jobs, schools are the same ....

I had a great day at the zoo today.

Cheers ALL

@Faith-and-Hope @Appleblossom @Former-Member @Sam3 @Snowie @Former-Member @Sans911 @Shaz51 @MDT @TAB @BlueBay @Teej @CheerBear @eth and all following along...

A really hard day today as I still had a headache which started yesterday. By this afternoon I was feeling quite nauseous as well but I got through. The day did seem to go pretty quickly as I was super busy all day - that is the kind of day I like - being busy and feeling useful. I am glad to be home though today so I can lay down soon and relax. I didn't drink enough water today so that would have contributed to me not feeling so good still.

Tomorrow is a longer day at work with planning after school in grade groups. I feel a bit like a 3rd wheel in those sessions though as I am not really attached to any grade but spend a lot of time with the 4/5s so will probably join that team.

I have made a GP appointment for Wednesday so can get that back on track - it has been a few weeks now since I have seen her and need a new script for one of my night meds. I ran out a couple of days ago - that may be contributing to my headache - hadn't really thought about that until now

Despite me not feeling well there were some wins with the kids. One of the boys that doesn't do much work I sat with and he wrote quite a bit - that was a huge win. He is a lovely kid but can be quite destructve in the classroom when he gets angry - luckily we haven't seen that side of him so far this year. As you can probably tell I have a soft spot for him already - he makes me laugh - he is quite humourous and he is a great drawer - so he has a lot going for him. Will see how he reacts next week when I work with him for maths though as he doesn't like maths - I think because he finds it hard so some one on one work will hopefully give him a little more confidence.

Hope everyone has had an okay day in whatever you have all been doing. It is lovely to be able to come here and update you all on my day and I really appreciate all the supports and posts - thank you to everyone for the ongoing support

@Appleblossom So glad you had a great day at the zoo today. ...and yes it really does help when the environment we are working in is supportive and encouraging

@Zoe7

Pity about the headache, but maybe it is the med running out ...

Today I witnessed an experiment being set up. Fascinating.

I love Science and setting up experiments @Appleblossom and the kids generally love the more hands on work in that subject. We do some maths and then science in the class I am with on Mondays so it is an enjoyable day (when I am well).

@MDT I do like this particular boy but he struggles with maths so I will spend some time with him next week to help him through it - hopefully that one on one will really help him. It is hard sometimes when a new concept is introduced to get around everyone that isn't quite getting it but with 2 of us there we can get to more people than usual so that is a good thing.