Provisional Teacher Work Stress
So my situation is oddly specific, and it has been weighing on me so hard these past weeks. I have hardly slept and ate, which is highly abnormal for me throughout my stuggles with anxiety and depression. I mention this from the beginning, because I felt like before I started this job, I was on the right track. I was feeling legitimately happy for the first time in years. I had changed to a medication that was working for me, and I was hearing things from friends like, "It was like having the old [me] back!" I had been through a dark period in previous years with my depression that had alienated my friends away. Since then, again, I felt like I was finally on the right track to happiness, which is why I am scared to make changes.
Thus, my situation that has me so stressed out and miserable is that I am a new teacher that is not officially licensed, but I am under a provisional license. I am not in the content area that I bachelored in, and I am stuggling with all of the new teacher issues, such as discipline and planning effective lessons.
Long story short, I feel highly underqualified for my important position, and I feel like I am drowning in expectationa. I hate most of all that the people who love me have to see me go through yet another hard time. Yet I feel stuck. I need advice, and I'm willing to accept any.
@United11
hey there united11,
sorry to hear your going through a tough time. it sounds like your dealing with a lot of uncertainty in your new job and feeling like a big weight on you to get this job perfect, and i undestand that sounds extra challenging with it not being what you specialized in.
It is however amazing that youve started really persuing your career, even if its not perfect now you should be really proud of yourself. We cant offer perfect advice for you as we are not in your situation and would not want to say the wrong things, however sharing your feelings will always be welcome.
I understand you can feel guilty for not being 100% around loved ones, I hated it when my mental health was in the spotlight because family could see me struggling. Struggling is nothing to be ashamed of, your pushing new limits on yourself by taking up this great job! and the skills you learn will push you into work you love and feel confident in.