Depression isn’t just a feeling. It isn’t a sadness or feeling unmotivated. Well, it is, but it’s not, ya know? It’s sadness, lack of motivation, fatigue. It messes with your adrenal system as your body fights your mind constantly. It’s being malnourished because you haven’t eaten routinely, or well, for a period of time.
After feeling lonely and removed from the world, I feel like I’m part of it again. Finally coming through after a mental breakdown that rocked my world.
The choice to leave education is one that can’t be made lightly, even if it’s not necessarily permanent. It’s one I’m making for the benefit of myself, because my family deserves the best of me. I’m making this choice, so maybe I can choose to come back to the classroom and be as passionate and idealistic as I was a decade ago.
For so long, I didn’t realize how the symptoms and lead up to burn out was affecting everything in my world, but as I’ve reached a new burnout I can see clearly how much has changed.
I’ve found myself in an emotional burnout lately, an emotional hangover if you will. After a week on an emotional roller coaster, I’m finally acknowledging that I have to actively practice self-care.
Birthdays have a way of making you reflect; This year, and others, has me in a small state of identity crisis. Who do I want to be?
Self-care routines are easy to let slide, especially when you feel like there is a thousand other things that need your attention. Sometimes, though, the universe keeps reminding you to take care of yourself.
My son’s participation in the Special Olympics has opened my eyes to how beautiful our life is because of him and what he brings to our family.
I found myself at a crossroads recently, and my mind has been going a million miles an hour since.
What if we could change the internal monologue? The one that gives us a false, usually negative idea of who we are.
