Hi there,
Not sure if I've posted in the right place.
I've been teaching for just over 10 years, part time for four. I suffer from depression and anxiety. I'm finding it increasingly hard to function and am signed off work at the moment.
I feel like I'm doing a rubbish job of teaching and that for my mental health things would be a lot better for everyone if I could just STOP work.
But - we can't afford it. We need my wage.
I feel so trapped and unhappy and I fear that if I keep on trying to spread myself so thin then I'm heading for serious trouble like a breakdown.
Does anybody know anything about stopping work for mental health reasons - is there some sort of integral health cover as part of the job? Or early retirement?!
I'm at my wits end here and really need to do something rather than blundering on and waiting for an inevitable and spectacular crash.
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Can't cope anymore - what are my options?
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Empross76 · 22/05/2013 11:49
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