Sorry, could have put this in the bullying section but it seems very quiet over there and I’m hoping for a bit more traffic here…
dd14 has been bullied in varying forms throughout secondary. It had calmed down a lot in the last year and she tries hard just to focus on doing what she needs to do and getting through the day (ignoring the continuous barbed comments). She has a couple of hobbies outside of school that help her enormously. She likes the teachers & her work and doesn’t want to move (other options are real sink schools so she’s right to try to stay put). However, I’m actually asking about tips for helping me cope. I try so hard to listen, be there and take on as much of the emotional stress from her as I can but I’m starting to cease properly functioning during the day because I’m worrying so much about her and preparing myself for trying to prop her up in the evening… anyone else struggle with this? She is obviously the priority and has no idea how stressed and anxious I’m feeling before anyone wants to tell me how awful I am.☹️