Teacher is a noble profession right? And this profession is not easy job.
Teachers’ like me are also front lines of depression and stress. Most of the teachers are suffering stress and depression.
How can we help that kind of issue now? But before we will start to solve that problem let’s start discussing this problem.
Source Image
What is stress?
Stress is motivates you. But it’s bad if it wears you down. Stress can cause changes in your body that affect all your emotion, physical fit, mental and emotional health.
In psychology, stress is a feeling of strain and pressure. Also, this is one type of psychological pain. Small amount of stress may be desired, beneficial and even healthy. (Source: Wikipedia.com)
What is depression?
Depression is a common and serious made illness that negatively affects your feel the way you think and how you act. (Source: American, psychiatric association)
Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home. (Source: American, psychiatric association)
This are the common signs of stress and depression.
Problem with memory
Problem of concentrating
Feeling angry
Feeling nervous in oral recitation
The face is sad
Puffy eyes
Haggard face
Feeling empty
Trouble with memory
Feeling that they overcome difficulties in life
Thoughts of suicide
Teacher @grace28 answer: whenever you feel sad a lot of the time but there are other factor too depending on the severity.
You can have anxiety, lack of sleep, drastic weight gain or loss from change in appetite, mood swings. Crying, or even sadness, feel sad for no reason.
http://laoblogger.com/clipart-stressed-out.html
Why teachers get stress? This are the reason and their answer.
(Survey to my co-teacher)
too much work to do
limited time making test paper
making lesson plan every week
when the student can’t attend the knowledge will
they are stress because of loans
Making IM’s Instructional materials
Child different behaviour ( you need more patience )
How to handle your stress or how to reducing your stress and depression?
Take care of yourself
Just enjoy the problem don’t close your mind and heart to your friends.
Get the stress out with your family
Manage your emotion
Sleep wisely
Drink and eat a lot
Incorporate your mind with positive thought
Avoid negative mind
Self-counselling
Always find someone to talked
Open your problem to the phycology
Be open minded
http://fitnessbright.com/stress-management-handle-stress-healthily/
Don’t let depression and stress will lead you, instead love it and enjoy it!!
Thank you so much. Please follow me @joannbangs.
Hi! I am a robot. I just upvoted you! I found similar content that readers might be interested in:
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression
I post it because this is reality. most teacher feel stress in their work.... one of my source is https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression. Thank you so much @cheetah