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I'm sick of helping everyone else!

Kool_kat

I'm a teacher. Just a class teacher, not SLT. At the moment I'm trying to support 2 colleagues going through a hard time. This morning I spent 20 minutes checking in on them. Then I had another colleague come and spend a good 10 minutes moaning at me about things the head teacher has done. Then someone came asking me to help fix their laptop, then someone else wanted me to cover their playground duty. Then the head turned up and asked me to sort another IT problem. 

Not one of those people asked how I am. Not one of them spotted I'd been crying (my eyes were really red so I thought it was obvious). 

I just feel like I'm done with the world. Even my own husband doesn't ever ask if im ok. 

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  • Hi Kool_kat

    I'm sorry to hear you are feeling like this. I really hear you and can feel like this too. Always being there for others and over extending myself in the past - even though I have less to give. I end up giving more and no-one sees the fallout, or checks in when I go quiet. I feel really hurt and struggle to let things go and thoughts go round and round in my head. It can be exhausting. It makes me feel really sad, confused and even more like I'm from a different planet. 

    I know that I need to let go of my people pleasing, perfectionism - but I hope to get there. It's just a day at a time for me.

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  • Hi Kool_kat

    I'm sorry to hear you are feeling like this. I really hear you and can feel like this too. Always being there for others and over extending myself in the past - even though I have less to give. I end up giving more and no-one sees the fallout, or checks in when I go quiet. I feel really hurt and struggle to let things go and thoughts go round and round in my head. It can be exhausting. It makes me feel really sad, confused and even more like I'm from a different planet. 

    I know that I need to let go of my people pleasing, perfectionism - but I hope to get there. It's just a day at a time for me.

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