After leaving a flea market I sat in the car while others I was with were shopping. I read your article. Deeply moved by it. I spent an entire life with the kind of stress in the workforce that you talk about. Even in my 50s and early '60s I was commuting an hour to work inner city art classes, massive amounts of prep and work and classroom management. I was constantly using a prescription migraine medication. After retirement which my body was pretty beaten down, it took me a couple years to heal. Happy to say currently, I seldom need the medication. I hike, I walk, I pray, I cope but again I completely understand that kind of stress. You're coping techniques that you speak about in this article would have clearly been a benefit to me had I had that information then. I always felt that teachers mental health is really neglected. Not enough is done for people who work the front lines in this country. As of today more funding has been approved by our Senate in Congress for Ukraine. President zelinski spoke this morning and I made sure I watched. I prayed a long time for a break and whatever brought them to their knees to do the funding is okay with me. I think too, we should always look for a silver lining. Always something there will be that we can be thankful for. It changes the psychology of depression. God bless take care Love your article. Those mashed potatoes must be outstanding.
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After leaving a flea market I sat in the car while others I was with were shopping. I read your article. Deeply moved by it. I spent an entire life with the kind of stress in the workforce that you talk about. Even in my 50s and early '60s I was commuting an hour to work inner city art classes, massive amounts of prep and work and classroom management. I was constantly using a prescription migraine medication. After retirement which my body was pretty beaten down, it took me a couple years to heal. Happy to say currently, I seldom need the medication. I hike, I walk, I pray, I cope but again I completely understand that kind of stress. You're coping techniques that you speak about in this article would have clearly been a benefit to me had I had that information then. I always felt that teachers mental health is really neglected. Not enough is done for people who work the front lines in this country. As of today more funding has been approved by our Senate in Congress for Ukraine. President zelinski spoke this morning and I made sure I watched. I prayed a long time for a break and whatever brought them to their knees to do the funding is okay with me. I think too, we should always look for a silver lining. Always something there will be that we can be thankful for. It changes the psychology of depression. God bless take care Love your article. Those mashed potatoes must be outstanding.