Sending support and strength to help you master it through, Muji.

You’re an excellent teacher and dedicated. The fact that you have stayed so devoted to teaching even in the face of PTSD and trauma is so inspiring. You are an example to everyone and give us hope that desire our trauma we can still live and pursuit our crafts, careers and dreams while living with the challenges of PTSD.

Lots of support and hugs Muji. I believe in you

You can do this muji. You’ve faced much worse and come through..that said though, gotta admire your ability to keep on keeping on. Good luck.

You Got this Muji!

Let your students energize you, they all decided to take your class and want to learn from you. They look up to you already. You teach about Death and Dying, right? If you get tired, let them have a discussion on the topics. As a student myself, I always love an opportunity to explore course concepts further through discussion. You are such a great professor. That's why you've been teaching for so long. You don't have to prove anything to anybody! Go you!

Big hug Muji….. Sending support and some extra energy..... I hope that you have a good and peaceful day.....xo

Muji - sending support your way. I hope you find the energy and willpower to teach the classes today. Best of luck!

U can do it muji. Does sound like a long day. Good luck.

Teaching can be VERY stressful with a lot on our plates.... knowing you have said it's going to be a long day and you don't tend to sleep well at night (mentioned in previous posts), hopefully tomorrow will let you have some time for a nap!

If possible, try to walk outside to energize yourself. The sun and exercise will be good for your brain and spirits. :)

You students will benefit the most from the sacrifices you make to teach them. They will look back with very much appreciation for the contributions you made to their education.

God Bless you my cl friend. Stay focused. The goal is near!

Sending out thoughts and prayers for energy and strength. Hang in there.

Sending lots of support and prayers to you! You can do this! We all have faith in you!

NINE people gave me the support I when I asked for it! I'm so grateful y'all. I needed it. I was already spooked about tonight's class. Then I found out before class that two of my new students had reported me to administration. I had done a no-no because I emailed my syllabus directly to them rather than posting it on the college Brightspace website.


I know, sounds dumb, right? After all, they got the syllabus early on in this semester's course, and that's the point right?

Wrong. Two administrators got on my case today before class. They printed off two messages saying and taped them to my college office door.
The notes said that they were that upset about how I sent the syllabus.

I uploaded the syllabus to the college website and went to class. Before tonight's 3 hour class had even started, then, I really didn't feel like my students' most popular teacher on the one hand. Nor did I feel like administration's favorite employee on the other double. I felt double bummed out before even I began teaching tonight's assigned textbook material.


To find a way to start class for 3 hours, rather than pretend everything was fine I decided to say I felt bummed out. I asked the two students who spoke to administration to explain why. It wasn't just me challenging them, I really wanted to listen to their reasoning. What was it that they cared so much whether they got the syllabus from me by email?


I'm glad I asked that question directly. It turned out I didn't understand caring their about that that so much because in fact they didn't care. There was nothing to understand. They told me that it was an administrator who had gone out of their way to them to ask them for information about my class.

I've never met this administrator, and this administrator doesn't know me, so I don't know why they went to my students like that. All I know is that after asking my students a direct question, it became clear. Complaining about how they got the syllabus from me wasn't the students' own idea. I could go on and trust them and teach tonight's class.

I gave the two students my email address. I said it's ok if they tell administration anything administration asks them about me again next week. But, I said, they could also email me directly themselves, as well. It was their choice of options.


That said, was able to let it go. I went on to teach a decent enough class for 3 hours. Then I came home overjoyed to see all of your supportive posts on this thread.

I can't control administrators and don't know why one went out of their way to my students that way. I just know it turned out that it had nothing to do with me, and it had nothing to do with my students.


It was motivated by some workplace office politics I'm not aware of. It felt good tonight to let those students know they could be direct with me in the future. It's their choice, just like I was direct with them about it in class tonight. That's all a person can do.


I'm glad I didn't obsess about all of this too much.
Instead, because of having you all from DS PTSD to turn to, I addressed it posting here first and then bringing it up at the start of class next. Your directness restored direct communication between me and my students, too, tonight.


Thanks for the support for me here. I'm really grateful.

Oh Muji, so sorry that admin has set you up with that schedule and questioned/manipulated students. I agree with so many of the earlier replies. You will get through this, and we will be here to support you all the way. You have a resiliency and inner strength that will take you through this very challenging semester. Yesterday was OT & PT day, with an added complication for them as the ortho has added a third prescription due to an elbow fracture. Was too worn out to go to DS. Hugs.

You can do it!!! So Proud of all that you have accomplish.

I’m rooting for you muji. When possible, take a nap. And try to put the full day part of it out of your mind. I know easier said than done but I find the dread of a long day is actually worse than the day itself.

Yes, naps, soul! Something that simple really helps. I got to take a key one on Thursday that really restored me with some rest after teaching all day and into the night Wednesday. Thank God It's Friday now--TGIF for real! :-)