u/mundanehistorian_28

I left teaching after three years. I have legitimate trauma and flashbacks that I am working on in therapy. However, I can't just not have an income even with my savings.

I am on medications, in therapy, workout, all of that stuff. But none of it is helping. I can't even get a break from work, it was immediately into job hunting. I am so grateful I've had five interveiws in the past week but those are also exhausting. I am just ready to hide in a hole in some remote island and never come back.

I just want to breathe and frankly, I don't know how after teaching. Any advice is appreciated.

Edit: my spouse makes enough to cover rent and groceries but I also have loans to pay off and stuff so I can't just go zero income

Hello fabulous Flins fans! I hope to be joining your ranks on September 1st. I am a relatively new player, I've only been playing since April of this year.

I have a C0 Columbina to level 90 with decent skills I'm working on upgrading. I also have Fischl and Sucrose as backup support. I have about 200 pulls for the Flins banner. I was wondering in what order should I prioritze his support character Ineffa, his weapon, and, getting him to C1-C6? I was just wondering what y'all did.

I will hopefully have closer to 250 pulls by September. Thanks!

Also edit: I don't have Flins at all yet that's why I'm trying to figure all of this out!

I am quitting teaching but I am open still to secretary positions at schools. I just don't want to teach and be out of the classroom. I was wondering if anyone else went down that path or just wanted out of education all together.

29F. I am a PhD student turned social studies teacher. Finding a social studies job has been near impossible after 3 years. Not many openings, taking crappy sub gigs, or teaching something completely different. After getting rejected by the school I've been working at for years now, I give up.

I have a wonderful spouse who can help support me, I have 6 months worth of savings, and I could always sub again.

But for now I want a different type of job. A state job particularly. I just need something outside of education.

My spouse and parents are so supportive. But of course some call me crazy. I've never done this before.

I am proud of myself though. I was in a toxic work environment and every day I had to fight off panic attacks or disassociation in order to just get to work. I hated it so much.

I'm finishing up teaching summer school in a few weeks so ill have pay through early September. I've already applied to other jobs and I had an interview last week. So here's hoping.

I didn't know where to post this but I'm so proud to break free.

I'm on my third year trying to get a social studies position. I taught Spanish for a year then subbed the others. I got rejected from the place I building sub in because they are too comfortable with me as a sub and don't want to move me. I refuse to continue subbing.

I've studied five languages, was a Ph.D. student in history (I would go back but $$). I have my master's in history and an advanced cert in social studies education.

This field is destroying my mental health. My mom was a teacher and quit too. I just want a 9-5 job. That's it. I can be a secretary, customer service, etc. I know I'm limited in skill set. I've been applying to state jobs and county jobs too.

Anyone have any advice? I'm currently trying to recover from a panic attack and I can't keep having them because of this stupid profession.

Edit: I also have a film minor have been a YouTuber since I was 12. I also have a lot of prior experience in animal care and dog grooming.

Hi! 29F with cystic back acne (and under boob). I got my face -mostly- under control. But my back is bad from the summer heat despite wearing moisture wicking fabrics and showering daily.

I use the panoxyl BP body wash. I used to use CeraVe rough and bump lotion but it's all sold out around me.

Should I maybe use a SA scrub on my back? Or an SA spray? What do y'all use? As long as it's under $30 I'm willing to give it a go. Fragrance doesn't bother me. Thanks!

Hi. My 5 year old cat has been on and off pooping outside the litter box since December 2025. We took her to the vet and did a full workup of bloodwork, urine, feces, x-ray, etc. Nothing wrong medically. This all started when we got a new bed.

We have two other cats in the apartment, 1 female and 1 male. The girls don't get along but we lived in an apartment half this size for years and never had an issue.

The vet put her on prozac and gabapentin since May. It is hard to get her to take it consistently in food but we do our best. We usually grind it up and put in a treat. Sometimes she can go five days without doing it then she does it four days in a row. I am at my wit's end.

She is otherwise perfect. She has never ever had an issue like this. I called my vet again and I really don't want to keep medicating her but I am open to anything.

We have also tried the stay away sprays, we clean the litter boxes daily (we have 4 for 3 cats and they are scattered all over the apartment), and we swapped out the litter. No change.

Any advice? I refuse to pick up shit for the next 14 years.

Hi! I finally gave in and rolled to get Bennett (I'm a new player only playing for 2 months) because I mainly use Diluc as he was my only five star and my main dps.

I'm shocked I got Lohen after 3 ten rolls with Bennett. I played his story line and he seems like a yandere or someone who is fighting his inner demons but I didn't get much beyond that. I am still in the beginning of the Nod-Krai story so maybe that's why.

Why do y'all main and love him so much? He's a super fun to play! I am excited but wanted to know y'alls perspective. He's cute af so I get that.

29F, I work as a permanent building sub at a large urban high school. I'm doing this because I couldn't find a job last summer. But I am certified in social studies through NYS. How many of y'all are waiting to get a full time tenured track job? Because I am. No knock to anyone who does this PT or whatever your situation is. I am just curious because I feel like there are a lot of us job hunting for other positions right now.

We have been together for 6 years and married for 1.5 we don't want kids. Just for context.

I used to have a very limited sex drive because I had a lot of pelvic pain constantly from endometriosis and other issues. After having my hysterectomy last year and recovering from it I'm horny all the time. Like 5 days a week I am up to it. Obviously I don't expect him to be the same like 5 days is a lot.

However we can hardly do it once a week. My husband is under extreme stress at work and he refuses to get help or talk to anyone despite me begging him to get a therapist. Because his only coping skill is drinking a beer with dinner.

When I asked him if he wanted to have sex tonight he snapped at me "I'm getting older I'm not fucking horny like you". I'm like k...a no would have sufficed. I don't like masturbating but I do it on days he isn't into it.

I don't know what to do. I talked to me therapist and she suggested having an open conversation but whenever I do we just go in circles. We don't usually fight or even bicker. But this is driving me nuts. I only ask him twice a week. I don't even bother most days. Is that too much?

I am so lost on what to do because I get frustrated when he says yeah lets do it and he half asses it and when he snaps at me when I'm just asking to see what the evening has in store.

What the hell do I do? How do we make our sex life better?

TL;DR - we have mismatched sex drives and I don't know what to do.

Update #1 - I talked to him tonight one more time and said I will no longer initiate or ask. He has to do it. He said "sure". I'm trying to put the ball in his court.

Hi 29F. I have multiple diagnosed mental health issues including generalized anxiety disorder, depression, panic attacks, and body dysmorphic disorder. I see a therapist and I'm on zoloft which has helped.

But this about work. I'm a building sub this year, I'm a certified teacher but couldn't find a job in my area. The stress of getting thrown into chaos every day has lead to extended anxiety attacks recently. My supervisor is horrible, the students actively try to hurt me and each other (I teach HS), and I have no support or help. Usually I just get a normal amount of anxioous. However now it feels more like disassociation.

My heart is still beating fast, but my fingers and toes tingle, I feel groggy, and the whole world feels like it is a hazy and not real. I also feel lightheaded from time to time. I can't focus on anything besides typing this and even this is taking me forever to write. It doesn't feel like a panic or anxiety attack it feels different. I texted my therapist about it and hoping to hear from her soon.

And no I can't quit my job right now. I need to survive another month of school because I need the money especially in this economy. Any advice would be appreciated because it is so scary feeling like this. I've never dealt with this before or if I have it has been a long time.

Hi 29F. IBS-D. I started with 10mg then 25mg of ami and it helped a bit but I was still going kaboom multiple times a day. I recently went up to 50mg (about a month ago) and that is the max I can take with my Zoloft before I risk very dangerous issues with combining mental health meds.

It seemed to be working great but over the long weekend idk if it's because I've been eating outside my normal schedule and differing from what I normally eat but now I'm gassy and having flares again. My gastro did say it could take a bit to see if it helps like 2-3 months. I am just worried I'm constipated and this is just me finally going boom.

I was just curious about other people's experiences with higher doses of ami. Thanks!

Hi. 29F I have diagnosed GAD, panic attacks, BDD, and depression. I have a therapist and am on medications. However, due to my job (teaching but this year I'm a sub) I am so burnt out.

Every day when I see the school I want to scream and cry. I have to fight back tears and having full blow panic attacks and a nervous breakdown all day. But at the same time I feel numb and detached. It is a very concerning feeling. I have talked with my therapist and we are working on new coping strategies but it won't solve the long-term burnout I feel.

I get paid per diem so I can't take time off without losing money. Which is something I really need in this economy, I live paycheck to paycheck like most people do. My supervisor is a horrible witch and gives me the worst assignments (because she doesn't like me and she's told me that), most of the students are gremlins (I teach HS), and the other teachers aren't great most of the time.

I have a few friends that work here and they are supportive, so is my husband. However, the dark thoughts I've been having are sending me to a mental breakdown. I don't use that term lightly. I don't know what to do to survive. I workout, eat well, get okay-ish sleep, have hobbies, and do everything my therapist suggests but I fear I'm too far gone.

I know school is ending soon (late June) but then I teach summer school because we don't get paid over the summer.

I apologize for the rambling. But I am so lost, I am drowning and I don't even know where the surface is anymore.

29F. I'm a teacher and this year I'm a building sub because of the flexibility. But if I don't work I don't get paid and financially I can't take many days off.

I am so burnt out. I want to cry and scream when I see the school. I have a short fuse, I want to cry all of the time, these kids are so horrific at the end of the year. I teach high school and they are as bad as first graders.

Most days my anxiety is so high. I have GAD and panic attacks but this is beyond that normal baseline anxiety.

At the same time I'm also so detached and numb. It is a very confusing mix. I feel lightheaded some days too. I just wanna fucking quit but I can't.

These two 9th grade girls were throwing around homophobic slurs, insulting me, and being disrespectful so I threw them out with only 10-15 min left of class. I normally wouldn't care if they just insulted me but when the slurs came out and they were targeting other students that's when I stepped in.

It turned into a screaming match with them and security trying to get them out of there. Eventually they left. I wrote a long note to the teacher who I know let's this stuff slide and I emailed the principal to write them up. Technically I can do it but because I'm a building sub I normally don't and admin takes care of it.

I always get so anxious I will be the one in trouble. I have severe GAD at times so I can spiral. I just hope they get a consequence because that is completely unacceptable. Thank you for reading my second rant this week.

Hi, building sub for a large urban HS. We on a very rare day have more subs than are needed so we help out with classes that do have a co-teacher. So for example, I had to help out this morning in an English class that had one teacher there. I walked in (and she knows me from student teaching) and said "Hello Ms. Jane Doe, I am here to help out the next few periods because your co-teacher is out. Please let me know how I can help."

Students are already coming in and they say to me "but I want the extra money, can you just get out?" and I'm like "well if there are subs available we have to be here, I'm sorry but that will need to be discussed with the office."

Then she was fuming at me, and I called my supervisor and she refused to talk to her and told me to tell her "too bad get over it, the district is bleeding money for paying you all for extra coverage". I relayed that information to her in private and if looks could kill, I woud be dead.

I awkwardly sat there as she refused to let me help. A lot of the kids know me so they were confused why she kept glaring at me. I told my boss about the encounter and said "get over it, they are all bitchy like that".

I'm a certified social studies teacher, I have been in education for four years. She knows this. So I guess I'm just tired of being insulted in front of students by these co-teachers. Like I have to be here, I'm sorry but I'm also not. I want to be helpful so I am happy to assist even like a TA. But no, just unprofessionalism. Every time this happens I brace for the worst.