u/qrcody

I left a week and a half ago. When I'm not asleep (which is the majority of my time these days), I'm a hyper vigilant, anxious mess, that's somehow still lesson planning in the back of my head constantly.

I can financially support myself for about a month and a half before I need to seriously look into employment again. I would like to take that time to regulate and settle myself because even with the boatload of medications and weekly therapy for the last 3 years, I can't slow it all down.

What were some things that you've done to regulate after leaving? How long did you take before you started applying for stuff again? What did you apply for that met your basic needs without putting you into a daily panic mode?

My therapist suggested journaling, meditation, and walks without a destination. What else helped you reset? How did you get yourself out of the daily crisis mode?

For anyone else who resigned mid-year due to health reasons: did you tell the kids/families? What kinds of plans did you leave? What did you set up before you left? How did you handle losing insurance?

I just got off the phone with the union, they can have me out the 15th. I can retain my benefits through the end of May. I need to maintain my doctor's appointments and medications, I am leaving because my health can't take it, and I already took 12 weeks of FMLA this year. How did you go about changing insurances?

Thanks in advance.