5/29 I keep mentioning how life is unfolding in my videos that focus on my struggle with anxiety and depression.  I thought I would share with those who were curious what that phrase actually meant.  Just prior to videoing the last installment (number 7)  of My Struggle with Anxiety and Depression:  A Teachers Story I had a very difficult 72 hours.  My mother-in-law fell, who lives with us,  in the early morning hours. and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. A student who had become very much like family to me decided to keep a stash of weed in my classroom inside her purse.  On my way home I discovered my mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer.  A friend of my son's tried to commit suicide in my house, she is better now.  And in the evening my mother had a stroke and is in the hospital on the same floor with my mother-in-law.   Needless to say I am worn out.  My wife is exhausted and school just keeps moving for...

Tomorrow is my first day back.  Anxiety is running high.  I have had some personal family drama that kept me up till 2:30 ish this morning, which has made it difficult to get into the right mindset for tomorrow. Crisis is a part of life.  We all face it, and if we want to be effective and successful with what we do we have to deal with the crises that come our way.  But what if the stress and anxiety build to the point you just cannot get your game on, you remain ineffective or slide into depression?  If you find yourself in this situation, go see a doctor.  Most likely your GP can help you out. Second, find someone to talk to.  do not slide into depression and then wallow in it alone.  That is simply a recipe for disaster.  It is also good to make a list of everything that is causing you stress, and then number them based on which is worse with number one being the worst.  this lets you see a visual representation of those challenge...