Back to work
- From: scorpy66 <scorpy_dot_66@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:45:03 GMT
Hi all,
I 've been quit now for nearly 1M 1W (hurrah!!!) and have found the
whole experience really unsettling so far. I posted a while back
about anxiety and not feeling like myself and this is still a problem,
much more than actual cravings. It's too early to detect any
improving trend but there are some good days too, thank goodness, and
at least I haven't had a single puff!
Anyways, I'm a teacher (psychology,16-19 yr olds) on the long summer
holiday, & due to start back at work next Wednesday. I think quitting
while off work has had some pro's and con's, and that going back to
work will throw up a whole different set. I'm trying to anticipate
and plan for these, so...
On the one hand, I'm looking forward to working again, as having too
much time on my hands over the holiday hasn't helped with the anxiety.
It's been hard to keep busy and occupy my mind fully as friends and
family mostly work full-time and I haven't coped too well with long
stretches of time alone with my thoughts.
Going back to work should help to take me out of myself and give me
more positive, external focus. It's such a demanding job mentally
that there's no space at all for anything other than the lesson while
its happening and I know that that's been a big help to me in the past
when my non-work life has been in a state of upheaval. The students
are generally a nice & cooperative bunch and I do enjoy being in the
classroom and working with them, also have some great colleagues and
love my subject, so plenty of positives to look forward to.
On the other hand, I'm aware that I've had the luxury of quitting with
no real external pressures to deal with, so my stress levels may well
shoot back up once term is in full swing. The work load can be huge,
especially up till December, with little respite, and our management
are often extremely annoying also! In addition to this, I've never
been a non-smoker at work so there will be loads of new triggers to
deal with and more old habits to unlearn.
Trying to be realistic, I'm thinking that the anxiety will improve
some but possibly be replaced by more anger/irritability and feeling
stressed and wound up. On balance, I feel more positive about working
than negative, but I wanted to run the above by you wise folk here and
ask for some feedback or advice.
Has anyone been in a similar situation?
Has working, or not working, been a help or a hindrance in your quit?
Can you think of anything I've missed re. gonig back to work? (I
don't want any nasty surprises to throw me off balance!)
Any advice for planning for the transition back to work?
HUGE thanks in advance for your thoughts! I have no idea where I
could go with all these questions and ramblings if it wasn't for this
group!
Feeling all warm and fuzzy about you all... :o)
scorpy xx
One month, six days, 20 hours, 11 minutes and 33 seconds. 1135
cigarettes not smoked, saving £113.52. Life saved: 3 days, 22 hours,
35 minutes.
"You'll never get me up in one of those!" said the caterpillar to the butterfly ~ Timothy Leary
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