Am I too unstable mentally to be a teacher?
Personal mental health struggles can make the heavy pressure and responsibility of teaching feel overwhelming. This lack of stamina and confidence makes it difficult to maintain faith in your ability to push through, leaving many hesitant to even sign a teaching contract.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using simpler lessons and streamlining work to fall back on when things get tough
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I struggle with the pressure and weight of responsibility when my mental health is worse.”source ↗
“I have not figured this out and have yet to commit to a teaching contract because I don’t have much faith in my stamina me ability to push through”source ↗
“Has anyone else questioned if they’re too fucked up to teach?”source ↗
Where this came up
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