Yes do as you are doing

That is a bugger

It was something that kept you busy and occupied and so out of your head space

I think your trusted colleague might have been trying to help you and also there is a duty of care to the children

You need to get a back to work plan in place with them

What age do you teach

It seems like to many changes at once

Which makes things tougher

Maybe to late now - but I would have stuck with the meds until settled in at my new place for a few months

Keep us posted

Make that puppy your centre of attention

Get serious on the food you do and do not eat - and ditto drinks -- get off the caffeine

Take the puppy out - you will meet people

Do you work and if so what do you do

There are many things but at the moment the top of my list I think is how lonely and excluded I feel and not being happy where I live. I’m angry at my family for not caring and angry at myself for letting them hurt me. Also very frustrated because I have fibromyalgia so just doing this is hard as I...

Venting is good

But also look into ways for coping with your particular position

So get researching

Maybe ask others how they cope - for some it will be a non issue but others might have found ways t distance themselves from the position

I am with what Maisi says - it wont just go away on its own or it would have done so by now

So look after yourself - as best you can - and go and see the GP

My common advice is print of your forum post and take it along with you

Then it is there in black and white for the GP

Good luck

Yes

Ask him what he would like

Well it is not quite the same but start to use this forum as your corner

So start by telling us why you are depressed and what you are angry about

And then we can start to try to help you

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