Distracted Much? How Do You Manage Distraction and Stay Safe?

[fin]

thx- as always, for the feedback.

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I am now at the point where I am trying to view it from every perspective to think/understand,

This is helping me, doing this, will help to know and unlock the things, and then managing will help I believe

thankyou Dharma
~fin

 

[dharmaBum]

My counselor thinks that all of this distraction is due to flooding, as I have many traumas that jump out from the past as well as current stressors to deal with. I am trying more on the sleep, but also lots of help from my husband is helping.

I am a very reluctant medication taker. I've been trying 1.5 mg of melatonin before bed, but now I'm going to try benedryl before bed and 1.5 mg of melatonin if I wake during the night.

Firehouse----
I had a very bad day as a student teacher when I took my allergy medicine twice accidentally. I was so stressed, and my heart was pumping so fast. The superintendent (i.e., mega-head-honcho) walked by room to say, and I just smilingly said, "hi" as I closed the door explaining that we were concentrating on a lesson. Perhaps that showed how ~focused~ I was on providing an attentive learning environment? I couldn't believe, in retrospect, that as an apprentice I had closed the door on "the boss of everybody" as he was coming by to check in. He took it in complete stride though, because he seems truly called to the teaching profession.

I also- much more often- forget to take my allergy medicine, which means a majorly increased risk for migraine headaches. Again while student teaching, I would remember that I needed to take it, but have nothing to drink. Then I would slip it into my pocket for a break- but teachers don't really get breaks, so I would find it there at the end of the day or in the wash. I had to get one of those octogenarian days of the week pill planners.