Morning/evening to you! I’ve just arrived at work so I’ll probably only be able to give you a short response for now.

Usually when I go hypo I get happy and full of energy too. No one suspects it when I’m hypo but it was a dead giveaway with my principal because of my email. I’m still not over it.

When I resigned from my 2015 episode I didn’t teach for 2 years after that. I lost all my confidence. I returned to teaching at a different school. And I’m still there now.

I’ve also been through childhood trauma so I totally get that. That’s why the whole fiasco with the assistant principal I reported made me eventually go manic. Grrrrr it was such a trigger for me. So I can understand about the student and the parent. I totally get it. Apart from the principal I have not directly told anyone but I suspect the principal may have told the other assistant principals. Maybe. Can’t confirm it. I did have a chuckle at your message to your assistant principal. I think that’s great! Better than the messages I sent that’s for sure.

With regards to my text message to the assistant principal I was so psychotic by then and the principal knew it. My principal rang my partner and told him “these text messages better stop”. My partner took my phone. I was genuinely on some type of phone ban. He completely flipped out. Don’t blame him. My pdoc told me I was close to being chucked into a public psych ward. And I agree with him. I only thought I went psychotic for a few hours but he told me it was for a few months. Looking back I reckon about 2 months.

We have our main break over the summer here in Australia so I’m about to have around 6 weeks off. I’m debating not taking my work laptop home because I know I will do work if I do. And I need the break. I’m really hoping for a fresh start next year. Just put all of this madness behind me for once and for all.

Ha! Your Santa question makes me laugh. Love it! I had absolutely never considered the clothing because that’s just what I believed in as a child so I hadn’t given it a second thought! I don’t particularly like Christmas. My family aren’t here. My folks and my sister emigrated to the states - Florida - and my brother to Scotland. So although my parents have 7 grandchildren that we COULD in theory all have a fantastic Christmas but just can’t. What are your plans over the holidays?