Good Morning!

[Judi9877]

Good morning @Bimby2 @Former-Member @Shaz51 @The-red-centaur @MDT and everyone here in forumland😊! I hope you all have a great day! As for me, I'm taking it easy since TAFE was cancelled due to teacher problems, but I'm actually glad as I needed time to regroup and get my head around certain issues in my life. Things haven't been the best at TAFE with a certain teacher and I've been really struggling with their teaching attitude to mental health and related issues on a personal basis. I'll be fine, though.

[Former-Member]

Hi @frog, lol, I so relate to those brain technical difficulties. Glad your taking time off work - self care.

[Former-Member]

Hi @Judi9877, welcome to the forums :). Sounds like your TAFE have some serious admin issues. Is there a TAFE student counselling service there? You shouldn't have to put up with MH stigma from 'so called' professionals. Be strong 😉

What discipline are you studying? 

You make the most of a rest day. 

[Judi9877]

Hi! Nice to meet you! I'm studying a Certificate IV in Mental Health and although I'm enjoying the course- I'd like to become a Peer Support Worker-, it's just this 1 teacher. I've spoken to the course co-ordinator about said teacher and did go to student services 3 weeks ago to speak about the issues and they were great. What I don't like is when said teacher has an issue with the co-ordinator and comes into class in a bad mood about how people have said things about them and takes it out on us students. Said teacher also told class that they might lose their job despite what they believe is them doing nothing wrong! I mean, making comments about certain conditions such as Borderline Personality Disorder for example and not teaching students everything they need to know, despite the course being a nationally accredited qualification and when it comes to legal and ethical considerations of mental health.

I'm sorry😥 for the rant. Please forgive me. It just upsets me when people who are teaching certain courses to get students ready to go into the industry put their own spin on things and don't know all there is to it, such as with lived experience and makes people believe that they are right and that others are wrong. I just want people to accept me for who I am and know that just because someone has a mental illness doesn't mean that they have every symptom of it. Students need to know that whether they have lived experience or not, mental health is complex, interesting, fun, wonderful and fascinating and that the people they work with can and will teach them new things about themselves. I know this as I've had issues since I was 19 and I'm 41 now and despite it all, my life is all of that plus more😎💐.

Thanks for reading this🌼! @Judi9877

[TAB]

@Former-Member ^^^^ re @Judi9877 s post sorry for butting in with tag

[saturnzoon]

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Morning @Former-Member @Judi9877 @TAB @Bimby2 @The-red-centaur @frog @MDT @Former-Member @BlueBay @greenpea @CheerBear @Bimby2 @Shaz51 and all

Just got back from dentist, I had never been there before, she was really good, they took out 3 teeth, the top ones aren't to bad, its my bottom ones that are bad, i have 4 more appointments, she mentioned i might have to have a root canal (not really sure about that), some fillings and false teeth for bottom. 

The groups I go to,  there able to get us free dental, so i don't have to pay for any of it, which is a God send as i don't have the finance to pay for it.

@TAB good luck when you go to your appointment tomorrow 

@frog hope you can get some nice rest

@greenpea you have some nice weather there, hopefully it will brighten up your day and have a nice relaxing day.

@Judi9877 It must be hard when the teacher at your tafe is negative about mental health unfortunately there's a lot out there that think that way, and it can get you down, I hope your day off can give you some relief.

[TAB]

Sorry just typed big long reply and screen started jumping and it disappeared @saturnzoon Well done re dentist and thanks re wishes

[greenpea]

@saturnzoon Hi saturnzoon it is good that your dentist went well for you. Must be something about mi but problem teeth seem to go hand in hand with mental illness. I hope you have a lovely afternoon 🙂 xxxx

[Shaz51]

hello @WaterBabe1

Hello @TAB, @Former-Member, @greenpea, @saturnzoon, @Judi9877

[TAB]

Hello @Shaz51 😀