Cannon's Journal

Is today the day? I hope everything is running smoothly and you are feeling as on top of things as possible for this time of the year.

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Hey you two---thanks! For all my supportive friends on here I apologize for not getting to diaries today. I am so tired I don't feel like doing anything and I have a lot of work I need to complete before tomorrow morning. I am thinking of you all even if I've been scarce. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll get some posts made, but no guarantees.
 
By the way, I don't want to jinx it, but I think I like my homeroom. They're not the whiners last year's class was. They're talkative, but they seem to have some personality. I wish I had less than 34 students though. Its hard to get to know them all.
 
*Crosses fingers for Cannon's home room*

Even if you were well, you'd probably be tired out and flat out busy right now. Take care of yourself. :)
 
I'm really upset right now. I just found out one of my students is a cutter. I need to find an appropriate way to get her help. Details after a nap.
 
I do an early introductory lesson where my students make the cover for a book about something that happenned to them. It makes for a very visual project that looks great hanging in the classroom and let's me know about the students. Well, this one very quiet and seemingly creative girl did the best cover in the class. Unfortunately, hers was called "Cut: The ugly story of teen suicide". If this isn't a problem she's recovered from, then she is definitely harming herself. I'm happy to find out so early to get her help, but I'm depressed to find out about.
 
"I'm really upset right now. I just found out one of my students is a cutter. I need to find an appropriate way to get her help. Details after a nap."

She may have Borderline Personality Disorder.

The only real hope for them is Dialectical Behavioural Therapy.

What you need to know is they are pathological liars, self injurers (they do this to feel alive), they have an intense fear of abandonment, put on a sweet and nice facade in public but behind closed doors rage at whoever is close to them like you wouldn't believe, often will engage in drug abuse and sexually promiscuous behaviours, tend to have frequent shallow destructive relationships, are physically violent to their partners and threaten suicide if the partner wants to leave them, etc.

Most therapists are afraid to deal with them they can be so toxic to the mental health of those around them and if a therapist does agree to treat them that therapist usually gets themselves therapy to keep their mind straight from having to help such a client but being manipulated all the while as BPD's make you begin to feel crazy the longer you are around them because they do not think like normal people and irrationality seems rational to them.

They draw normal people in by putting on a mask of being overly nice or sweet or shy or quiet. Basically anything that makes them appear non threatening but then the fangs come out for those who get close to them.

Anyway I bring this up to you Cannon to make you aware that this student could be a BPD and since you mentioned self injury since it is one of the huge symptoms of BPD.

The student could just be a self injurer for other reasons but its still good to know about BPD just incase.
 
Today I talked to the counselor and explained the situation to her. Then when I took the class down to another room for my prep, I asked the girl to stay back and help me. Then when we got upstairs I sat down and talked with her. She said she hadn't cut herself, but she had thought of it and had thought about suicide. I told her the social worker would be contacting her and I told her she was going through unique circumstances, but that I have had other students who harmed themselves in the past and that is why I thought it might be a good idea for her to talk to somebody. She was agreeable. I gave her some papers that had to go down to the office so that she had cover if any students saw her. The only problem was later in the afternoon they paged my class to ask her to report to the social worker's. Her mom is coming in tomorrow to talk to the social worker and hopefully between the 3 of us, we can get her the help she needs. She is painfully shy and I wish she could find a friend. I think that would help a great deal. Things didn't work out exactly as I would have wanted, but they went OK.
 
:hug2:Hey you - Hows it going:hug2:You've totally touched me wiht hwo you were talking abt your student and needing and wanting to get her help - we need more teachers like you around Joe:hug2:Im sorry your sick!!!
 
It's good that this girl has landed a teacher who is prepared to be active in trying to help as you are. I hope it works out well for you as well and that you're able to witness some improvements in her.

I hope you have time to take care of yourself a little too, now that the weekend's here. :)
 
be careful shes not also just an attention seeker, saying outragious things to get attention.
I doubt very much many people who did that kinda of thing would write a story telling everyone.
 
Thanks folks. I am letting the social worker assess her, but she's not an attention seeker. The girl has said about 3 words this year and when she speaks its barely above a whisper. She really has social anxiety. I figure the reason she did this was as a cry for help. I'm sorry I've been so scarce lately. Between the cold and school starting I've had a definite lack of time and energy for posting. I'm going to try and change that this week.
 
I hope the cold is disappearing though I guess it's early days as far as school giving you much time, just now. Take care. :)
 
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