Outsiders mistakenly think that teaching is a very easy job. In fact, the work pressure of teachers is very high.
It is very common for teachers to suffer from depression and anxiety disorders. The mental health level of teachers is far lower than the social average standard.
The National Primary and Secondary School Mental Health Education Research Team recently tested 2,292 teachers in primary and secondary schools in Liaoning Province and found that the incidence of mental disorders among teachers is as high as 50%, and 69% of teachers have severe inferiority complex.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, interpersonal sensitivity, depression and paranoid tendencies are all higher than in the general population.
31.51% of teachers have mild mental disorders, 21% of teachers have mental illness, and 68% of teachers feel stressed. Strong psychological pressure has led some teachers to become tired of their jobs and even resign, and some have even committed suicide.
The main reason why teachers suffer from mental illness is poor academic performance.
Although quality education is now advocated, the hard indicator for quantitative evaluation of teachers is still class academic performance, which is not only a school comparison, but also a township comparison, and a district and county comparison. Class rankings are very cruel.
A teacher who suffered from anxiety came to me for counseling. Although he has a master's degree in education, his grades in his class were a mess. It has caused him a lot of pressure for a long time. He finds it very challenging to go to work every day and is always facing breakdown.
Although I studied education in college, in reality, my original knowledge is far from enough for practical teaching. After several sessions of counseling, his negative emotions were released.
Although I did not teach him specific teaching methods, he felt more relaxed than ever before, and the teaching work gradually became more comfortable.
Another rural female teacher, through my long-term guidance, not only adjusted her personal mentality, but also made some groundbreaking educational innovations in teaching using Hongqianxue and achieved ideal results
Need to explain It is our traditional education methods that have lagged behind teaching practice and need to incorporate more advanced psychological knowledge.
Education is a very profound knowledge. Hongqianxue has a very obvious effect on improving teaching quality, improving teachers' psychology, and adjusting their psychology. Young teachers are welcome to have in-depth exchanges with me.
The second factor that causes teachers to suffer from mental illness is that students are difficult to manage.
A teacher, especially a head teacher, is responsible for students' performance and also faces the daily management of forty or fifty students.
In key schools, this is not obvious due to the relatively high-quality students. But in some districts and counties, especially rural primary schools, this task is very difficult. Some students are not only mentally retarded, but also have strong psychological problems.
I have a student who works as a teacher in a rural area. In his class, 1/3 of the students scored around 20 points in the exam, while the other students scored around 80 or 90 points. This 1/3 of students not only have poor academic performance, but also have poor self-care ability, and appear to be stunted in appearance.
Faced with such students, teachers are under great pressure. In addition to normal teaching responsibilities, teachers also assume social functions that are not part of their duties.
Faced with students who lack self-discipline every day, they are worried that students may cause trouble or have serious safety problems. They are trembling and walking on thin ice, which affects their mental health in the long run.
At present, teachers are given greater responsibilities, but lack the corresponding rights and are unable to manage students with special needs, and even endanger themselves.
A female teacher confided in me that because she had corporally punished a child of a relative of the principal, her parents came to the school. The teacher came to apologize and gave gifts, which was shameful and caused serious psychological trauma. At one point, she became coercive. disease.
Most teachers are unwilling to seek psychological counseling, but are chewing the bitter pill in silence.
Although a considerable proportion of teachers have psychological disorders, relatively speaking, the proportion of teachers who actively seek help from psychological counseling is relatively low.
On the one hand, they lack mental health awareness and do not know the problems they really face and how to solve them. Another point is that they internally reject psychological counseling.I think that as a teacher, if I have psychological problems, it seems to be detrimental to my dignity.
The relatively serious sense of shame makes them unwilling to open their hearts, talk to others or seek help from psychological counseling.
The effect of teachers seeking psychological consultation is obvious. In my psychological counseling work, I found that compared with the public, teachers’ psychological counseling is more effective among visitors, and it is often easy to achieve results. The reason is probably that most teachers have relatively good career foundations and relatively high cultural quality, so the source of stimulation is relatively single.
provides psychological consultation for teachers from the following five aspects.
I am the founder of Hongqianxue and the author of "Energy Determines Destiny". I use the concepts of positive psychology and to combine the psychological characteristics of the Chinese people. Good at helping young teachers improve their mental health and teaching abilities. Welcome everyone to have in-depth exchanges with me.
Psychological consultation for teachers can be carried out from the following five aspects.
The first point helps relieve stress and analyze the real situation.
This job is needed by the vast majority of teachers. Some teachers are so anxious that they almost collapse, but they will be greatly improved after just one or two consultations.
The second point is to improve your emotional management ability and learn psychological debugging methods.
The third point is to improve professional abilities and improve the art of teaching.
The fourth point is to improve the level of emotional intelligence and improve the ability to survive in the organization.
Teacher is a position with relatively stable income and high social recognition. If you can enjoy the fun of work, then this job is still worth having. Don't give up easily.
