By IncompatibleMetier - 09/10/2014 23:07 - France
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I'm in the same boat. Today I start my first day as a surgeon... Except I have a phobia of cutting people open...
I have to ask, if you have a phobia of schools why did you choose to become a teacher? Perhaps private tutoring might be more your thing or something else along these lines
I'm scared of dead bodies. So I should become a mortician, yeah?
Why did you choose this profession?
Go see a psychologist. Phobias are really, REALLY easy to treat, you just have to want to go through a few scary weeks to be done with it. Also I would assume you're not telling the whole story due to (1) people not caring and/or (2) max. amount of letters. A phobia of 'schools' would mean you don't even go back to a school because you're that afraid, given that a 'phobia' is a very intense fear. But my point remains: go see a psychologist.
On the bright side, you can now related to your students.
I hate to say this, but YDI for choosing a profession in which you would have to go to a place you fear. Teaching is stressful enough without adding your phobia to the mix.
Maybe it's time to switch jobs :/
that's a real smart idea to be a teacher knowing you have a phobia
then why'd you do into teaching. I mean you have to go to school for that and then you have to go to school to do that. sounds like you either didn't think it through or this is a BS confusion
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Why are you a teacher then?
But OP said he has had a phobia of schools for a long time, why become a teacher?