When you feel the stress building up, you have to just get away. I find just disappearing (when I have the odd afternoon free of teaching) and going on long walks along a beach works for me. You can get yourself in trouble for just taking off, but the alternative would be much worse.

Regular quality exercise is absolutely mandatory too for your mental health over physical.

Hang in there, like the rest of us, you’re doing a good job.

If you really feel your place is in the classroom, you should think of ways to reduce your stress. For example, you might want to find a gym where you can work out after school, and start meeting with other teachers once a week for a chance to blow off steam. We always met at a bar on Fridays and it really made our lives much easier to deal with.

Good luck with your future.