Rennie1989
27-02-08, 16:28
Hiya all
For my course I have to do 300 hours of work experience in two years. It sounds a heck of alot but I think I have done just under 100 hours so far, since September. We have to work with 3 different people: children, elderly and learning disabilities. I have just finished my time at an elderly care home and now I have to go to a day care centre for those with learning disabilities.
I'm not looking forward to it, nor was I when I had to go to an old people's home, but I was able to go. This time, I feel panic everytime I think about going to this new placement. I've asked to move my placement to a care home at my fiancés village but it doesn't look promising.
At the college I go to we have people with quite bad learning disabilities. At first I found them quite intimidating yet I know they are harmless. There are two people who are over 6' tall and are quite big built, and one of them runs really clumsily. I am so scared to go near them, and same with the rest, my heart thumps when one of them comes to me!!
Anyway I am going bunk off this Friday because I really cannot go! I had 4 panic attacks this weekend (3 on Sunday, one after the other) and since Sunday night my body hasn't relaxed and anything challenging and new scares me.
I feel really naughty doing this but I am too petrified to go! If I was to go to my fiancés village then it wouldn't be too bad because if I had to run home it would be half a minutes sprint away, yet this place is so far away from home, then again I don't even though where it is!
The last thing I need is to develop agoraphobia but I could do with some positive feedback because I really feel bad and terrified. Any advice would be grand.
Thankies, Jade
PS, I don't want to go this Friday, not even to give it a go, I really can't!!!
For my course I have to do 300 hours of work experience in two years. It sounds a heck of alot but I think I have done just under 100 hours so far, since September. We have to work with 3 different people: children, elderly and learning disabilities. I have just finished my time at an elderly care home and now I have to go to a day care centre for those with learning disabilities.
I'm not looking forward to it, nor was I when I had to go to an old people's home, but I was able to go. This time, I feel panic everytime I think about going to this new placement. I've asked to move my placement to a care home at my fiancés village but it doesn't look promising.
At the college I go to we have people with quite bad learning disabilities. At first I found them quite intimidating yet I know they are harmless. There are two people who are over 6' tall and are quite big built, and one of them runs really clumsily. I am so scared to go near them, and same with the rest, my heart thumps when one of them comes to me!!
Anyway I am going bunk off this Friday because I really cannot go! I had 4 panic attacks this weekend (3 on Sunday, one after the other) and since Sunday night my body hasn't relaxed and anything challenging and new scares me.
I feel really naughty doing this but I am too petrified to go! If I was to go to my fiancés village then it wouldn't be too bad because if I had to run home it would be half a minutes sprint away, yet this place is so far away from home, then again I don't even though where it is!
The last thing I need is to develop agoraphobia but I could do with some positive feedback because I really feel bad and terrified. Any advice would be grand.
Thankies, Jade
PS, I don't want to go this Friday, not even to give it a go, I really can't!!!