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For anyone who has experienced an out of the blue period of deep suffering and depression-like symptoms, this explainer on the Dark Night of the Soul might be helpful.
I've lived this more than once and I'm still here with greater clarity of purpose after each time.
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I've lived this more than once and I'm still here with greater clarity of purpose after each time.
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You will have seen tweets or private messages over the years from medical students, interns, residents over the years mentioning these narratives.
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This is what could have been happening for them...or yourself.
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Entering into new educational, training and workplace cultures, despite knowing a lot about it already, asks each person to adopt new ideals and let go of others in order to fit in and transform into the cultural ideal that best represents it.
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Moral injury. Relational trauma. Racism. Sexism. Ableism. Inequality. Call it #burnout. Call it #impostersyndrome. These blame individuals for what's happening in the culture. These feature in most if not all healthcare professional cultures.
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The fallout or reaction when you leave that culture.
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Then comes the healing
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This is temporary when there's stablising support, resources and actions.
My DM is open.
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My DM is open.
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