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[[File:Rogier van der Weyden - Deposition (detail) - WGA25578.jpg|450px400px|thumb|right|''Rogier van der Weyden's "The Admission" (1435)'']] ''"She'll probably cry."'' ''"Nothing better for the nervous system. It does something, I forget what, to the glands."'' ''- Excerpt from Chapter 3 of P.G. Wodehouse's "Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" (1962)''
'''Crying''' is considered one of the time-honored pastimes in medicine. It is quite possible that '''crying''' in medicine refers to tears in joy. The occasions are few and far between: medical school graduation and surviving a [[Black Cloud|black cloud]] call night. More often than not, however, '''crying''' refers to sorrow, sadness, and pain, hallmarks of the health care professional's experience.
'''Who Can Cry?'''
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Everyone. In fact, a health care professional can only be considered as such when he or she has been taken to the brink and driven to tears. '''Crying''', therefore, is a surrogate for another time-honored tradition celebrated in medicine: becoming jaded. '''Crying''' and its release of tears marks the slow transition away from being a human being into one of a jaded cog in a machine.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/06/bright-eyed-med-students/ Optimistic, Bright-Eyed Med Students Eager to Transform into Jaded, Burned-Out Physicians(Gomerblog)]</ref> Though [[July Intern|July interns]] are notorious for '''crying''', they are not the only types of health care professionals to do so.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/crying-july-1st-interns-spotted/ Breaking: First Batch of Crying July 1st Interns Spotted(Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/06/cry/ Will I Cry During This Admission?(Gomerblog)]</ref> When a health care professionals stops '''crying''', he or she will also stop experiencing other emotions: love, hate, happiness, sadness, etc. This is most certainly achieved within 3 years of finishing residency, to be shortly followed by one of the following: suing patients for pain and suffering, seeking hospice, or quitting the profession altogether.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/medical-team-sues-difficult-patient-for-pain-suffering/ Medical Team Sues Difficult Patient for Pain & Suffering(Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/04/palliative-care/ After Another Horrid Shift, Doctor Calls Palliative Care on Self, Goes Home with Hospice(Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/quitting-medicine/ Doctor Achieves Lifelong Dream of Quitting Medicine Forever(Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/resignation-letter/ How to Write a Resignation Letter & Burn As Many Bridges As Possible(Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Is it Okay to Make Other Health Care Professionals Cry?'''
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Absolutely.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/02/obgyn-resident/ OB/GYN Resident Skills Directly Linked to Number of Medical Students Made to Cry(Gomerblog)]</ref> Pimping is another wonderful medical tradition. It is also known by the less popular term: hazing.
'''Is It Okay to Cry if I'm Getting Killed with Admissions?'''
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Definitely!<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/12/7-stages-of-grief/ The 7 Stages of Grief When Faced with an Admission(Gomerblog)]</ref>
'''Why Do Babies Cry?'''
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The baby is either trying to say "I hate you," experiencing baby fibromyalgia, or getting ready for a career in medicine.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/02/crying-baby/ Crying Baby Really Trying to Say “I Hate You!”(Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/10/crying-colic-baby/ Local Man Haunted by Crying Colic Baby(Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/baby-fibromyalgia/ Scientists Discover Infant Colic Actually Baby Fibromyalgia(Gomerblog)]</ref>
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