Crying
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 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?
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.[1] Though July interns] are notorious for crying, they are not the only types of health care professionals to do so.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6][7]
Where Can I Cry?
A great question. Thankfully, Gomerblog covered this topic: Tips: How to Improve Your Daily Cry at Work Due to Burnout</ref>
Is it Okay to Make Other Health Care Professionals Cry?
Absolutely.[8] 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?
Definitely![9]
Why Do Babies Cry?
The baby is either trying to say "I hate you!" or is experiencing baby fibromyalgia.[10][11][12]
Related Reading
- How to Pimp a Med Student (Album)
References
- ↑ Optimistic, Bright-Eyed Med Students Eager to Transform into Jaded, Burned-Out Physicians
- ↑ Breaking: First Batch of Crying July 1st Interns Spotted
- ↑ Will I Cry During This Admission?
- ↑ [http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/medical-team-sues-difficult-patient-for-pain-suffering/ Medical Team Sues Difficult Patient for Pain & Suffering]
- ↑ After Another Horrid Shift, Doctor Calls Palliative Care on Self, Goes Home with Hospice
- ↑ Doctor Achieves Lifelong Dream of Quitting Medicine Forever
- ↑ How to Write a Resignation Letter & Burn As Many Bridges As Possible
- ↑ OB/GYN Resident Skills Directly Linked to Number of Medical Students Made to Cry
- ↑ The 7 Stages of Grief When Faced with an Admission
- ↑ Crying Baby Really Trying to Say “I Hate You!”
- ↑ Local Man Haunted by Crying Colic Baby
- ↑ Scientists Discover Infant Colic Actually Baby Fibromyalgia