As you know from previous posts, it absolutely burns my behind when some medical professional judges me or my character based on some preconceived notion connected to my illness.
Never once did I think that I could be guilty of the very same prejudice. I, myself, misjudged someone based not on a preconceived notion, but by following a mob mentality.
The circumstances aren't important. What is important is that I am guilty. I am remorseful, and sorry. MORE importantly however, is that it gives me a window into what may be the thought process of the very professionals that burn my behind.
Sometimes we are left to solve a problem with only the tools that are readily available. Doctors have old cases, case studies and theories about the illnesses and the patients they treat. So I get the disconnect there. But what makes us the successfully evolved, investigator, physician, and friend, is the ability to assess the problem, analyze the usefulness of the tools available, and use them, or discard them because what we are dealing with is NOT textbook.
This all sounds very haughty and time consuming indeed. But I believe in my heart, that the more this behavior is applied in our patience with one another, we can really sway the masses.
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Hey this is Dannielle from My_Bipolar_blog.blogspot.com
I know exactly how you're feeling. I want to help people so much; most times I can read them pretty well by looking at their body language, facial expressions (especially the eyes), and the tone of voice.
There are alot of times when I talk to a person and they're just really tired, but atleast they know I care for them and i'm not doing this out of guilt or greed; like I want something from them or I've done something wrong and I feel this will be self-satisfactory to my do-gooder soul. I just help people because I don't want to see them going through what I've gone through.
At least I know the signs of depression and anxiety. But I still have a problem; the problem is that I care TOO much. My boyfriend says I should just relax and let God take care of it for a while. I know I need to do that, but it's just so hard to give up that role/responsibility.
I have a responsibility to help people and a responsibility to my managers at walmart. I don't want to let them down either, because I know they have alot of pressure, stress, and responsibility to deal with too. So, the ONLY thing I can do is do exactly what they ask me to do; sometimes I do even more than what they expect because I want to make them happy. I wanna make everyone happy.
I guess you can have the weight of the world on my shoulders.
It's nice to be needed, it's nice to be looked up to, and it's nice for someone to have high expectations of me (because atleast I know they know I'm doing the best to my ability) but it takes a toll on my mental, physical, and emotional self. 1st I worry alot about the quality of the work I do and the time it's done in, 2nd It's a lot of backbreaking work in Produce, 3rd I get extremely frustrated when I do something wrong and I worry about it over and over; and I unknowingly make myself sick.
They say people who are happy alot and smile alot live longer, and that's pretty much true; but what about the kind people who are always so humble and selfless that they forget about themselves because they are so concerned about everyone else that they get burnt out and run-down?
I really don't know the answer to that question, but I'm sure I'll know when I meet my maker.
Well hey, I gotta go because it's almost 3:00am and If I stay up any longer I'm going to be as wired as I used to be without my Lithium! :)
Well, you have a great night/day/Morning/afternoon/evening (whatever the case my be)
and I'll talk to you later.
Ps: You are really a great writer; you articulate your feelings and emotions so well. Keep up the GREAT work.
Bye.
---Dannielle
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