Burn out....
Started by JDatHeart
Every medical student on the planet. Past and present. Ever in existence.
You'll get through it. Keep your eye on the prize.
Think happy thoughts.
I try to think how grateful I am that I'm not in corporate America. Or law school.
Yeah, Id hate to be my age and making $250,000 for the past 4 years. Working as hard as we have to get where we are, we'd probably be C-Suite already...
But seriously, it gets way better, and is totally worth it, even though the pay doesn't for a long time. A long time.
Encouraging words!
Like everyone else said, most students go through this. I personally had a hard time getting to sleep at an early hour, which made it more difficult. I think trying to get to bed earlier and practicing good sleep hygiene will help (no caffeine at night, no TV in bed, etc).
I also found working out to be a necessary cathartic.
Everyone says it gets better. I wish I could agree, but it seems like it just goes on.
/sarcasm
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da8s0859q
For sure. I'm at the end of M3, down to the end of week 42 out of 48, and on one of the easier rotations of the year -- no more surgery, no more OB/gyn. I'm still just dragging half the time.
Thank god. Curious though: what makes it way better?
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Find some outlets for stress.
It certainly hasn't gotten better for me, sorry.
It certainly hasn't gotten better for me, sorry.
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da8s0859q
You're surgery, right?
Do you feel like anything's better about residency vs. med school?
I know this wasn't addressed to me but I thought I'd chime in anyway. Since starting residency I've taken comfort in the fact that I no longer have to feign excitement over things I am not at all excited about. I can grump a bit without worrying about a negative eval for lack of enthusiasm.
That's pretty much it!!
For the most part, the way i get over that is to read mostly about stuff i had seen that day...that way the reading doesn't feel as laborious and it just feels more interesting.
