Re: WC 150K Post Challenge - You Ready?!
As much for the regulars hear me talk about my supervisor (who is still an ***, by the way) and work, people often look past folks who work in the helping processions because it is about them in distress. As patients you're supposed to, but I've always valued patients who want more than what was needed to get done during that clinic visit.
One of the reasons why i like the patients that I work with is that as long as the patient is receptive (and it is an appropriate time) we get to talk about life. I think most of the female patients i get into life discussions with actually value that stuff. Some don't get to see guys who actually value them as equals in their day to day. Many of us take that for granted, but the amount of damaged ladies walking through the clinic is very telling.
Case in point there was a young lady i saw two weeks ago for her final visit (she's not too old to come to work for care). And as much as she is still a little young and stubborn about sex stuff for a 23 y.o., she started our conversation by saying "i told you i was coming back to see you last time, and i kept my word".
So without getting into HIPAA stuffs, we talked a lot about life and focused on her career goals. And why being a young person at her age she is learning to juggle school and working and how hard it is. How important her self care is and how to network.
I've got a singer-songwriter patient who is always ducking me when she comes to the clinic. Still, whenever we see each other, we talk about life. I looked her in the eye the last we spoke and said "why do you have all these people in your life who have no interest or desire in nurturing your musical talents?". That stopped her cold. I gave her a quote she liked and she literally wrote it down in her phone.
So this the part about work i like. And for me to be in a position to have all my senses working with a patient in my office, I've got to be healthy. That's why i took the week off when i saw the doctor today.
So folks, while the medical staff you see understand if you're an *** in crisis, it's about the crisis. Still, being pleasant in the roughest of places will open doors.
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