Saturday, February 21, 2009
Personal Thought for the Day #8
After attending a lecture exploring the reasons why physicians are at higher risk than the general population for burnout, depression, substance abuse, and suicide I have some insight into why I named my blog Ahead of the Wave. Constantly feeling that loss of control is unacceptable, I struggle to keep ahead to keep from being pulled under. Sadly, the adaptation is both professional and personal.
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Very interesting. It probably takes quite a bit of energy to keep and maintain that being ahead part, and that in itself can be tiring. So many I know speak of feeling overwhelmed by life, adn this was before October and all this happening in the economy etc. And they are not dealing with life and death and healing every day like you are. We are all struggling, and there are certain careers that bring that to the forefront more than others. I think you're way ahead by the fact that you are this aware of it all.
ReplyDeleteYou've chosen a poetic metaphor that speaks beautifully to my experience at mid-life. I have been trying to outrun some unknown for years. I think,though, that it's a losing endeavor. I am going to stand still for a bit and see what happens....
ReplyDeleteYikes. Think about buoyancy and floating and drifting, too.
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