Hey folks,
I'm sorry for breaking all the hearts of avid fans out there...wherever you are, say Canada and Germany. I still have no idea which one of you in Germany keeps on reading my blog, but danke! During my 2+ months hiatus, I was curing cancer. No big deal, really. It was just a hobby I took up to relax when 2nd year of med school got overwhelming at times.
Anywho, I'm back and will try to bitch and moan and be a sarcastic ass on a more regular basis. I'll even throw in a few deep profound thoughts, but there will be too many daily cathartic moments to share. I can't really be blogging all the time while living my awesome life.
Here's a tidbit of my adventures lately. A good number of my med school friends are on prescription drugs for anxiety, sleep disorders, concentration issues, and other conditions. I'm not saying that this is wrong or frown upon, but it was definitely a shock to hear about it considering every day my friends seem normal and do well in school. They seem fine, cheerful, confident, and well-maintained, but when I got to know them more personally, I was surprised to hear about their situation.
I understand that med school itself is a lot of stress. In addition there are a lot of other stressors in the life of a med student:
1) Relationships (or lack thereof) with significant others. Even dating someone in med school who understands what you're going through can be tough. School takes up a huge chunk of time. Expectations to do well in school forces you at times to prioritize your relationship in the context of school...and that's a huge bummer for your partner. Wining and dining after looking at the 100-200K+ loans kills a bit of your soul each time.
2) Family. Again, some students are and/or were really close to their family, but now feel that they have to prioritize their relationships and time with parents and siblings.We med students always welcome a home cooked meal and laundry service.
3) Food (or lack thereof). Ramen every day for the sake of time and convenience definitely not healthy. Headaches and heart palpitations because of coffee or caffeine pills are not healthy just so you can stay up to learn that alcohol enemas could be a probably reason for alcohol poisoning at frat parties...Again, it's difficult to have the time to cook properly when all med students are basically Type A's who have extremely high expectations for themselves to do well.
4) Classmates. Oh, I seriously want to destroy that classmate who got 97.5% on the Path exam. Still haven't found out who it was (yes, "it"...because no human should do that well).
5) Friends outside of med school. Look, it's nice that you got married, bought a house, and made a baby. Oh wait, you just got a job promotion? Splendid! Want to pay my loans? Want to do rounds at 5AM...after getting home at midnight? I'm sorry that I've declined 3 consecutive invites to parties that, now, you don't even consider inviting me anywhere fun. But, when you're coughing up blood or have a "thing on your thing," you give me a call...at 2AM.
Don't worry, I'll be back again. Soon, I promise.
Question
Are you excited for the return of Community...AND Mad Men? There goes that 97.5% on the upcoming Path exam....
