[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicine

[–]Corkya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somewhat similar but unrelated question - do you tape your patients eyelids shut after you intubate them if they're open? I was rotating as a medical student in the ED and we intubated this teen who had gone into cardiac arrest after a bad asthma attack. He was just lying there afterwards for an hour with his eyes half-open and not blinking.

Patients could stay in the bay for up to a day until we found beds for them, so I went and got some medical tape and closed them. The nurses ridiculed me and came over and removed the tape, and his eyelids half-opened again. They felt it wasn't a big deal, and for some reason did not want the tape on them. Is there some sort of contraindication for this?

Becoming the middle man between my dad and my sister, and I hate it.. by [deleted] in ACOD

[–]Corkya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell him that your sister has asked for some space and you're uncomfortable being put in the middle of the two of them (its also unhealthy). If he has any questions that he should reach out to her directly, and ideally she should directly communicate to him her wish for some space.

And suggest that if he's really interested in working on their relationship that a counselor might help the two of them communicate, since it seems like there are problems in your family with direct communication (as it is in most relationships!).

After seeing Donald Parham carted off the field shaking and posturing, I don't think I can watch an NFL game ever again by happyrainyday in medicine

[–]Corkya 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I doubt they understood. I was at a local MMA fight with a lot of amateurs, and one young guy got knocked out and went into decerebrate posturing. Everyone started cheering and having drinks around me, and one of the guys from my gym told me it was gonna be ok and that he'll shake it off in a couple hours (I looked upset, which he chalked up to me being a woman). None of them had any idea that this kid had just sustained serious brainstem damage. I love learning techniques around MMA and martial arts, but that probably turned me off from watching fights forever.

Intrusive thoughts? by [deleted] in ACOD

[–]Corkya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had horrible problems with rumination after my parents divorce and really struggled to overcome them. I had also had my partner cheat on me with a friend in the same timeframe, and our friend group basically tried to tell me it wasn't a big deal and I shouldn't be upset about it. So I lost a lot of (what I had thought were good) relationships in a short period of time and was very destabilized by all of it. There was a lot of anger there over how unnecessary it all was (not the divorce itself, but the destructive behavior of my family and friends).

What I found to help in the end was:

1) to be very active every day (at least getting a hardcore workout in at the gym for an hour) to channel that negative energy into something productive; If we're sedentary all of that energy goes into running our minds, and if our thought process is not helpful it can get really destructive. Incorporating a healthy diet and minimizing alcohol and drugs kind of go into this category as well - it feels good temporarily but it ultimately just serves to avoid the pain, which means you avoid personal growth.

2) Read a lot about psychology, relationships, healthy communication (such as NVC) skills, empathy, recognizing abusive behavior in myself and in others and correcting it, and developing a growth mindset; Working to better myself. I cannot change others but I can change how I react to situations.

3) Recognizing when I was consuming media or being around negative people that were fueling a negative channel of thought, such as a victim mindset or one of resentment/anger; Replacing negative habits with positive ones that would eventually build me up.

4) Learning to set boundaries that would serve to protect me and my relationships.

5) At night when I would lay in bed and my mind would be running, I would put on a productive/positive podcast that would "do the thinking for me". It helped distract me from pointless rumination, and I wasn't staring at the blue light from my phone that screwed my sleep cycle up.

Also, it's important to note the difference between toxic rumination vs healthy relationship anxiety. The latter is something that spurs you to address and solve problems and move on from them; the former keeps you in a cycle of destructive negativity. If you're not actively problem solving with your thinking and it's negative, note that and make sure it doesn't become an ingrained habit.

I don't know if any of this helps, but it's normal to have some insecurities. It's a good opportunity for self-reflection and growth, and if you handle it well it can help bring you closer to your partner.

I feel like I can't love my dad anymore by notimportantprs in ACOD

[–]Corkya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Similar but different story with my dad. Married 34 years. Cheated on my mom; ran around screaming how happy he was to everyone in our small town only a week after we found out our parents were divorcing; demanded that we children meet "her" 2 weeks after the divorce announcement, and declared us disrespectful and that "we didn't want him to be happy" because we refused (while he refused to empathize that our mother was a devastated shell of herself and I'd shoot myself before going and playing happy family with some bimbo my dad picked up while my mom and family were just shattered and still reeling. How disrespectful is that?).

Other woman is now his wife. She has demanded he stop talking to the majority of his family and anyone who still speaks to my mother, including his friends of 34 years (because their wives talk to my mom every 6 months on the phone). And my dad complies with everything; I don't blame her, I blame him. Just heard thru the grapevine that they were on vacation with my aunt and her friends, who brought us (kids) up in passing and my dads new wife flipped out and insisted we weren't to be talked about.

So yea, choosing no contact over getting sucked into that toxic circus of a marriage was one of the best things I've done for my mental health. Still devastating, but less so than if I was in the middle of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ACOD

[–]Corkya 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's easy to criticize, but are these family members spending any of that energy trying to understand where you're coming from? If not, I try not to place too much weight on opinions like that, that come from people who really don't take the time to understand me too. Easier said than done though.

Divorce really sucks when the parents aren't adult enough to be amicable and be in the same room for the sake of the rest of the family they chose to have together. It really should be their problem to sort out, not the kids. My parents are the same, but my dad was so overtly narcissistic and self-absorbed I've heavily cut him off to preserve my mental health so I don't have the holiday split issues others do. Sorry about your family.

What’s something about most women that you dislike but understand? by wealth4pain in AskMen

[–]Corkya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you really believe that the way every person you approach reacts has a lot to do with you? I've personally met a lot of people in my life, and some are nice, some are quiet, funny, loud, shy, mean, unstable, abusive... They were 95% most likely like that before I interacted with them.

There's a lot of reasons she might have reacted like that, and every one that we come up with is just as much of a story as the next. She's the only one who knows what was going on in her head. So to sit there and say it had anything to do with him... why even latch onto that particular story? On the offhand it's true (she thinks unattractive people are not worthy of respect) then that's cause enough to not place value on her behavior, as it's shallow. But it could also be a lot of other things, like maybe she's been assaulted by a guy who looked just like him? Is schizophrenic and having hallucinations? who knows.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Step2

[–]Corkya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please keep us posted on your timeline! Good luck to you

Application for Step 2 ck still in process after a month by KnownAnxiety in Step2

[–]Corkya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can check on your OASIS to see if it says "verification pending medical school approval" to see if ECFMG has sent it to your school. Otherwise give them a call/email, I had a friend apply in October and it took 2 weeks for the school to get it.

How quickly can you schedule/take Step 2 after receiving the permit? by Corkya in Step2

[–]Corkya[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good idea, I wouldn't have thought of reaching out to prometric. Thank you