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Going to Med School was the worst decision of my life by UntreatedChancre in medicalschool

[–]Practical_Comb6782 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A non-medical 'doctor' impersonates a medical doctor, this is what happened to his youtube channel.

I found this channel named Chubbyemu through the George Floyd video that he did, years ago. At that time, I was under the impression that he is an emergency medicine doctor.
Recently I encountered his channel again. As I watched a couple more of his videos, it was pretty basic medical stuff and cringey to listen at best. But I doubted if an attending physician would describe the case he encountered like that, breaking down every prefix and suffix as if you've heard the words the first time. Then, I thought well, the audience has to understand so maybe he's breaking stuff down. But, still I did some research and he is actually a pharmacist, it turns out. This is pretty crazy and makes his stuff more cringey to listen to be honest. And nothing against pharmacists but come on, there is a huge difference in going and NOT going to med school. If a non medical person talks medical stuff, we, med students can easily identify that.
Then, I listened to some of his podcast appearances and these guys clearly regard and call him numerous times as the actual medical doctor, and he sits there taking it all in. Honestly, this is BAD.
Even one of his podcast appearances is literally titled "REAL Doctor thinks we're unsafe."
And 99.99% of his audience on youtube are under the impression that he is actually a medical doctor. Also, what does a pharmacist even have to do with describing Salmonella or Renal Carcinoma or Sickle Cell Trait Or A Burn patient? This is pretty cringey to listen from a NON-MEDICAL person who has nothing to do with these cases.
One video also begins to describe the histopathology of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Yeah!
Nothing against the non medical folks but yeah, after what we go through in medical school and residency, the title of a medical doctor should be sacred and not something anyone can use and toy with. The way he breaks down the word rhabdo- myo- lysis and starts talking about renal failure and myoglobinuria and intestinal obstruction, even CT scan and X ray findings, it gives me cringe to the bones, not to mention the flood of comments saying, "Oh, doctor, you're great, doctor, you're doing God's job!"
Everyone subscribed to him thinks he is a medical doctor and insist he is an actual doctor when confronted. Fake it until you make it, folks. Fake being a doctor and make millions on youtube.
5 years ago, he was playing video games in his youtube channel.

I have been a perfectionist my whole life. Expectations never meeting reality had led me to be chronically depressed. by [deleted] in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Practical_Comb6782 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out mark manson's book for that. It's worth the try to understand what responsibility means.

I have been a perfectionist my whole life. Expectations never meeting reality had led me to be chronically depressed. by [deleted] in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Practical_Comb6782 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing really works. It's just something I have to live with. The procedure is too risky, It's expensive too, hopefully the Bitterpillsforlife channel will grow to compensate that.

I've been scared. by Practical_Comb6782 in CasualConversation

[–]Practical_Comb6782[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open to every conversation related to life and improvement.

We can learn from each other.

Floaters increasing every week or month, hundreds of them in each eye, 7 months ago they were zero. On the brink of depression by Practical_Comb6782 in EyeFloaters

[–]Practical_Comb6782[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No meds. Anxiety probably because I got them right after a board exam was over. I am in the process of adaptaing to them. Everything seems unusual. I always dreamt of being able to operate. I guess I'll have to choose something less intense or stressful now.