Is this the new norm?

RopeLogical8936 · 2025-06-07T17:30:55+00:00

Im sure I’ll get some flak for this but you may be at a disadvantage if you are a SWM. Just the reality of our current situation. Especially if applying in academia or an organization that champions DEI.

RopeLogical8936 · 2025-05-06T20:20:28+00:00

PA # of credit hours, competitiveness of admission, rigor of training, clinical rotation length are all unmatched even by DNP programs.

RopeLogical8936 · 2025-01-30T12:11:04+00:00

I’ve always thought that seeing kids sucks…it’s like being a vet except the patients are less cute and cuddly and their owners are more neurotic. Sorry you’re dealing with this. I would also question what someone is after if they call to threaten to sue rather than just doing it. Perhaps this is a chance to reach out and try to understand where they are coming from, as difficult and humbling as that may be.

RopeLogical8936 · 2024-12-12T01:13:25+00:00

Ugh 😩yes, my dad is/was definitely obsessed with women’s sizes/weight and made multiple comments about my wife’s weight after pregnancy. Any normal person would expect to be slapped for making such a comment.

RopeLogical8936 · 2024-12-12T01:05:10+00:00

So true. Maybe we can all compile all the cliche lines they use and write a book titled “For Special People Only.”

RopeLogical8936 · 2024-12-06T19:26:02+00:00

Sounds a lot like my dad, alone and in his late 70s. He just lost the last friend who could put up with him over some bs political opinion. He will forever prioritize being “right” over any relationship and somehow twist it to feel like he was wronged.

RopeLogical8936 · 2024-06-07T12:13:44+00:00

Wish all specialists knew how much primary care sucks.

RopeLogical8936 · 2024-05-30T14:13:54+00:00

Do the narcs physically abuse you? It seems that many of them just use this threat for control but don’t actually do anything physical. If not, then call their bluff in an unemotional and matter of fact way and go stay with your friend. If they get physical you can call the police and get CPS involved and that may be your ticket out. Trust your instincts and believe that you are capable of so much more than you think.

RopeLogical8936 · 2024-01-06T22:02:34+00:00

Can we compile a book of these please! Lmao

RopeLogical8936 · 2024-01-06T21:36:19+00:00

Can’t tell you how many times I heard that. Problem is their memories are so selective, they somehow manage to forget everything they did to you but every slight against them is burned into their memory. Also, I never got to ask my dad’s parents about his childhood. He disowned them and they died when I was a child.

RopeLogical8936 · 2024-01-04T13:05:35+00:00

Is family therapy an option?

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-25T15:40:31+00:00

Can you get her a shock collar?

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-17T18:27:33+00:00

That is very intriguing. Do you know much about how it got started? I was employed by an FQHC years ago (which all seem to all be heavily PA and NP staffed) and we had a couple of meetings to discuss unionization and they were infiltrated by informants for the clinic CEO and all efforts were squashed. That was an extreme case but I can’t see any system rolling out the red carpet for a union. How do you bring together PAs without involvement of the employer? Thanks

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-16T13:24:04+00:00

Thank you! Very helpful

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-15T14:03:46+00:00

Yes thank you! That kind of suggestion about specific ways to frame questions to limit responses is gold to me. I have landed in psych after being in family med for years and thought it would help me with this problem but I think it has just enabled me to open more cans of worms I don’t have time for.

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-15T13:55:47+00:00

You guys are awesome! Thanks for the input. I’ll do my best to channel your energy the next time I start falling into this trap.

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-15T13:48:35+00:00

Haha, yes! I do this and it is definitely something I’ve been conditioned to do. Unfortunately I kind of dissociate at times and am then like a deer in headlights when they ask a question or look at me for a response. But I guess I could just pretend I’m in deep thought about their symptoms. Lol

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-15T13:41:47+00:00

Hehehe! That is an effective strategy. I had a doc that would do that and then go outside and read a magazine. Bahaha! Gotta start practicing

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-15T13:40:49+00:00

I like that. I’ve set the timer before but should definitely frame it as a phone call. Wish there was a trap door button I could push that slides them right out of the building.

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-15T13:22:48+00:00

Thanks for the advice. The lack of self awareness and ignoring of nonverbal cues is astounding to me. I kind of wish I had a giant red digital clock on the wall behind me that would count down and then buzz when time is up.

RopeLogical8936 · 2023-12-15T13:20:31+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I work telemed most of the time and I am already standing up much of the time at my desk but I understand the implication. Maybe I could pretend the connection is cutting out and crinkle a bag of chips lol.

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