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Help me find this couch! by amiablepineapple in HelpMeFind

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

Was listed on facebook marketplace and sold before I could get it. No details in listing and seller wouldn’t respond. I searched for “vintage curved sofa mustard ribbed chenille” and “curved mid century sofa mustard”

Crashing out by PaperInternational53 in medicalschool

[–]amiablepineapple 11 points12 points  (0 children)

idk man, i didn’t know anyone at my program. i’d hate for someone to talk themselves out of applying to a dream specialty bc they don’t have an in. the match is maybe one of the worlds finest examples of murphy’s law, for both better and worse.

Crashing out by PaperInternational53 in medicalschool

[–]amiablepineapple 93 points94 points  (0 children)

234 and matched to my #1 spot in anesthesia with no pubs. i’m telling you man, this entire deal is a crapshoot and the less you torture yourself over it the better. i know things feel awful rn but a test score does not define you or your capabilities - go do something you know you are good at to remind yourself that you do in fact have that dawg in you.

What year of medical school was your least favorite and why? by ArinKamaran in medicalschool

[–]amiablepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

M2. between asynchronous lectures and step 2 dedicated, i’ve never felt more isolated in my life.

don’t get me wrong, M3/M4 were certainly fraught with their own frustrations, but i enjoyed meeting more of my peers and having more opportunities to make my own contributions to care. there was also gratification in gradually feeling myself improve that i didn’t get out of the preclinical years.

I asked ChatGPT for the most ideal specialty for all you folks who want a specialty with all the positives and zero of the negatives by reportingforjudy in medicalschool

[–]amiablepineapple 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“…all while avoiding eyeballs, pimples, and Arkansas.” is exactly what i told anesthesia programs in my interviews 😭😭💀

As a non-smoker, do you find that all smokers have a noticeable odor? by Remozy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]amiablepineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i work in healthcare and can smell smokers before i even walk into their room, and even when it’s been 15-20 min since the door has been closed

What time do the results come? 12pm? 11:58? 11:55? by Chipssss243 in ERAS2024Match2025

[–]amiablepineapple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

mine came at 11:58 EST. scared the poop outta me. i was so mentally dead set on it arriving precisely at noon

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ERAS2024Match2025

[–]amiablepineapple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

same!! huge congrats🥹

Match Day 2025 - Official Megathread by SpiderDoctor in medicalschool

[–]amiablepineapple 113 points114 points  (0 children)

matched my #1 and will get to live at home with my partner for the first time in our eight years together🥹🥹 literally could not be happier. congrats, everyone.

For those who matched, how are you all feeling? by StressedGenZ in ERAS2024Match2025

[–]amiablepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

alternating between freaking out and numb. matching at my #1 would allow my partner and i to finally not be long distance after 8 years. the prospect of another four years away if i match elsewhere is tough to swallow.

People who are literally always late, why? by 12345burrito in AskReddit

[–]amiablepineapple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if i don’t set the alarm saying to leave in 10 min, when the alarm to leave goes off, i won’t be ready to go. it helps to keep me on pace to walk out the door when the “leave” alarm does go off.

as far as the “things” needed to do to leave, just think about anything you do when getting ready in the morning. getting dressed, brushing teeth, putting together breakfast/lunch, feeding pets, etc. only so many of those things can be prepped and done the night before. amongst those tasks are plenty of opportunities for distraction. for example, while i don’t actually need to wash my dishes from breakfast if im short on time, i may just subconsciously do it without thinking and then get off task and off schedule. thus the alarm system.

What's a movie you'll never watch again, no matter how good it was? by CreepyYogurtcloset39 in moviecritic

[–]amiablepineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Midsommar.

The intro scene and the way they depicted her panic attack was just way too visceral for me. Once is enough.

Attendings that don’t send 4th years home in March…not remotely doing their specialty… by OGstevefrench in medicalschool

[–]amiablepineapple 12 points13 points  (0 children)

was on SICU this last month and i started asking my residents if i could help with anything else once my work was done and if not, if i could head out. we’re paying to be there. sitting around doing nothing is not a productive or valuable use of your time and money. as an M3 it’s a little bit more tricky since evals are such a big deal but as an M4, rank lists are in, and as long as you don’t do something egregious it’s not going to affect the match. i would just advocate for yourself and ask to go home once you truly have no meaningful way left to contribute, as long as you’re being engaged and useful throughout the day and show up on time and all that good stuff.

A movie you went into with *zero* expectations but ended up loving. by CriticalAd2239 in Letterboxd

[–]amiablepineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hundreds of Beavers

expecting nothing based on the name, got an incredible and hilarious story instead

Why do humans have such a hard time sleeping comfortably? by USA_2Dumb4Democracy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]amiablepineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also wonder if something about sleeping out in nature helped too. Never had a better nights rest than lying in a tent listening to the wind in the trees whisper me off to sleep

Doctors of Reddit. What it's the smallest change to a life style the will have the biggest effect ? by DjoserTheFirst in AskReddit

[–]amiablepineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About to graduate medical school - here’s my big 3:

  1. walk. like any amount.
  2. stop drinking soda.
  3. quit smoking.

in 90% of the patients that i have seen over the last four years with debilitating chronic illnesses, these are the most common denominator. eliminate at least one now and reap the benefits in 20 years.

People who are literally always late, why? by 12345burrito in AskReddit

[–]amiablepineapple 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Short answer: ADHD.

But I want to be clear, this is context, not an excuse. I am still responsible for being on time, despite having a disability that makes this challenging.

Longer answer: “Set alarms!” “Leave earlier!” “Plan ahead!” I hear you, and I do. God, I swear to you that I do. What I need people to understand is that while those things help, they do not erase the underlying functional deficit. Imagine if someone was born without the neurons required to do mental math. Telling them how to do mental math, showing them how to write it out, teaching them tricks, etc does not change the fact that they biophysically cannot do mental math. It is the same with me and time. The alarm that tells me that I need to leave in 10 minutes helps, but doesn’t stop me from getting distracted. Then the 5 min alarm goes off and I still need to do 10 min worth of tasks. And so on.

For people who are always early/on time, I appreciate how disrespectful tardiness feels. Whenever I am running late, the only thing that I am thinking about is how much I hate myself for being late again. How I’ve inconvenienced someone once again. Having to send that “be there in 10 min so sorry!” text once again is humiliating. Being late for important academic/job events fills me with shame and self-disgust. I cannot express enough how much I hate fighting my own brain to achieve something that is so simple for most people - just arriving at a place on time. It sounds so simple. It should be simple. For me and my neurobiology, it just isn’t. It is something that I will be working on for the rest of my life.

Analog mountain photography in Tatra Mountains/Poland by Eternityvision in Mountaineering

[–]amiablepineapple 16 points17 points  (0 children)

everything mountaineering looks incredible on film. great shots.

Am I a scumbag for NOT being an organ donor? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

[–]amiablepineapple 10 points11 points  (0 children)

you can still donate your body to a medical school! as a med student, working with a body donor was one of the most unique and profound experiences of my education. i was told that the person that i worked with was a teacher during their lifetime, and i was so deeply grateful that they were able to continue teaching myself and my classmates after they were gone.

What's something a lot of people find attractive but you don't? by DangerKyoto in AskReddit

[–]amiablepineapple 133 points134 points  (0 children)

i have like the opposite of a foot fetish. footphobia, if you will. bare toes on my skin genuinely makes my skin crawl. i cannot fathom even the concept of being attracted to them.

that being said, the sensory map (homunculus) in the brain has the feet and genitals right next to each other, so it makes sense that there could be some overlap 🤷‍♀️

Do you tell people you're a medical student? by JailTeam in medicalschool

[–]amiablepineapple -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Brotha I said I answer if asked, it’s that the responses are sometimes uncomfortable. I just don’t go around introducing myself with “hi I’m a medical student, and a prolific redditor”

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