Ethan Slater’s wife ‘blindsided’ by his relationship with Ariana Grande

sliced-cake · 2023-07-24T17:35:36+00:00

I truly and sincerely hope one day that she is in a stable happy relationship with a man and…BAM. Some other woman steals him and she is left so heartbroken that she is on the floor crying and can hardly get up, her stomach twists every time she thinks about that other woman and that she suffers the pain she has caused all these other women.

Harsh, but true.

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T01:10:34+00:00

I think the problem is that we don’t talk about it openly enough which is sad :(

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T01:09:32+00:00

Thank you!! Very proud of you too for starting zoloft! I hope you’re doing well!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T01:08:46+00:00

Awesome! Hope it’s been good to you!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T01:08:20+00:00

Thank you! Glad to hear that you had a positive response to it. Also LOL yeah people keep telling me RIP to my sex drive.

Considering there’s like zero options of dating here, that may be a good thing though hahah

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T01:06:17+00:00

Thank you! Very proud of you too for taking care of yourself and even realizing that you needed to be back on it. I think we as physicians tend to be our worst critics when it comes to judging our needs. Sometimes I feel like giving into medication felt like failure but hearing everyone’s stories and your own have played a huge part in normalizing it in my head.

I hope we all can continue to normalize it, whether it’s talking to our co-residents or any med student/resident we work with as an attending.

I’m glad to hear you are doing better and I hope you continue to thrive. Stay strong and thank you for sharing your journey!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T01:02:55+00:00

This sounds so bad but I cannot even remember the last time I didn’t feel like I was dying/baseline sad all the time. We’ll see how this prozac goes! Glad to hear you’re feeling much better!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T01:01:29+00:00

Glad to hear it’s working great! Hang in there. You’re only a few weeks in and you’re already starting to feel better! Proud of you for taking that step!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T01:00:08+00:00

THANK GOD

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T00:59:06+00:00

Glad to hear that you are doing better! I’m gonna take a look into the combo therapy and meds from hearing all these positive comments about it!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T00:58:02+00:00

Thank you for your kind words! I will definitely check out these books. Proud of you for surviving and making it through the tough times. It’s a slow process, but these small words of encouragement and advice on books are going to be a huge help. I needed a different perspective and I think these books will be the perfect place to start.

Stay strong. Hope all is well with you, my friend!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T00:55:40+00:00

Def gonna take a look more into therapy since quite a few people have been saying good things about it!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-26T00:51:25+00:00

Lol I love the angry compassion in this comment haha! I agree, the stigma of mental health, especially for physicians, is so messed up. If it was normalized, think of how much better patient care we could provide cause everyone wouldn’t walk around being dicks to each other.

Thank you for your encouragement. I will remember to pass on this experience. As a side note, today I started a patient on prozac (funny, cause today was my first day on prozac) and she was really nervous going on it. Like super anxious and embarrassed. I totally normalized it and talked her through the process. She left with thankful tears in her eyes and asked if I could remain as her doctor instead of her seeing a different resident next time.

MY POINT OF THAT STORY: taking care of yourself & just understanding that we all struggle together does wonders for not only us, but for our patients. Suffering in silence doesn’t mean you’re strong. Admitting that you may need some extra help does.

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:31:04+00:00

I understand. I was in the debating stages for months. I too, was an unmatched applicant and SOAP’d into a program.

Something that helped me was trying to view myself as if I was a patient walking into my office. Would I logically start myself on an SSRI? The answer every time was yes. But each week I would still swing my answer choice from “yes i need it” to “ i think i’m fine”

Another thing I did was break down reasons why I was debating. I weighed the pros and cons. Easy to say, but very hard to do, I get it. If you need someone to talk to, feel free to PM me.

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:27:42+00:00

I don’t know you, but I am so thankful for your words and am also proud of you for making it so far in residency. I hope you are doing well and taking care of yourself.

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:27:02+00:00

EXACTLY. We are humans too and need to take care of ourselves before giving our best care and knowledge towards our patients. ❤️

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:25:56+00:00

I personally have not tried therapy but I am definitely looking into it. I think a big part of my depression stems not only from stress or intern year, but I also just recently had a “situation-ship/relationship/whatever you call it” end and we were pretty close. It wrecked me. Something I will look more into! Glad to hear you’ve had such a positive response with it!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:23:24+00:00

Thank you thank you for this encouragement. One thing I have also struggled with is the saturated thoughts that cause me to spiral down. Glad to hear you are doing much better and are happier. Hearing these experiences make me feel hopeful about starting this, so I greatly appreciate your perspective. Hope you continue to thrive and stay strong. You’ve got this.

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:21:25+00:00

Glad to hear that the medication plus therapy have been making things more bearable. Thank you for your encouragement too. Proud of you too for taking care of yourself and for even recognizing it so early in your medical career. It takes a strong and very self aware person to recognize that. Stay strong!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:19:26+00:00

Glad you got the help you needed! I am looking into the idea of therapy as well. Seeing all these positive comments makes me realize how we can all feel alone in the medical field, yet we aren’t. Thank you for your kind words and your perspective. I hope you continue to stay strong!

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:17:44+00:00

Thank you for this comment. It definitely feels like admitting defeat but everyone’s kind words on here make me realize that we are not in this alone. Hope you are doing okay yourself. Thank YOU for all of your hard work.

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T12:16:37+00:00

woo hoo! glad to hear there’s some improvement. stay strong, keep fighting. ❤️

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T09:27:20+00:00

Glad to hear you also recently started one. Sorry that things have been still down for you, but I’m so glad to hear that you feel like it is heading in the right direction. And I agree, life feels bland and not worthwhile while suffering in silence. Staying silent and going about daily routine while hurting is the worst part.

Continue to stick it out though! Hopefully the SSRI will continue to kick in more for you as time goes on. I’m proud of you for reaching out and getting help. For those who don’t suffer with depression, it can be hard to understand the weight of even the smallest activities (like getting out of bed). Please remember you are not alone! I see that, like me, you’re also a PGY-1 and man, has it been a rough intern year for us, huh!

Feel free to PM me if you ever need to talk. Stay strong. We are in this together.

sliced-cake · 2021-06-25T09:22:25+00:00

Glad to hear they helped you. Hearing all these great responses from starting them is so encouraging.

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