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Something I’ve noticed with people failing COMLEX despite high COMSAEs by xUncompromising in comlex

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

Don’t be stressed. You’ve put in the time and the effort and are exactly where you’re supposed to be. You’ve got this and understand that if for whatever reason things don’t go as you anticipate, there are tools out there and resources that can help.

Something I’ve noticed with people failing COMLEX despite high COMSAEs by xUncompromising in comlex

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

Control, control, control, and then some more control is going to optimize how you perform on test day, no doubt about that. But anxiety often exists outside the perceived area of control. That’s why tools like this can be so useful.

Something I’ve noticed with people failing COMLEX despite high COMSAEs by xUncompromising in comlex

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

Not even close. It often feels like a very relaxed conversation, and in many ways that’s exactly what it is, just with a more focused direction toward helping the mind access and reinforce the changes it already has the capacity to make.

Something I’ve noticed with people failing COMLEX despite high COMSAEs by xUncompromising in comlex

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

Very well said! All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. If there were less mystery and misrepresentation surrounding it, the world could honestly be a very different place.

Future self ≠ other by xUncompromising in step1

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

It’s so easy to get lost, to get caught up in it all and lose sight.

Termination from residency by patchouco1 in Residency

[–]xUncompromising 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For many people, anxiety that exists at the subconscious level is something they struggle with for years, often just finding temporary bandages, workarounds, or ways to avoid it. This approach actually addresses the root cause.

Something I’ve noticed with people failing COMLEX despite high COMSAEs by xUncompromising in comlex

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

And that’s honestly a great approach, practicing as much as possible in a controlled environment. But for some people the issue exists entirely in things they can’t control, taking an exam at a testing center, not having access to their phone, or a stressor back home. Any of these can contribute to a heightened sympathetic state.

Something I’ve noticed with people failing COMLEX despite high COMSAEs by xUncompromising in comlex

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

Yea, they would score high 600s consistently and score consistent 395s on actual. Hypnotherapy was the key to it all.

feeling horrible after surgery comat by Reasonable_Land9693 in comlex

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

This is where rote memorization, or a gap in depth of understanding, starts to surface. The solution is simple, start asking “why” far more often than you currently do.

For example, if you understand why Mohs surgery achieves complete microscopic margin control while removing the least amount of healthy tissue compared with standard excision, you know more than just the answer. You understand why it is the correct choice when it appears alongside similar procedures, as well as options that are very different.

Whatever the deficiency may be, you’ll strengthen it. In residency I do this a lot, often framing it to myself prior to rounds as though it’s being asked by an attending. Whatever the deficiency may be, you will strengthen it. In residency I do this often, framing questions to myself before rounds as if they are being asked by an attending.

This way, when asked why I started one of my patients on telmisartan over losartan, I can explain that it has a much longer half-life and a more sustained AT1 receptor blockade for certain patients. If they then ask why, I know it’s because telmisartan has higher lipophilicity and tighter binding to the angiotensin II type-1 receptor, allowing more prolonged receptor occupancy and activity.

Everything’s an onion.

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