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Medical Professionals Never Get the Blues
(Or Do They?)

Of course they do. I’ve seen many of them over the years. I’ve also seen them use counseling effectively to go on and become successful and happy physicians.

There’s a myth in the medical community that says that physicians (and by extension, medical professionals,) can handle anything that happens. Doctors are the ones with answers; patients are the ones with problems. This neatly divides the world into “Us” vs. “Them.” I suspect that this myth prevails because it is actually so tough to be a doctor. Any doctor faces so many painful things in his or her practice that some defenses are only practical. There are times when denial is useful.

However, this defense can backfire. It is especially dangerous formedical professionals who are socialized into believing this myth, and may have bought into it even before med school. When a medical professionals runs into some perfectly understandable feelings of depression or anxiety, if he or she believes that having such feelings would indicate inadequacy to be a physician, how can the person deal with them effectively? Especially when counseling is needed.

It is both a fabulous, exciting opportunity, and a frightening, grueling ordeal. The things to be learned are fascinating. At the same time, there is so much information to be covered. That’s not the school’s fault. The explosion in medical knowledge means that every year there is more that needs to be learned. Yet we still have the same number of years to learn it. No wonder medical professionals frequently feel overwhelmed.

Any medical professionals who has a scintilla of self-doubt (as all people do) will find that self-doubt

I hope by now I have convinced you that it is reasonable for many medical professionals to have feelings of depression or anxiety, or both, at times during their career. Feeling depressed or anxious doesn’t mean you are weak or inadequate, or that you cannot be a good doctor. It just means that you have run into something you need help with. The positive side is that medical students are bright and determined to make something of their lives. That is a good description of the ideal counseling patient. It often doesn’t take long before the student is thriving again. However, the longer you wait before getting help, the worse you are likely to feel, and your academic performance may suffer. I wish I could somehow let you inside my mind when I see a new student, and feel the respect and concern I feel, and how satisfying it is when the student goes out doing well.

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