Through the work week I feel like I am just stressed to the Max. I’m working with the sick and the hurt and they’re not grateful. They’re mean, they’re angry, they’re unruly. All the while, they put my health in danger. Endanger me physically, spiritually, mentally, all of it.
You see it on your coworker’s faces . You see it in their eyes, they’re empty, fed up, and disconnected. We have to be. If you don’t put on that tough outer shell, you can’t do your job. That was always there in health care but it’s especially true now. You try to joke around with each other just to raise a smile. It’s one curve of lips, but can be so difficult, especially to be sincere.
Then, you go home to your family. You try not to take it out on them. You need to find ways to reset. Sometimes that means unhealthy things. So you look for something, a way to flip the switch. That’s why I turned metaphysical and spiritual. A sliver of hope that everything will be OK and everyday is not bleak. It is a way to relax your body and slow down your mind. It’s hope.
