So my job is in the medical field. And I very seldom have to do actual medical things<\/p>\n
Today I got to spend time looking at a new technology in an emergency room.
\nNobody wants to go to an emergency room. Well that’s not true some people do. Some people work there<\/p>\n
Today I worked there<\/p>\n
A woman came in and maybe she had a stroke. Her family was there and they were worried about her. She was a little worried about herself too<\/p>\n
I was so worried about her and her family. When she described her symptoms I started to wonder if I was having those symptoms. I thought oh this is me having an empathic reaction<\/p>\n
I realized I could do nothing to help these people. Other people were doing everything to help them. I asked myself “is my empathy helping these people? ”<\/p>\n
No it was not. <\/p>\n
So I decided to stop. That feeling was not necessary and in fact it was hurting me<\/p>\n
I may use that question in other areas of my life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So my job is in the medical field. And I very seldom have to do actual medical things Today I got to spend time looking at a new technology in an emergency room. Nobody wants to go to an emergency … Continue reading