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I passed all my tests but I'm not doing well, I keep reading the guide on how to treat patients with the disease the patient had.
I talked to two professionals about it, one says I should take a break from school for a semester or so to recenter myself and one says I need to man up because I can't be a doctor if I get this upset about losing patients.
You lost a patient, Keld, of course this is hard for you. Fuck the professional who said you "need to man up", what the fuck is this. Of course you feel responsible, of course it's hard to deal with this. But if you just try to soldier through this, it's not gonna get better. I think the other one is on to something with you taking a break. It would do you some good to be able to grieve and process your loss. It takes time to deal with these things, and it's not something you can just do in a day or two. Take some time, deal with it in a way that helps you, be kind to yourself and give yourself some grace. You need it