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1/ We& #39;re going to need to look after each other really well in the weeks and months ahead.
This was highlighted to me recently when I was taking out my rubbish (trash).
I had a little stress reaction to getting a new rubbish bag. It really took me by surprise.
This was highlighted to me recently when I was taking out my rubbish (trash).
I had a little stress reaction to getting a new rubbish bag. It really took me by surprise.
2/ I initially dismissed my feelings as bizarre and ridiculous.
I realised immediately that it was the tearing of one rubbish bag from the next that reminded me of tearing plastic PPE gowns off a roll.
I didn& #39;t understand why this association stressed me. So it isn& #39;t valid is it?
I realised immediately that it was the tearing of one rubbish bag from the next that reminded me of tearing plastic PPE gowns off a roll.
I didn& #39;t understand why this association stressed me. So it isn& #39;t valid is it?
3/ Next time I was at work we were having a bad plastic gown roll day. You might know what I mean. The kind that rip and don& #39;t separate easily. It might take a couple of goes to get a gown and even then it can take a while.
4/ That made me think that I& #39;m just an impatient person. It& #39;s not like I& #39;m not being paid to test plastic gowns badly.
So now I& #39;m just thinking that the bin bag reaction shows that I& #39;m grumpy and intolerant.
So now I& #39;m just thinking that the bin bag reaction shows that I& #39;m grumpy and intolerant.
5/ Then a few patients into my shift, I was seeing one child when a nurse poked her head in and said, "They need you in Resus. There& #39;s a sick baby and they& #39;re struggling with access." I removed my PPE, cleaned my hands and went to don new PPE.
The plastic gown roll tore again...
The plastic gown roll tore again...
6/ So now I know that my stress is valid and based in something real. For that bin liner thing.
I also know that I had a stress response that I initially dismissed, then berated myself for and blamed on character flaws before coming to understand it.
I also know that I had a stress response that I initially dismissed, then berated myself for and blamed on character flaws before coming to understand it.
7/ We& #39;re going through some crazy times right now at home and at work.
A lot of psychology will be going on in you, your colleagues and your loved ones.
Look after yourself and each other.
A lot of psychology will be going on in you, your colleagues and your loved ones.
Look after yourself and each other.
8/ One way to do that is to see someone who seems stressed or angry and ask them if they are ok.
There& #39;s a chance that they aren& #39;t but they don& #39;t understand why.
There& #39;s also a good chance that because they don& #39;t understand it, they don& #39;t think it& #39;s ok to feel that way.
There& #39;s a chance that they aren& #39;t but they don& #39;t understand why.
There& #39;s also a good chance that because they don& #39;t understand it, they don& #39;t think it& #39;s ok to feel that way.
