As a hospitalist, I dedicated countless hours to my work, often exceeding a grueling hundred-hour workweek. It was an unspoken norm within the profession. Between tackling night shifts and losing touch with my body's natural cues for hunger and sleep, I found myself disconnecting from my own physical needs. I had to teach myself to suppress those signals.
But it wasn't just physical suppression that I encountered when pursuing my doctorate. There was a psychological suppression as well. For instance, when a patient passed away, I couldn't afford the luxury of processing my emotions. There was no time for that. The demands of the job pushed me to swiftly move on to the next room, as the clock was my constant companion. Patients needed to be seen, discharged, admitted—all within specific time frames. It was a relentless race against time. #HospitalistLife #Workaholic #BodyandMind #TimeIsEverything
Christine Gibson is a family physician and trauma specialist.
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