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The Compassionate Clinician: Walking the Tightrope of Empathy and Emotional Boundaries
Avoid taking other people’s emotions home with you using the 3 techniques in this article.
Becoming a guilt-free doctor: coping when off sick
Is the guilt worse than the actual illness when you go off sick as a doctor? If so, this article will help you navigate this.
Managing Overwhelm: with Dr Totali Pistov, the exhausted consultant physician
Overwhelmed at work? This is a very common problem in medicine, however there are ways to stay in your ‘thinking brain’ and keep cool. Read on.
Drama Triangle Dismantler: Freeing Your Inner Rescuer
In drama triangles we learned about psychiatrist Stephen Karpman’s system of common psychological dynamic of conflict at play. Drama triangles...
Navigating Resistance: Common Pushback Responses When Establishing Personal Boundaries
Now you are the one feeling upset and aggrieved. You have spent a lot of time previously with this patient. Now they are basically telling you that you are useless. You are totally cheesed off.
This is a common and typical example of a drama triangle at play in healthcare. Mrs Unwell is fictitious, of course, but interactions of this flavour are everywhere.
Setting healthy boundaries: a doctor’s five step guide to sanity
Now you are the one feeling upset and aggrieved. You have spent a lot of time previously with this patient. Now they are basically telling you that you are useless. You are totally cheesed off.
This is a common and typical example of a drama triangle at play in healthcare. Mrs Unwell is fictitious, of course, but interactions of this flavour are everywhere.
Healing the Healer: Overcoming People Pleasing in the Medical Field
Now you are the one feeling upset and aggrieved. You have spent a lot of time previously with this patient. Now they are basically telling you that you are useless. You are totally cheesed off.
This is a common and typical example of a drama triangle at play in healthcare. Mrs Unwell is fictitious, of course, but interactions of this flavour are everywhere.