tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post7444756278452356343..comments2021-08-29T05:04:49.259-07:00Comments on Is there a doctor in the house?: And I was doing so wellIrishdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01719177360151576253noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-59223002192845016082009-03-31T09:20:00.000-07:002009-03-31T09:20:00.000-07:00I just got linked over from another blog, and I ha...I just got linked over from another blog, and I have only read your this post. But would a pistol be out of the question? I don't mean to offend, nor do I wish to engage in the "do no further harm" discussion. A human, an American, has the right to self-defense, to feel secure.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681011337931740108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-88412526976403210552009-03-25T04:31:00.000-07:002009-03-25T04:31:00.000-07:00Hi. You are doing well. You're functioning. I f...Hi. <BR/><BR/>You are doing well. You're functioning. I found out way too late that my bosses knew... and were expecting what happened to happen. Yours may be more aware than you think. Please try talking to them.<BR/><BR/>Four years and half a country away, I still sleep with the lights on and my cell phone next to my pillow. So if you ever need someone just to talk with - someone who has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-76386250543175842662009-03-23T17:38:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:38:00.000-07:00Hi, I am an ER doc too. And I too was in a very ab...Hi, I am an ER doc too. And I too was in a very abuse and crazy marriage. I had children during my residency, and sometimes I cried before my shifts on a daily basis. I am not you of course, but I can identify with some of your story. I have found significant help through the web site www.drirene.com , I have even done over the phone therapy with Dr Irene and found it very helpful and private. IER doc toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296668351963587189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-54841994353266393222009-03-19T04:19:00.000-07:002009-03-19T04:19:00.000-07:00Sometimes, as you reach out from the deepest black...Sometimes, as you reach out from the deepest blackness, the people you reach out to let you down. and it feels like a betrayal. But keep on trying until you find help, because you will eventually find it.<BR/><BR/>It takes a long time to recover from fear, because it is such a basic survival reaction. Eventually, the fear (and need for fear)passes, and the parts of yourself that you had to put Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06439030651694979509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-24547902281425384182009-03-18T20:56:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:56:00.000-07:00wow, be careful out there. your husband sounds li...wow, be careful out there. your husband sounds like a truly scary person... i think you need to get out of that situation..or move or something away from him..The Bus Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259280794473075615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-1092586810204008282009-03-17T19:17:00.000-07:002009-03-17T19:17:00.000-07:00Get out of there. Do NOT go back there alone. Go b...Get out of there. Do NOT go back there alone. Go back with a friend, clear out your junk, and GO. ASAP. <BR/><BR/>Don't know what city you are in, but you need a woman's crisis center asap. Google HAWC (north of Boston, MA): Help for Abused Women and Children (1-800-547-1649). If you can't find a similar group where you live, call HAWC: INCREDIBLE organization. They will know of other similar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-33704461641090435712009-03-16T19:50:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:50:00.000-07:00I just read your blog from start to finish. I real...I just read your blog from start to finish. I really missed the things you didn't say during those long absences.<BR/><BR/>You need some kind of therapist. I know you don't have much time, but I seriously worry that you're not going to make it if you don't get some help. Doctor or not, you are only human.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676913339901984883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-60874884541762183012009-03-15T23:23:00.000-07:002009-03-15T23:23:00.000-07:00Please "The Gift of Fear" asap. Wow, you're a grea...Please "The Gift of Fear" asap. Wow, you're a great writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-84662028936453767902009-03-15T22:23:00.000-07:002009-03-15T22:23:00.000-07:00I just found your blog tonight, I read everything ...I just found your blog tonight, I read everything from the beginning. I wish I knew all the right things to say or better yet, I wish I could offer my home as a sanctuary for you to escape, rest and sleep. I guess I just wanted to let you know people are listening and care and to thank you for such honesty in your writing, I hope you find some peace soon.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976102470658767876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-35713426609580953842009-03-15T20:16:00.000-07:002009-03-15T20:16:00.000-07:00I stumbled on your blog via one of the other medic...I stumbled on your blog via one of the other medical blogs that I follow. I myself am on call this weekend, but I had to sit and read your entire blog today, between pages and patient disasters and such.<BR/><BR/>You ARE doing so well. You are getting out of the door and going to work. Trying to do things one minute, one second at a time. Sometimes that is all you can do. <BR/>I feel for you. I KathiBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532255690629087953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-17695216705107812382009-03-15T16:27:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:27:00.000-07:00I read you whole blog history today, I couldn't st...I read you whole blog history today, I couldn't stop. Had to read the whole thing. My life is very different from yours, I am protected from the horrors of reality that you are exposed to in your job. Your personal situation is scary at best. I hope when you get through this bizarre ritual called internship, you can manage to carve out some time and energy to take care of yourself. I wish we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-34664182993208158462009-03-15T07:54:00.000-07:002009-03-15T07:54:00.000-07:00Walt, I would be honored to be on your blogroll. I...Walt, I would be honored to be on your blogroll. I appreciate all the advice and support from the online community. And I thank you all.Irishdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719177360151576253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-40866166935833695682009-03-14T14:13:00.000-07:002009-03-14T14:13:00.000-07:00Been there, done that (almost exactly like your st...Been there, done that (almost exactly like your story - gotta love mental illness) and it does get better. I am 15 years out from it but from what you describe, nothing's changed with regard to other people's response to domestic issues.<BR/><BR/>And, let me tell you, I still remember the lesson I learned while I was in the depths of that shit: the ONLY person you can truly count on is yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-47167121587528774202009-03-14T10:33:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:33:00.000-07:00Wow....Started reading your blog courtesy of one o...Wow....<BR/><BR/>Started reading your blog courtesy of one of the docs that I follow.<BR/><BR/>Reading this post (as well as some of the others) left me feeling like I got punched in the stomach.<BR/><BR/>Whether you realize it or not, you <I>do</I> have a powerful voice. That shows itself in your writings.<BR/><BR/>If you don't object I'd like to add you to my own blogroll. It would be an honor Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159620314795295144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614794.post-19415064747695891412009-03-14T07:22:00.000-07:002009-03-14T07:22:00.000-07:00Oh my God,get out of there! I don't know you but I...Oh my God,get out of there! I don't know you but I have known how it feels to be paralyzed by fear from someone you used to love,the betrayal,the abuse it is soul killing. GET OUT OF THERE even if it's to go to a shelter and talk to someone there,they care,I care. You know you're not stupid by any stretch of the imagination,this can happen to anyone,please get help.<BR/>I did and I'm getting my ButtercupRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418302103413223548noreply@blogger.com