26/11/2025
This one is for all who belong to the category..
'Doctors are the worst patients, .. and I have been one of them!!
I woke up today not feeling well. Actually have been waking up not feeling well... but just pushed through last few days...today' as well... the very first thought that came, the same one I’ve had for the last 15 years was:
“Pop some pills, keep going, show up for work.”
Because that’s what we’ve been trained to do.
That’s the culture we grew up in.
Push through.
Be available.
Patients first.
Us… later...or maybe be never!
But today, after battling that familiar inner guilt, I mustered courage for myself to not push through.. allowed something I’ve almost never allowed myself to do.
I took a deep breathe and cancelled all my commitments.
And I’m sharing this for all my colleagues who need this reminder:
Your wellbeing is not optional.
You don’t have to earn rest.
You don’t have to justify being human.
Sometimes the bravest thing we can do is say:
“I’m not okay today ..and that’s reason enough.”