Suture Your Emotional Wounds
The responsibility of another person’s life and health is of great importance. Being a surgeon brings along its own challenges and consequences which sometimes leave a wound.
The common issues faced by surgeons include:
Performance Anxiety
Multitasking during a surgery with the pressure that it must turn out to be successful causes pressure and anxiety in the surgeon. Performance anxiety is significantly common among surgeons; which has an adverse effect on their psychological well being.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Witnessing disturbing conditions of patients, failed surgeries, unexpected complications during surgery put the nervous system into shock. Many surgeons develop PTSD after witnessing traumatic events related to their surgeries.
Guilt
Complications and deaths during or post-operation have a huge impact on the surgeons. Being responsible for someone’s life is a huge responsibility and if the patient happens to die, the surgeon undergoes emotional turmoil and guilt.
Grief
Grief in surgeons is caused by the condition of their patients, deaths, uncontrollable circumstances during the surgery and the stress of the job. Even if the surgeon may not have a personal relation with the patient, the emotion they feel after losing the patient is deep and painful. Unfortunately, every surgeon has to face this grief.
Social Criticism
Being closely linked to society, surgeons are often criticised, demeaned and labelled unworthy based on the smallest of their actions or words. They constantly have to be careful of their work performance and social identity which can be stressful.
Future of the issues if not dealt with:
Performance Anxiety
Ignored performance anxiety is the cause of low self-esteem, reduced productivity and an overall feeling of worthlessness.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
If left untreated, PTSD can cause social withdrawal, emotional numbness, health issues, pessimistic attitude and other psychological concerns.
Guilt
Unresolved guilt leads to depression, poor self-esteem, self-harm and strained relationships psychosis.
Grief
Impending complications of untreated guilt can cause physical and emotional pain, It leads to major depression, suicidal ideations and psychosis.
Social Criticism
Inability to handle social criticism may cause inferiority complex, self related issues and social anxiety.
Therapy services at Ananda.ai will help you clean up your emotional wounds before you get ready to stitch them up for healing.
01
Emotional regulation
Therapy will provide you the non-judgemental space for venting out your emotions
02
Healthy coping techniques
The trauma, stress, burnout has to be dealt with regularly to avoid overwhelming pile ups; which is possible through healthy coping techniques.
03
Better sleep quality
Working through the other mental health issues will eventually affect your sleep pattern and quality for the better.
Benefits of Ananda
Easy bookings, no commuting needed
Express yourself without feeling judged
Choose your own therapist
FAQs
Doctors are more prone to mental health problems, it turns out, than any other profession. Their working conditions are more stressful and punishing than anything the rest of us have to deal with in a day at the office.
Doctors are more prone to mental health problems, it turns out, than any other profession. Their working conditions are more stressful and punishing than anything the rest of us have to deal with in a day at the office.