From sympathy to empathy… So I’m gonna tell you this story because it’s WAY too common in our healthcare system. I’m not interested in your sympathy but I want to evoke your empathy for others that might be navigating this awful system. I’ve been prescribed an opioid for severe pain management. Unfortunately… it helps. I only say that it’s “unfortunate” because we all know all the scary stuff we see on documentaries and the news about the opioid epidemic. It’s all true. Personally, I’ve been blessed with a pretty particular aversion to medications. I don’t enjoy them. At all. Matter of fact, they make me feel anxious, itchy and uncomfortable in my skin. But it helps the pain. Either way, the stigma, the stress, the hyper caution are all things that I carry around with me anytime I’m dealing with the drug topic. It’s a lot to already wrestle with… PRIOR to this story.
From sympathy to empathy…
From sympathy to empathy…
From sympathy to empathy…
From sympathy to empathy… So I’m gonna tell you this story because it’s WAY too common in our healthcare system. I’m not interested in your sympathy but I want to evoke your empathy for others that might be navigating this awful system. I’ve been prescribed an opioid for severe pain management. Unfortunately… it helps. I only say that it’s “unfortunate” because we all know all the scary stuff we see on documentaries and the news about the opioid epidemic. It’s all true. Personally, I’ve been blessed with a pretty particular aversion to medications. I don’t enjoy them. At all. Matter of fact, they make me feel anxious, itchy and uncomfortable in my skin. But it helps the pain. Either way, the stigma, the stress, the hyper caution are all things that I carry around with me anytime I’m dealing with the drug topic. It’s a lot to already wrestle with… PRIOR to this story.