Since I'm in nursing school, I've diagnosed myself with about ten different diseases. Here they are.
1. When I was having heart burn, I thought for sure I was suffering from ventricular tachycardia.
2. After I ruled out v-tach, I was positive that I was in the beginning stages of GERD....that kept me from drinking soda for a few weeks.
3.Once after I drove to school and had to stare into the sun for a while, I began seeing flashes. I was very worried that some sensory problem was beginning to manifest itself. Could it be a detached retina? Am I suffering from a brain tumor? This made me slightly paranoid
3. The other day, I rubbed my contacts and when I tried to look at the computer screen, everything appeared blurry. I therefore logically concluded that I was begining to show signs and symptoms of nearsightedness. I wondered how I was going to explain bifocals as a 27 year old.
4. I've also diagnosed myself with the stomach flu many times. Today for instance, my stomach started acting up because I was so nervous about my final exam. I even made an escape plan in case I became violently ill in the middle of my final. My stomach was fine of course..I just had to settle down a bit.
5. I think I've also diagnosed myself with OCD. I've become very obsessive about washing my hands. I even sing the ABC's and scrub vigorously to the jingle going through my head. I won't tell you what else I do to make me think that I have this disorder. You may think I really do have a problem. Just because I microwave my washcloth (in order to kill off germs) at least once and many times 2 x during a dish washing session..doesn't mean I'm crazy...right?
6. Sometimes I think nursing school CAUSES me to have health issues. How am I supposed to sleep, exercise, eat healthily, keep my house clean and organized, remain socially active AND maintain a good GPA in school?...They teach us to tell our patients to be sure and do all these things...but I guess it doesn't apply to us nurses.
4 comments:
I do all this and I'm not in nursing school. Oh, no. What does that mean? ;-)
I know! There's just no way to do it all. How do we maintain sanity?
This is so funny, especially since I just applied to nursing school!
Have a grea day!
On the evening news two nights ago they had a special report on a new condition--it had a name like cybercondriac. It is a REAL problem or concern (so they say). Because of the economy etc. so many people are going to the internet to diagnose themselves. They google symptoms and then go down the list to find the one that fits best. This is a bit scary since some major problems have arisen. People have been really in trouble through misdiagnosis etc. Many should have sought immediate help/meds or they self-medicated incorrectly etc. SO, sounds like your "problem" is somewhat minor OR at least at this point at least you are diagnosing somewhat minor issues. BEWARE of moving to on to "cybercondria" and you should be fine.
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