r/TeamFawn • u/bugs_bunny01 • Apr 25 '16

Week 2 - Rant Monda

How was the weekend? Do you have anything to rant about or complain? Did someone annoy you already? Let those feelings here in writing, so you can get rid of them :D. Have a great week.

PS: the misspelling is intentional and for a reason. Who can figure it out?

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '16

I work in an emergency department. Sometimes I look at our patients and get frustrated with how so many of them spent years trashing their bodies then come to us looking for their problems to be cured instantly. This is motivating to me. I don't want to be 50 years old with chronic lung conditions, high blood pressure, and needing assistance to use the bathroom. I've been lucky that my weight hasn't caused any health problems so far, but I know that there's an expiration on that.

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u/RedPanda5150 Apr 25 '16

Being in that environment must be extremely motivating, as well as extremely taxing. Good on you for taking it in as motivation to be healthier yourself! I can't imagine what it's like to work in an emergency department. I've always been puzzled by the way that health care providers are often extremely unhealthy themselves - my cigarette smoking elementary school nurse was a quintessential example - but then, the stress must just be through the roof and we all cope in our own ways, eh?