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06/27/2012 03:54 PM
nurse932
Posts: 576
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Today I realized I don't need much to get me so upset I can't work.

Last week my patient that I was trying so hard to keep out of the hospital was hospitalized with pneumonia and it got me all upset. I do tend to bring my work home.

Today my neighbor's little 7 year old was hospitalized with a ruptured appendix. I blame myself because I didn't tell her to go to the ER. The little girl's pain was in the wrong side for it to be the appendix. I got so upset I can't eat while sitting down. Why is it that the littlest triggers causes such exaggerated emotions?

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06/27/2012 04:50 PM  Top
Bagfulofcats
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How come so many Nurses seem to be BP?

Since i started reading forums it seems as though many do...

I also strongly agree with your sentiment of little triggers I just posted something along that line. I wish I knew the answer but maybe it'' the broken camels back deal? Except we seem to have many?

"Your world full of creeps
Zombies walk the street
9 to 5 barely alive
Have a beer go to sleep
And start all over again

Same gray suit
Same brown shoes
Same headache
Same pills
He goes home thinks about (edit pert T&C)how bad his life is.
But hes got his diploma
Got to give him that

I got a radical place
Got my own private space
It's my sanctuary
It's the castle of doom
I'm the king of my room
Just a Quasimodo
Let the world blow away
This is where I will stay
In my sanctuary
Got my mess on the floor
Got my lock on my door

Go Away
Sanctuary
Go Away
Sanctuary

Someday I gotta get outta here
Gotta put on a shirt put on a tie
Get a job buy a car get some insurance
Cuz I'll probably have a heart attack
Before I'm 40

I guess I'll find the perfect wife
And I'll have 2.3 perfect kids
And if I work real hard
And die real fast
They'll all turn out just like me"

Alice Cooper

06/27/2012 05:48 PM  Top
centerseeker
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I don't have an answer to why you feel you have exaggerated emotions in response to small triggers, I just wanted to offer my sympathy on these two events. I imagine having a patient get hospitalized would be trying for a caring nurse. I also imagine that it must have been hard to feel you steered the little girl's family wrong, though if the symptom was presenting different than it normally would you could hardly be blamed for not guessing.

It sounds to me like you are a very caring woman who gets very invested and my thoughts are with you.

Post edited by: centerseeker, at: 06/27/2012 05:48 PM

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06/27/2012 05:58 PM  Top
bfly
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Dude... those sound like BIG triggers to me... I'd probably respond the same... but as far as little triggers go- it typically depends on if I'm cycling or now... If I'm too high or too low--- forget it- everything is HUGE... and I imagine that's pretty normal (sucks for us with bipolar disorder) but it is what it is I guess. We just have to take like one crisis at a time and reach out for support - like you are doing now... Sorry to hear about both of those situations- try not to internalize everything (I know easier said than done- I'm the empath type and have trouble disconnecting)... but you need to take care of YOU... peace to you...
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06/28/2012 05:09 PM  Top
nurse932
Posts: 576
Member

Thank you all for your responses. Its great to be listened to.

06/28/2012 07:35 PM  Top
zooker
zookerPosts: 404
Member

sorry to hear about the stresses but those are not small triggers. most people would trigger with that kind of stress. A small trigger for me is someone whisteling or someone picking their nails...those are small.

If you work in the health part of the world then you are alot stronger than me. give yourself some credit.

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Survived sexual abuse, severe bullying, armed robberies, car accidents, one pull of the trigger and more....sometimes it's minute by minute....day by day and just trying to give my 100% to the kids.
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