Luohao, residency indeed is a very challenging journey both mentally and physically. In addition, ICU is a depressing rotation, you smell sickness and death, palpate pains and sufferings daily. Long working hrs and high stress, it makes you felt as if you are detached from real life, especially you are alone and away from your family. One of our interns I mentioned to you before, has quit in her 3rd intern months. I know another two OB residents (one first yr, the other is a 2nd yr) quit in the last a couple weeks. So, don't feel bad just because you don't satisfy with your performance. As long as you have not failed any rotation, you should be pride of yourself and you are a Surviver! You really need a break and be away from hospital enviroment, planning the upcoming vacation will be fun. Take care.
I remeber one saying, you don't have to be the best, you just have to do your best.
Forgiving others is not enough, we have to learn to forgive ourselves.
Allow yourself to make a few mistakes , pls don't beat yourself up.
HOpe you get well and cheer up. All the patients need you, a health you:)
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I understand your feelings. We want to be excellent but there are just so many people out there who are smarter than us. We feel down when we can't be persons who we want to be. While struggling on this land to prove our abilities, we also lose something we don't want to lose. It is particularly difficult for us due to the problems of language and culture. Sometimes we just have to admit that we are only ordinary persons. We should aim high but not be too critical to ourselves. Try our best but remember there is always something beyond our control.
Keep going and you will be fine. I know it's easy to say so as an outsider. But I have confidence in you.
Take care and wish you all the best.
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落花飘零: It sounds like that you may be depressed to some extent. Please look bright side, many of your pts in ICU don’t even have a chance to listen to music, feel the sunshine or see changing colors of autumn forage, some of them are fighting the battles of their life each and every day.
When you have a chance you may read a piece (refer the link below) that I wrote about how to cope with depressions, you may try some of the approaches, which might assist you a bit, especially speaking more frequently with your parents and let them know what have been bothering you, I do believe most of our parents understand the situation because they have been here and done that in their life.