Long-term stress changes more than your emotions. It changes your body, your brain, and eventually your survival instincts. A reflection on narcissistic relationships, chronic cortisol exposure, PTSD, grief, and the dangerous comfort of self-medication.
Tag: Notes from the Wasteland
You Can’t Go Home Again
A visit to a newly opened emergency department forces reflections on grief, regret, lost careers, unhealthy coping, and the painful realization that some versions of home can never truly be returned to.
The Google MD Apocalypse
A weary reflection on medical misinformation, social media “experts,” and the emotional exhaustion healthcare workers feel when expertise no longer matters.
Oh My Heck (As They Say Here in Utah)
A sardonic and angry reflection on medical misinformation, social media conspiracy theories, and the exhausting reality of watching internet nonsense overpower actual science and healthcare expertise.