Just give someone a hug. It works almost every time.
I’m currently dealing with 4 herniated discs, 3 or 4 bulging discs and something else going on in my neck. Two days ago I had to see a nurse practitioner about some gut issues. I was at the office to talk about those issues but the nurse had looked over my records to see the spinal problems. She said that I must be dealing with a lot of pain. That was the first time one of my practitioners actually said something about that. It just kind of validated my current situation. It helped.
Hopefully this is a first step on the road to recovery. I wish you all the best!
I suppose that they do their jobs. I just feel it would make patients feel a bit more comfortable if clinicians were more human. It doesn’t take much effort to ask how a person is doing. As a mental health therapist and a school teacher for a long time it didn’t take much to make a kid feel a bit better with a smile or something. We are all under time limits these days but being human can help.
Just today a friend posted that he thinks I’m experiencing 10 times more things in my life than him because I posted a picture from me participating in a theatre show in Japan last week in our groupchat.
This is after me being home with the baby for the last 4 months and I felt every day is the same (with exception of the baby growing and being more and more fun). So I felt that yeah I am doing a lot of different things.
I don’t even have kids and yet I would never find the time or self-discipline to do something cool like that. Since I became an uncle a year ago, I’ve become somewhat aware of how difficult it is to find time for the good things in life besides kids and work. Now I have the greatest respect for parents who manage to do that.
I guess it sounds more involved than it was, we were at some themepark in Japan and went to one of the ahows. In the bwginning they asked for volontiers and my fiance pushed my arm up, being the only non asian there they decided to take me for the lulz. Then I put some japanese clothes on and sat there with 6 japanes words written out in latin alphabet on the back of the fan and when they told me I’d shout out the next phrase :D
“God you smell good.”
- said by a lady working behind gas station check out.
Yeah, I muttered “thanks” and left. Still stuck with me, though,
Every so often my daughter will turn to me and say “You’re a really good dad,” or similar.
Gets me every time 🥹
