I'm exhausted...

I usually let this information slip in some of my posts or comments when talking about something else and never really complained about it but...

I'm exhausted.

Waking up everyday before sunrise (sometimes the insomnia makes me get up earlier, or sleep very late.)

Working every single day, sometimes staying 03 hours after time, sometimes until sunset...

Four to five 24h shift a month, sometimes it lasts till 30 or 36... including the weekend, so I'd go up to 02 and sometimes 03 (but rarely 04) weeks on a row without a single day off.

Let alone the work at home, the studying for the cases at home to pull off a fitting diagnosis and the entailed management strategies.

But sometimes... I wonder why I get myself tired this much... why do I allow myself to be exhausted this much.
I am not even in surgery or anything, what I do is purely medical reasoning. But I do have a lot of patients. Sometimes complicated cases.

Right now, I am sitting... waiting for a friend on bunch outside of the hospital... literally nodding off. I decided to write this while waiting, lest I let sleep claim me.

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in10RjFox · M

I hail from systems & workflow analysis and management and I interact with users while studying the system and offer computerised solution for both the process and management of it. During my experience I found many experts struggling in organizing their work and the department/ people they interface with. They would face difficulty in prioritising work as each work or task would involve have a dependency on another task to complete and hence pending. Many users complain that they are on the job but things keep piling up and while they attend to one thing, another task comes up delaying the workflow and there is always a manager or supervisor who does not appreciate work completed but is there to demand work be done at once.

So are you part of a workflow automated system or is it manual process.

If manual, then you have to spend time organising your work schedule, how to take up work, process and finish it and how to follow up.

Also there are best practices to follow when leaving office, so the work does not hooks on to the mind while leaving home, for it keeps nagging and worrying us like a child disturbing our evening.

being · 36-40, F

Lead by example.
Prevention equals a ton of therapy.
Use preventive care on yourself.

Friendlyperson · 26-30, F

@being I will try. Thank you for listening.

GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M

I don't know how you do it. I have a lot of respect for the medical profession, as my father is a doctor. It takes a huge toll. I could never cut it. For me, the time I worked the night shift at a warehouse was too much for me. I have a hard time functioning if my sleep issues or stress get too high. I am a total glass cannon.

Total respect to you.

Friendlyperson · 26-30, F

@GeistInTheMachine
I am so sorry about that.
Having sleep issues is really hard to deal with.
Thank you for understanding and sympathizing though... it really means a lot. 🥹

GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M

@Friendlyperson Thank you for your work.

Friendlyperson · 26-30, F

@GeistInTheMachine Thank you for your support. 🤗

4meAndyou · F

Do what is necessary to do your job...and use your tremendous intellect to UNDERSTAND and RESPECT your own physical limits, so that you can continue on. If you don't NEED to stay 3 hours late, don't.

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4meAndyou · F

@Friendlyperson Do not allow your own health to suffer, or you won't BE there to help ANYONE. Sometimes common sense must rule.

Friendlyperson · 26-30, F

@4meAndyou
Yeah, I have to take extra care of my mental health, what with my condition and all.
Sometimes I hate myself for being the overly hyper conscious person and overworker. I think I need to change. I need to manage my time better and make resting a priority. May God help me achieve that...

4meAndyou · F

@Friendlyperson Amen.

JamesBugman

You know if you refused those extra hours they would be forced to hire more people. There would be a period of poor care, but that would not be your fault.
You need to control this and not let it spin the way it sounds like currently. Be strong. It's your life, stop messing it up. Get the rest you need.

SW-User

Maybe you need some little vacations to prevent being burnt out ?

Friendlyperson · 26-30, F

@SW-User I absolutely do. 😢 but I cannot yet. Many of the colleagues are taking vacations atm because they work far from home. I prioritized them...

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