On the way of madcine

Maria ll 20 ll Brazil ll 1st year medical student ll Feel free to message. :) ll Main blog: nightmares-in-daydreams

[nightmares-in-daydreams]

The gallery Tumblr is for my teenagehood

I noticed something funny. I use tumblr since i was 12, what results in eight years ( with some hiatus ) in this platform. I basically spent my teenage years in here. I even used to have another tumblr, which I deleted because it got so dark. I mean, I think this is a generation or age thing, but I did go trough some rough times that were well aesthetically represented in my blogs. I did the whole “no one loves me or ever will”, the “I feel nothing at all", the anorexia, the suicidal thoughts. I also discovered my sexuality, saw the soft porn gifs and blogs to figure out what would get me going, posted selfies when I thought I was pretty. Tumblr was basically the visual representation of what was going in my head. I even went trough a phase when I didn’t want anyone I knew to look at my tumblr because this would get me too exposed. When it got time to get into university, I did my studyblr for motivation and procrastination.

At this point, I put the whole social media thing aside to focus ( which worked btw). Now I’m finally in medical school and decided to go back to social media, including my old dear virtual diary also known as tumblr.

Now the funny thing I noticed: I’m in such a better mental place right now. I see the slightly self destructive posts and it does not trigger me anymore. I just want to look at paintings, puppies, some nice stories, landscapes…

I mean, if tumblr is the visual representation of my mind, is really nice to see how I’ve grown, how I’m much more mature. There are other afflictions now, surely, but its good to know that I got to the phase where I can say (and believe it) : it really does get better with time

[quilavastudy]

“Sorry, lady!”

Do any other female medblrs/nurblrs experience this when you’re with male colleagues seeing a male patient. The patient starts to talk about something to do with his genitals, or maybe diarrhoea or something, but before saying it he’ll nod at you and say something like ‘I’m sorry to say this in front of the lady’ or ‘sorry darling, please excuse this’ - like you’re some delicate flower, not a medical professional who has been hearing about gross bodily functions for years now??

I know it’s a small thing but it really annoys me and makes me feel awkward and singled out. I guess I’ve been noticing it more recently because I’ve been helping on lots of gastro ward rounds with predominantly male teams.

[modernathenamd]

I get this a lot. Usually after the medical student awkwardly informs the patient that actually I’m the doctor. I usually reply along the lines of, “no worries sir, nothing shocks me anymore.” Then I enjoy the look on their face as they try to figure out where they must sit on my internal list of Shit I’ve Seen

[dxmedstudent]

Yep. I’ve had patients apologise for those kinds of things, and also just swearing. Sometimes patients are just shy or polite, and then they’ll apologise generally because it’s something that makes them feel self-conscious or they feel that they should be particularly polite around doctors (that’s some of the elderly, for you), but sometimes there’s definitely a gendered component. I get that it’s seen as a form of politeness, but as you point out, we’re professionals who deal with the body. It’s like, dude, I swear like a sailor, ask everyone about their bowel habits every day, deal with body fluids on a frequent basis, regularly get exposed to patients’ genitalia, and have catheterised way too many old men to be shocked by something like that.

[docresa]

I hate getting poked with a needle as well. But still, go get vaccinated!

[mad-med-student-in-progress]

Some big changes

So hey, I’ve been away for a while but a lot of things happened in the meantime. Basically, when I started this studyblr I was in the last year of high school and had very little idea of what I was doing. Join medical school was for a long time then the plan, but I just wasn’t prepared. But now, two years later I gotta say: I did it. Finally I’m in the university I always dreamt of , EPM- Escola Paulista de Medicina, or UNIFESP.

I’ve passed trough two years of preparation, also known as “cursinho” in Brasil. Needless to say it was difficult. The insecurities, the self doubt, the amount of dedication for some result that might had not come. The Brazilian sistem for getting into university is unfair and cruel, I can say why later. But the point is I, amongst very few others, managed to get what I wanted and for that I could not be more happy and grateful.

Anyway, it seems now that the name of this blog isn’t very accurate. I’m still quite mad, yes haha, but now I am a med student!

So from a mad-not-yet-med-student to a mad-med-student-in-progress haha

Thank you, all of my 33 followers, you rock! I will try to post more from now on

[pippistudies]

can we stop romanticising pushing ourselves to the limit cause I want to stop feeling like I have to not sleep and not eat to be truly productive. pls and thank u

[riostudies]

How to study when you don’t feel like it🌟🌟

There are some days where i don’t feel like studying at all .Its like all my motivation to study and grow has just vanished. Everything else looks more interesting even staring on wall for hours and my mind wanders like crazy.💃

During my exams i have constant PRESSURE on me and that drives me to work but on regular days where i don’t have any tests and the classes are even boring , I struggle to get down to study.

So here are some tips which usually works well for me 🍃🍃

1. Have a pep talk with yourself

Kind of weird if anybody sees you doing this but it work like a charm every time. Stand in front of a mirror and talk why you have to study regularly, what benefits you will get and motivate yourself by saying things like - ‘Hey buddy you can do it I believe in you …we are gonna rock this semester together" and things like that.

2. If you day dream a lot and are not able to concentrate

Tell yourself that you will think about it at a specific time later. Usually when I am studying i just randomly starts imaging a scenario of a novel or movie or TV series and start fangirling about it so at that time I remind myself that OK we will think about it but not now , for eg. At night when I will go to bed. Constantly remind yourself of the time you designated whenever your mind wanders.

3. Set a schedule for the day

First make a list of all the things that you have to do and then arrange them in order of your priority . Then assign time limits to all your tasks.

For eg. 2-4pm – do my homework

4-4:15 – snacks

4:20-5 – reading the next chapter

And so on . every transition between tasks should have atleast 5 min margin .That makes your schedule more flexible and manageable.

3. Avoid any kind of distractions

Your friend’s text or your favourite youtuber’s video can wait. You have assigned time for it in your schedule so check your texts , emails , videos then not now. Putting your phone in silent mode also helps.

If you know you will be hungry while studying then bring a banana or any other fruit with you before studying .Don’t wander around your house searching for snack when you should be studying.

4.Watch a motivational video or read a inspiring article about your idol or any prominent figure from your field.

This will surely inspire you and you will feel a new energy in you.

5. Practice effective study techniques.

Everyone has their own methods which work best for them but some common one include, using :

Pomodoro technique ( studying hard for 25 minutes and then taking a 5 min break so every third break should be a little longer)

First reading then making notes in your own vocab. which will be easier for you to understand later .

Learning a topic then teaching it to a freinds can also help( you can teach the topic to your stuffed animals also it doesn’t matter😝)

You can also record the lesson in your voice and listen later whenever you want .Like listening while cooking or while exercising.

Always remember there are no rules for these techniques you can make changes to them and find what suits you best.

Hope this helps , comment any technique which you find useful.

Reblog to spread the word and help other students in need😊😊✋✋

[astound]

[nightmares-in-daydreams]

Looking for friends

Hey, I’m looking for people to talk to. Genuinely, just talk and interact, no weird things. I want to use this cool tool called internet to know people from around the globe. So, if you’re up to just chat and exchange culture, or just talk about your day, your crush, your studies or whatever, feel free to message. Or just like the post, I can go and talk to you. I speak portuguese, english, a tiny bit of spanish and I just started studying french. But Google translator is there to be used.

Have a nice day/evening!

[archiemcphee]

Cartoonist Grant Snider of Incidental Comics gives up a peek a his bookshelf, which appears to be a lot like ours and perhaps yours as well. 

[topshotpicks]

When scientists get too honest

> I would love to see more science posts on Tumblr. I particularly liked, “The postdoc who did all the work has since left to start a bakery.”

[catlogicdefiesall]

I can’t decide which is my favourite! 🤣

[medicinablr-deactivated20220105]

IF YOU ARE A STUDYBLR

Please reblog this post so I can check your blog! I just got out of a hiatus and my dash is quite slow ♡

[action]

We're constantly educated around drug use as being highly addictive and destructive. What's the common thread among users that puts them in situations where they discover these drugs or start using?

Youth generally begin using for one of two reasons, 1) underlying emotional pain/trauma, 2) peer group. Those reasons were the same 50 years ago. The problem we’re faced with today is that the use is no longer primarily confined to alcohol and marijuana (slightly addictive,) but it’s now evolved to opiates and methamphetamine (highly addictive.) The reasons for using haven’t shifted but the accessibility, acceptability, and toxicity of the substances being used have drastically worsened the outcomes.

Often, we find TRAUMA to be at the core.  Google information regarding (ACES- Adverse Childhood Experiences) You will find that research to be intensely enlightening! But trauma is not all and not necessarily the reason folks embrace substances to “deal”.  There can be a lot of contributing factors to an individual’s slide into addiction.  Genetics plays a role.  Environment. Generational modeling.  Stress. Availability.  And yet sometimes something as simple as an injury can send someone down a path of opiate/painkiller addiction they never bargained for. Yet it is safe to say at the core of most addictive challenges is BROKENNESS of some sort or another and the drugs do a wonderful job of “reducing the noise” associated with that or do a bang-up job of masking the pain.  GOOGLE PBS NEWS HOUR OPIATE and you will see a very informative little 3-minute video that sheds some further light on “how folks get” addicted.

[mad-med-student-in-progress]

FUVEST

Ai meu Deeeeeeus acho que eu consegui passaaaaaaaaar to muito feliiiiiiiiz

[mad-med-student-in-progress]

Pra todo mundo que for fazer Fuvest amanhã, espero que seu espírito esteja o mais tranquilo possível e que tudo que você aprendeu possa ser expelido na prova.

[nightmares-in-daydreams]

Pra acalmar antes da Fuvest vale tudo né

[yokuji]

Have to come to a realization that I am not secretly competing against anyone. I am my own person at different stages of growth. The only things I should be competing with is the person I was yesterday and the 24 hours I have before me.

[joolshallie]

How to avoid burnout

I’ve had quite a few asks about ‘burnout’ from studying too much, so here are a few tips to avoid burning out:

Manage your time efficiently - here’s a link to my post on time management. Split projects into small parts - this helps with getting your workload to feel a lot more achievable, and I think it also increases productivity if you are ticking things off a list, and can see the progress you’re making.

Have a routine - by this I mean having clear times when you are working and not. Being in school/uni is not like a job - you can’t just leave work at the end of the day when you come home, because you have homework etc. but you can have clear times by which you’ll stop working. I make sure I stop work in the region of 8:00-8:30pm every night, to leave myself the evening to relax. I also find that having a morning and evening routine that incorporates nice relaxing things (like taking baths and reading) helps too.

Schedule downtime into your routine - when planning your day/week literally plan in time to relax - whether this is watching TV, playing video-games, reading or seeing friends. It’s so important to do this, if you don’t have downtime you will just go mad and burnout.

Make time for breaks - even if you are in finals week or working to a deadline, it is so important to plan in breaks to your revision/work. Each person is different in the time that they can work effectively for. I find that I can work for about 1-1.5 hours at a time before I start to become restless and distracted - so I always make sure to have a break and really get away from work for a little while.

Practise self-care - it is so so vital that you take the time out to do whatever it is that will help maintain good mental, physical and emotional health - this may be meditation, reading, exercising, having a long bath etc. Even if it is just taking 10 minutes before you go to bed to do some yoga, or making yourself your favourite hot drink, every little helps!

Start saying ‘no’ - this is something I have had to start doing this term as I just took on too much extra work and made too many commitments. You have to be able to say no to some projects/activities, otherwise you will just be busy 24/7 and have no time to relax. You have to realise that (even if you want to) you physically can’t do everything!

Don’t force work if you’re ill - if you have a cold/headache/the flu/having a bad mental health day etc. then you won’t be able to work as effectively or efficiently as you normally can. I think it’s better to take a few days completely off working, when you can solely focus on resting and getting well again, rather than trying to force yourself to work through the illness. If you don’t give your body this time to rest then it will just take a lot longer to get better again, and you’ll end up feeling burnt out.

This list is by no means all you can do, it’s just a few things that might help. If you feel that you are starting to burnout - if you are feeling anxious, stressed, fatigued or anything like that then make sure you reach out to someone (family, friends, GP). Don’t leave it because you think burnout isn’t serious, or that it’ll just get better on its own.