What’s really gets me down about Coronavirus (and it has nothing to do with exposure)

Waking up, having dread to going to work on the front-lines and wondering…

What the hell is somebody higher up going to say today about coronavirus?

Have you had those thoughts, wondering when the politicization of coronavirus is going to end?

I wait patiently for the day where everyone just says “stop it”, and let’s just drop the titles and facades.

There are no Republications, no Democrats, no Independents.

I thought we were the most powerful nation in the world and yet, we are crippled from responding effectively because the attention is on bickering among one another instead of taking meaning action to address the issues.

Most Americans just trying to survive and get through another day. To get one step closer to and endpoint out of this horror that the world faces.

It can get downright depressing and I’ve caught myself going through emotions, from frustration to anger, but a lot of the times just downright depression. It’s to the point that I have to walk out of the room when my wife turns on the evening news because I refuse to saturate my mind with the political crap that I see.

Does it get you down knowing you risk your life, day in and day out, going above and beyond your calling to serve others and have to hear and see that the focus is on one side fighting the other and people like us, the healthcare providers, are stuck in the middle? It seems like we don’t even have a voice anymore and I shudder to think how many proud warriors we will lose because they walk away, leaving behind the field they once had passion for.

Don’t do it!

I understand the sadness of seeing colleagues move on, pass away, get pushed over the edge. So how do you get past the depression. How do you get through the sadness of isolating yourself from your loved ones, losing the passion for even driving into work, wishing it would all go away?

One day at a time.

The question is how DO you do it?

In this Thrive Global Interview, I discovered learning is the capacity to shape the future. As a fellow Healthcare provider who struggled with depression, I immersed myself into a deep study of this theory and created a learning support system for you, my peers.

I built you a site to help you start your journey for overcoming your own depression. During my own journey and learning, I discovered:

·       The power of the “battle buddy” and leaning on my wife for support

·       The journey of giving back by making soap for the homeless

·       Exercising patience and slowing down to catch a breath

Stop

Breathe