The empty room doesn’t haunt me anymore. But there was a time it did.

It was a time I had no control over circumstances. But when that room came calling again …it was a different place ,a different time.I was a different person.I made a choice.

That choice was my peace first.If I am not calm inside,I can neither help ,nor heal.

I realized this in 2018 .After that  I resigned .There’s no peace in work with limited QOL.Doctors need to feel healthy and happy to do their best and help others.Please take a break and do something you enjoy ,life is short.Living without family affects mental and emotional health in different ways.Hope you have friends where you work.

It’s no fun coming home to an empty room.Its no fun scrolling endlessly on social media or binge watching on OTT content.Its way better to spend time eigh family and friends .

(This post was written after an online interaction with a colleague)

While I am talking from my viewpoint as a Doctor,this affects everyone who is in a transferable job with limited support system.Some jobs don’t encourage  family(directly or indirectly).Some are in such locations where bringing up a family is difficult.You end up living alone and that empty room haunts again.

Medical professionals are at a crossroads.While the mushrooming Medical colleges lack quality ,the employment opportunities,quality of life and economics of healthcare is stuck in the dark ages.

Calling a “spade” a “spade” will invite punitive actions.Hence at the risk of irking those in power I have decided to say “it’s just not for me”.Since I can’t spout the official line ,I have already lost the race.

But with all that sadness and darkness,I see a ray of light.Its about finding myself.My husband and I did something different.We adoped a small town and chose a life together. If you are reading this post,I hope  it helps you.

I wrote this for “Doctors Day”,because Doctors definitely need to “heal thyself“!

That was Incidentally the theme of Doctors Day this year.