A confession

Consider this my PostSecret confession, which stems from a very frustrating last few weeks at work:

Whenever patients are admitted to the ICU who:

• got drunk and fell down on their head and now have blood in their brain
• overdosed on drugs
• took cocaine and now complain of chest pain
• stopped drinking abruptly, knowing they have a 20 beer/day habit
• tried to swing a punch at me and/or kick me
• engaged in irresponsible behavior, expecting a responsible outcome

instead of being an empathic, understanding, level-headed clinician, I want to look into their eyes and scream YOU'RE AN IDIOT!!!!!