Am I doing this #Medfluencer thing right? Sometimes, I don’t know. I care about engagement, but not enough to do the things (be pretty! Be put together!) that drive it. Oversharing is just in my nature, which means y’all get the good, the bad and the ugly from me. But especially now, as I get further in my training and my professional spheres narrow, I feel a need to be more intentional. And I find myself doing the thing that social media makes many of us wont to do, that I told myself I would avoid - comparing myself. Like man, I only look good for an average of one day a month- how are these other lady doctors managing three times a week? How are they balancing leisure, content creation, and being present for their families when I always feel like I’m struggling? Everyone else seems so sure that medicine is worth the sacrifices; is it discouraging of me to question whether that’s true?
Most times, when I find myself asking these questions, I end up settling on this : the original purpose of SW was catharsis for me with catharsis by osmosis for everyone else. I’m too freaking tired to try to change that. I also think about how I have a uniquely supportive following who are here because of the mess. And I’m grateful for that. I’m grateful for y’all. Engaging with people on this platform has taught me so much, and provided me with much needed dopamine on many occasions (like yesterday!)
Disclaimer: this isn’t some “not like other girls” bs. This isn’t a pity party. I like my body, though I’m stressed that I’m not taking care of it as well as I’d like right now. And I think the accounts similar to panel one are great too!
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