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Hi guys! Been in the need for some positivity lately.
Please use the comment box to share an accomplishment that you're proud of or something about you that you really love.
edit: Don't forget that doing your best is more than enough, you guys. You are capable. Keep pushing.
I love my persistence. Giving up is not an option for me.
you’re working so hard! proud of you🙌🏽 you can do it! ✨
I am also relentlessly persistent
@@RachelSouthard I concur. Your persistence has inspired so many, Rachel! As far as accomplishments, I’d say getting the privilege of taking an anatomy cadaver dissection lab during my junior year of undergrad that was used as a teaching platform for pre-health students!
Just got a job at a family medicine clinic as a student helper (I’m a med student 🤓) - took my first blood sample and EKG today, both went really well, and I’m super proud of myself! Been taking time to play the piano and saxophone, which I love, and playing board games with my family 🥰 Lots do to, not enough time, but I love my life at the moment
You don't need to justify your tears! Medical School is hard, it pushes you beyond your limits. Heck, I cried throughout basic sciences, I cry after coming home from rotations after a hard day. I cry when my patients are in pain, I cry when their family is in pain. Emotions are what make us human, and if we lose that we are losing our humanity. Keep that with you, Rachel. Laugh your heart out, but cry when you need to. It's what makes you a more empathetic future doctor, and if anyone tells you otherwise just ignore it lol.
Thank you so much
It’s ok to be human! Medical students/doctors are human too! Thanks Rachel for always showing this.
I really appreciate you normalising how tough school can be, whether thats medical school, Law school, nursing school or high school. I appreciate you normalising emotions and the struggles that we all go through that are so easy to pretend aren't happening on social media. Thank you for putting yourself out there! You've got this! Now go study for your exam on Monday **cue we can't back down from camp rock 2**
Sequoia Jayde couldn’t agree more! So good to see the real side of things and not just the glorified image portrayed on social media
New medical students: Here are 8 tips for success👇
Stop comparing yourself to others. You got into medical school, that is an extraordinary achievement.
There is no way to learn everything.
Seek out help when needed.
Be sure to block out time for yourself.
Make friends.
Be open-minded and be humble.
Check in with yourself.
Do not take yourself too seriously.
Thank you
This is amazing and helpful! Thank you!
@@amberlawson668 Good Luck!
Wording it like block out makes it sound like free time isnt allowed lmfao
@@Kuroo9 I read it as intended.
I'm working full time, a wife and mom, teacher at my church, and taking 7 college credits toward my nursing program prerequisites. I had a meltdown this morning, released my stress and now I am back to studying! It's better to release the stress than hold it.
I just wanted to say that you crying and showing it online helps me to feel normal. I'm also in medical school and lately I've been crying every day because I'm studying 15 hours a day before my exam and still feel like I don't know anything. This year I cried more than I ever did in my lifetime. Sometimes I feel so hopeless because I study so much and still manage to fail. Please don't stop showing us your emotions. And also if some of you never been to medical school you have no right to judge if someone is going to be a good doctor. Guys it's so hard sometimes, you have no idea.
Please excuse my mistakes if there are any. I'm not a native speaker.
You give me hope ❤️ people only show the good, but never the bad or anything in between and just hearing or reading this helps me get through. So thank you so much !!
@@chelseamensah1732 You're welcome ❤️ Future doctors don't have it easy. It's nice to see someone being productive but it's also important to know that we're all human and we're not perfect but it's okay. Maybe it's weird but seeing people cry and stress out like me but then still managing to study and go on with their dreams motivates me a lot.
Idk if anyone cares but after studying everyday for 2 months I finally passed my huge anatomy exam. So yeah...it's worth it.
I relate so much to this.
Don’t ever be ashamed of crying! Grad school of any type is so tough, and often is harder than real life because you’re learning, you’re not the expert yet. I’m also a “crier.” I cry when I’m happy, sad, tired, angry, stressed, whatever! And then I feel way better afterwards ❤️
As someone who has lived through premed, med school and hospital internships with people who can't help but spout toxic positivity and insensitive remarks that are never called for or asked, especially those who are only looking at my life from the outside... I really would love it if anyone who doesn't think they experience anxiety to the point of tears would NOT judge people who's way of coping is to share/release their emotions in their personal time. Especially those who are not in the medical field or have no experience in spending hours upon hours in a day studying just to prepare for dealing with real events and people. Just once, I'd love those people to stop and think about what their about to say and really internalize what it would feel like if someone said the same thing to them in their lowest times. It's a valuable virtue to be honest but mindful of what you can and should tell people who have vastly different experiences from you. Be like Rachel and speak with respect and tact. Okay, rant over.
I just started grad school to become a therapist and our professors literally told us "if you don't cry in your first semester, we have failed as teachers." Crying is a release and you will be a better doctor BECAUSE you allow yourself to feel all of your emotions.
Becoming the best doctor YOU can be should be the goal
Becoming the best YOU can be should be the goal too :)
wow this comment made my day
Crying is never weak...it takes alot to express your emotions out there unfiltered.
Unlike other humans we too have a brain which functions normally by expressing emotions we too have a soul and breakdown points rough weeks or month still we study hard just to give our whole life in serving others. So Rachel its okay to cry We love you and We are going to be great doctors❤
Yup!
let me just say how comfy you look in that chair with your jacket & blanket😍😍 also crying is a healthy way to get out feelings, you do you girl💓
Hi! I m Alex and I have a blog about college, lifestyle, mindset and so much more. check it out! New blog post every Monday &Thursday doubleshotvanilla.com/
I started medical school this year and I've cried twice in the two weeks I've been in medical school but I GOT A'S on my first three exams :-)
I’m sad that people comment about you showing emotion will making you a bad doctor. Also, FEELING and being a human will make you a great doctor. Knowing what works for you to decompress and process including crying is important! We appreciate your authenticity.
I love love love that you post videos of yourself crying. You’re absolutely right, it is much different sitting in your room studying for 12 hours a day than it is interacting with patients. I’ve dealt with that as a nursing student. There is just so much information to remember and all of that can be so overwhelming. I used to hold in all my emotions but after watching your videos, I’ve let it all out and started crying and I feel so much better after I’ve cried! Thank you for showing vulnerability in your videos, it shows others that it’s okay to feel this way.
really can’t wait for this. much needed topic of discussion. stay strong friends 💛🌥
People commenting on you crying? Do they even try to study? Crying is normal, like you said! It comes with stress! I am a law student but never found any good law vlogs so I watch you lol and love it. I've recommended you to my law friends as well.
I totally agree, I love that she’s showing the reality and being honest! Also, try MahaMaven for law school vlogs and vids! She’s great as well!
What’s so crazy to me is that people will tell you how you’re supposed to feel but we as her supporters don’t know everything that’s going on in her life. I feel that it is unfair to judge how she would be in her professional life when all we see is her personal life. Plus she may be crying over more than just school we don’t know every part of Rachel‘s life and she does that on purpose because it’s none of our business.
🥺🥺🥺this
Rachel Southard anytime! The tears let me know that this is real. And plus those tears are most likely “ man , I’m tired of studying but I have to” tears 😭
You couldn’t have said it any better. :)
I would love for my doctor to cry. The hell is up with people
Also, let’s all keep in mind that crying is the most natural and instinctive way of letting emotions come out! When you cry you’re basically letting out what’s trapped inside and making you feel stressed/anxious/nervous - when we keep it in that’s when it gets hard to handle! Yes, in a professional environment (especially in the medical field) it’s not possible to cry on the spot when things come up, and yes momentarily storing things in is necessary but: eventually we have to feel these emotions! Whether it be by almost exploding in nervousness/anxiety, through coping mechanisms orrrrrrrr through letting it happen in our bodies (i.e crying!).
Crying is necessary and super important! If you can cry on the spot then definitely let it out! If not try and give yourself a moment after the fact when you can be by yourself or supported if it feels better and leeeeeet itttttttttt ouuuuttttt 💙
I love how open you are about mental health and sharing allllll facettes of med school. You’re absolutely awesome, motivating and have an incredible emotional intelligence! The Herd is only better because of that! 😄❤️
This may sound so small to some of you guys... but I am taking an online algebra II course ( I’m in highschool...don’t come for me🤣) and I basically have to teach myself everything! However I am about to complete the course with an overall grade of 95 ( which is really good considering I despise math with a passion)!!
I found a fantastic resource for math - microsoft math solver if you get stuck and need a step by step explanation of how to solve a problem. :)
Jaymie - Lea Collingwood Thank you so much! This will be BEYOND useful when I start the upcoming school year!😄
Nothing like medical school, but I'm studying engineering and let me tell you I'm with you on studying all day by yourself being incredibly stressful. Especially when the material is so dense and difficult to understand. You're doing great, and crying here and there is a great stress reliever!! ❤
I don't really get it when people say "You're gonna be a doctor... How can you cry even?!" And I'm like "Yes... We're humans still". I actually don't externally cry but like i am crying on the inside most of the times. However, there are some times when i lose handle of stuff and i just blow it all off... Actually when i cry i get stronger than when i hold it in and keep myself from crying... So i hope more people pass by my comment and read through what it really feels like to be a human in medical school
YOU ALWAYS INSPIRE ME TO PUSH HARDER! YOU INSPIRE ME TO PURSUE DO SCHOOL !!
Hi! I m Alex and I have a blog about college, lifestyle, mindset and so much more. check it out! New blog post every Monday &Thursday doubleshotvanilla.com/
I loved your little segment on crying in medical school. I cry on the regular in nursing school but never once have become overwhelmed with emotion in the clinical setting. School is a beast haha. I think crying about studying is a sign that you care! If we didn’t want to excel, the workload likely wouldn’t overwhelm us so much. Keep up the great work girl 🤍
awe i really needed that comment you put. i’ve been going through some stuff with body confidence and hating my body. i’m trying to get more fit. and being 13 and already having that problem just puts me down.
aww i’m sorry you’re going through that. sending love and hugs your way
@@menuchacolish thank you so much 🤍
Your amazing Menucha! Just remember your beautiful and you are so loved! ❤
hi kaylee! i just wanted to say that having this problem is perfectly normal!! you are most definitely not alone, and actually I think everyone goes through these things but we just never talk about. So, Kaylee, you are so brave for putting this out there, and by acknowledging this you're already headed in the right direction -- you should be so proud! And I know you're trying to get more fit, which is perfectly fine and great and you have no idea who I am, but if I could recommend you to do one thing I think it would be to put that same amount of energy into trying to love yourself just a little bit more everyday. Because loving yourself affects how much of yourself you can pour into others. And after all, people will remember you because of how you make them feel, not because of the way you look. Anywaysss, proud of you and good luck with everything!
If you're reading this... you are beautiful, and you are enough.
love n hugsss,
kait
@@kaitlynwong8947 This is amazing! So encouraging! Thank you for sharing!
The advantage of studying from home -- eating during lectures!!
I am so proud of the fact I got into and through med school with my sanity intact! Also, I"m so proud of my vege garden growing!
You're doing well Rachel, believe me
I have to say I love that you show these moments of stress and/or crying. I'm a med student myself and sometimes things can get very overwhelming, simply seeing how much you need to study or very detailed lectures can make me upset as well. And it helps me increadibly to see a fellow med student dealing/reacting with the same way.
I just love how you can be so real. I’m a mom of middle schooler and I have to say you have given me some positive ways to talk with my child about dealing with school stress. You rock girl! Crying and stress is real, but you’re right finding healthy ways to deal with that is good too. I truly believe you will be an excellent doctor that this world desperately needs. Best wishes to you as you continue your education.
Hey Rachel! I recently found your channel and am currently a Bio Major and have been having a tough time handling two labs at the time. I found your channel and seeing you manage your time and have a bunch of homework to do makes me feel a bit better knowing other people undergo stress the same way I do. So thanks for your videos and love your channel!
I've been very interested in academic medicine, I want to teach and do research while practicing medicine. I've been able to present two research posters and one oral presentation in the past 4 months (something I could have never imagined I would have been able to do even a couple months ago), which I'm so grateful for. Part of what has motivated me is seeing other people like you, so committed and passionate to medicine and radiating positive energy while showing us the downfalls/the "not so exciting" aspects of your journey to a physician, so I want to say that I appreciate you.
Lulua that’s huge! Congrats
Hi! I m Alex and I have a blog about college, lifestyle, mindset and so much more. check it out! New blog post every Monday &Thursday doubleshotvanilla.com/
I really appreciate how open you are about your emotions actually. I was studying for the mcat and although that will never compare to the stress of medical school, during my studying I can’t tell you how many times I cried out of frustration because it was just so much material. That doesn’t mean I didn’t pick myself up and move forward, it just means that I didn’t let myself shove those feelings aside and would rather face them even if they come out as tears. I ended up doing just fine on my MCAT so being emotional doesnt mean you’re less intelligent or less strong that anyone else. :) i really appreciate your transparency because school is hard and other people who are struggling too should not have to pretend like everything is perfect.
Rachel, you're not weak. I also cried the day before my first medical school exam.
Thank you so much for sharing your story and life with the world! I’m in graduate school for my MSW and criminal sentencing and sentencing advocacy (grad certificate) so I can relate. Being online can be stressful, especially with everything that is going on right now in the world. I commend you for sharing this very intimate part of your life with us. Keeps up the wonderful work 😇🥰
Hey Rachel, I really love watching your vlogs and seeing you cry sometimes🙈, because you are unique and you give me the real overview of how Medical School can be stressful and hard but you still keep on pushing. So don't stop being yourself it's helping me, you are my role model.🙌
Thank you for being so raw and honest about med school. You will make a wonderful doctor!
I just passed my first medical school test!!!! Thank you for being such an inspiration in this med school process. I really enjoy watching your videos and it feels good to see someone who’s been through their first year!!
I think it’s really important as a med student to be able to identify all feelings and be in touch with them because you maintain that level of humanity which is sometimes missing in the medical field 😌
Im just putting my 2 cents in...I don’t feel like this was a rant at all. To me it’s a good “pep talk”. Especially for other students in med school and in general. I applaud you for sharing with us, total strangers, your life; the good, the bad, and all the in between. Too many people on social media try to make us think that their life is “perfect” as if that’s reality. A percentage of us know life isn’t a bed of roses but there’s also a percentage that feeds into that facade and end up depressed because that life is unachievable. Thank you for being real. And, being human is exactly what you said. And it will be what makes you an
EXCEPTIONAL physician. Ignore the haters✌🏾
Hi Rachel! I have been watching your content and must say that you including videos if you crying and not just cutting it out of your videos to only show the positive side is so brave. I have high respect for that. Most people are afraid to put their raw emotions online because of judgement. Please don’t let people change you. You are going to be a great doctor!! You got this!!!!!
You do you queen. It’s easy to see you’re a compassionate person who wants to share their experience with people to help them along their journey. Those that criticize you for this have their own issues to work out. The Herd is here for you!
Girl!!!!! Cry all you want! Medical school is hard enough for you to not to feel anything and break down sometimes!!! That's what makes us human. I'm doing my degree in Clinical Psychology and I have my hard cries many times! Having classes and being with patients at the same time can be a little overwhelming! So don't apologize for being human! We know the struggles and are here supporting you and the community! We're all in this together! (cue High School Musical!) Keep going girl!
Hi Rachel, I always love your vlogs because they're so raw and open. I'm in my last year of high school in the UK and this week I did my ucat exam for applying to medicine. I'm really happy and proud of how hard I worked and prepared for it. Thank you for showing how you really feel in your videos and it is great to see someone who strives to be a good and human doctor and not just a doctor who knows all the information.
Hi! I m Alex and I have a blog about college, lifestyle, mindset and so much more. check it out! New blog post every Monday &Thursday doubleshotvanilla.com/
Girl, you CRY all you want!
Crying for me is therapy, it actually helps me let go of my emotions. I cry all the time bc of my nursing classes (lol their not compared to medical school)
I admire you and thats why I love your videos because I feel like you are there with me, you actually motivate me. I hope you feel better and I pray for your journey❤🐜💕
Crying is totally normal. Stress is just too hard to deal with and sometimes you just need a good cry to reset your brain. I cried basically throughout my first year of university, everyone does it but no one wants to talk about it. It does not make you weak, it makes you strong to admit it.
I hate that you feel the need to explain having emotions... We all have them. I think the fact that you show us that side is incredible. I appreciate you not portraying that everything is perfect all the time or that there are no difficult times in medicine. We love you, and your emotions are valid and necessary to be human!
Oh my gosh I cried so much during nursing school from being stressed out! School is such a completely different stress than when your in your job. I’ve been a nurse now for 4 years and have only cried maybe once at work! You got this Rachel!
I love your discussion about crying and emotions. It definitely adds a layer of empathy you have for others. Like you said, there’s a time and place where different emotions are appropriate and they do not define us as professionals when we are in private. I support you as we are all human and have every right to feel what we feel.
The only thing I remember from medschool is crying 😅 it’s okay it’s all part of the journey ❤️
Hi! I m Alex and I have a blog about college, lifestyle, mindset and so much more. check it out! New blog post every Monday &Thursday doubleshotvanilla.com/
I started keeping a spreadsheet for my classes (M1), and it's been incredible. Thanks for sharing this tip!
My accomplishment is finishing the last 6 months of DPT school through zoom university, and finally being back on campus!! Yay :) wishing everyone the best, stay safe out there
@Zoe Noel
I recently graduated DPT school in May and my thoughts are with all you amazing DPT students that are pushing through these tough times and accommodating to changes in the structure of the curriculum. Good luck! The end is in sight!
@@MC-vn2sr Thank you!!!
You inspire me, and showing weakness, helps me to feel more "normal". The online/social media culture has cultivated a desire to only "show the best" but we forget that EVERYONE has bad days. That not everything is sunshine & daisies all the time... Thank you for being strong enough to show your tears, weakness, etc.
You are awesome! I think those who can let themselves feel and are open with emotions will be the strongest doctors. When you go to the doctor you are your most vulnerable you need someone who can understand and be compassionate!
Rachel, you have no idea how much I needed this. It was a rough week and I needed to hear what you had to say. Thank you. ❤️
I love going back and watching your older years of medical school like my favorite TV series lol. Its great study motivation!
Thank you for sharing your vulnerable moments with us. I have cried so many times because of school and daily stresses and sometimes I do feel weak. Thank you for your little rant, I needed that. Your resilience inspires me.
I love YOU Rachel! Those same people who said that you wouldn’t be able to control your emotions when interacting with your patients have NEVER interacted with patients. As a nursing/pre-med student, it’s so HARD to not let your emotions get in the way because you truly feel for the patient & you just want to be there for them. The patients ALWAYS comes first, even if your emotions & opinions are put aside for a moment. It’s extremely difficult, but it’s for the patient!
It's an important paradigm that people can be so responsible and caring as well as overburdened that they would still blame themselves for their burdens or how they feel because of them. I think it falls to everyone to manage each other and do no harm if not actively help. Tell them a joke. Give them a hug. Say or do something nice. Try to understand if possible and take away from the world that we know is so difficult by putting a little beauty back in it and remembering that we need each other. Anyone not getting what they need to keep going deserves better. We all deserve better and that's no ones fault. We are all responsible for each other. Do your best to help yourself and others live the best lives possible on this planet.
This is a beautiful message. Thank you.
I'm convinced so many people are way too emotionally repressed they forget regular crying is normal and healthy.
Regarding mental health, Med school made me start both Flouxtine & Mirtazpine, which gave me 2 seizures, which left me unable to read for a while (minimum 2 weeks); and I got messed up for like 7 months, WOOOHOOOOOO!
I feel a lot better now :)
There is nothing better than a compassionate, sensitive, kind doctor and your patients are going to just LOVE you!
There's providers that show emotions and that makes them great to work wit cuz they go all in and very respected. You're gonna be a great provider.
You’re awesome! Thank you for being so vulnerable on here! You’re brave for doing so :)
I totally agree! I started PT school online in mid July and I've had my fair share of frustrated breakdowns in my room because I'm so overwhelmed by the content. But how I act now is not how I'm going to act when I'm with my future patients, and like you said, our emotions will help us be even better health care providers by being able to empathize with patients and truly understand them as a person.
Thanks for reminding me that my best is enough and that all that matters is that. I just wanted to let you know I finally started college and even though It’s rough your advice when we talked a while back has resonated with me. I’ve been so much healthier mentally because I’m not comparing myself to others! But instead I’m just doing my best and working hard. Just wanted to let you know because you inspire and make me happy Rachel :) ❤️
Not sure if you remember me because you prob talk to so many people but thought I’d still share lol
I really appreciate you reassuring others that crying and having emotions is helpful! My sensitivity is something I'm so insecure about, cause medical culture can be so toxic sometimes. but youre right, our emotions are what will make us better providers who will treat our patients like humans not a disease and make sure they know we feel with them and are on their side!
Don't let anybody tell you showing emotions is going to make you a lesser physician! You are going to be so great! Honestly I feel like you sharing these moments makes your videos more genuine, life has it's ups and downs that's part of the game
ugh i need this so badly. thank you for always being so open and honest. love u and stay strong♥️✨🧚♂️
I’m a first year OSM student in Louisiana and my power was out after the hurricane for 4 days and I was barely able to study much less sleep. I constantly felt guilty but your videos help me realize that I’m a human with needs first and overcoming these events will make me a better doctor in the future. Definitely cried a lot lol but the power is back on and life continues. Thank you for your videos 💜
I cried Wednesday too!! Medical school is such a rollercoaster. We are all just trying to ride the wave.
You are by far my favorite vlogger, especially BECAUSE u are not hiding your hard times and rather show em to your audience. Otherwise i would feel like not getting a propper inside into a life of medical school, wich is for sure not an all-day-everyday a happy life. Most importantly that you get back on track and still love what you are doing.
Much much much appreciation ❤️❤️❤️
This week has been really stressful for me too, so I know exactly how you feel! It's ok to cry and show emotion. We are human, not robots. We can do it though 💪🏽 We've got this!! ❤🐜
I love the parts where you let yourself be vulnerable, I can relate so much! I study dentristry in Sweden and when I study I atleast want to break down every day when it's finals week. I love working with patients but taking a super long test just to prove you know your knowledge just does something to my body I can't explain. So I want to thank you for sharing your moments with us, lots of love, Jana
She's my daily dose of motivation..!! I watch her videos every single day.! Love her❤❤💖💖
#trueherd forever.!
Med school is rough, I go through so many different emotions throughout the day, from rage to anxiety to overwhelmed to unmotivated. In the end, I think you're just showing us what a good doctor who cares looks like.
I’m homeschooling my junior year...it’s a lot better than public school in my opinion. I’m starting to love myself for who I am as well. I’m really liking where and how I am as a person right now. Watching your vlogs has really helped stay motivated and positive. Thank you Rachel 🙏🏽 ❤️
I really appreciate that you addressed those negative comments for all of the people that also cry during super stressful times. You are so sweet and strong!
No the ppl who say that about you are wrong. It is completely normal to show emotions and personally I think its brave of you to show that. You are real and you want to show what medical school is really like and I appreciate that. Everyone handles stress differently and that’s okay and I am glad that you show ur process.
Yes you are right it’s totally fine to be like human actually you are great today i also had a bad day and just watched your video and thought it’s not only me can have bad days it’s kind of encouraging in positive way
Rachel, you are just a beautiful soul filled with full of positive energies, whenever I am stresses or dont feel motivated. I watch your videos. your voice and the hard work you put in you journey is just amazing and admirable. just wanted to tell you,I love you!!!uhhh
Hey Rachel! I hope u r well... im an aspiring medical student and watching ur videos has really helped me stay motivated... thank you for being the big sister i never had ❤️❤️❤️
I actually love that you still record yourself being upset crying in your videos! When i get very stressed or overwhelmed I end up breaking down too and i love that you show it through your difficult moments. You normalize how tough school can be mentally and it makes me feel more normal haha. I may not be in medical school yet but i still get overwhelmed and am learning to handle everything and growing so i can be ready for even more stress once I am in medical school. Thank you!!
Rachel do not feel down in any way for crying. It is a healthy way to let out your emotions and shows how human you are. You are going to be the bet doctor ever ! ❤️
I love how expressive you are!! You’re making the rest of us feel more comfortable with our own emotions and helping us not fight them as often as we do. That takes a tremendous amount of energy. The healthy thing is to feel them and rather let them out as they come. Good on you and honestly you are already a healer and I have no doubt that you will be an amazing doctor 👩🏻⚕️. Lots of love to you healer girlllll ❤️
I graduated nursing school and scheduled my NCLEX (exam to get my license!), everything is getting real!
CONGRATS LOVE! :D
Congrats!!
Rachel, whoever said that you showing yourself crying on a camera is wrong or is a sign on weakness, is totally wrong. You are being yourself and you are showing true emotions. It is not always a smooth sailing in your life and personally I like to see the true emotions in you. You don’t fake it till you make it!. I see how much you care about your study and you said yourself you want to be the best doctor you can be. I admire you. I am 36 years old. I’ve been watching your vlogs for many months now. I wanted to be a doctor but life happened and I chose to get married and relocate to another country. But I like to see what studying to become a doctor is like. You are a very smart and a beautiful young woman. If I ever see you cry again, I will cry with you, because I will understand how hard life can get sometimes. I root for you and I believe that you will become and amazing doctor. Do not change. All my love goes out to you.
Ok first off, I am a 1st year NP student and I love your videos! Second, I just need to stand on my soapbox for a little. I was once told, the day that you stop crying, have feeling, or being sad when a patient is suffering/dies is the day you need to leave nursing (medicine, etc). I have seen so many physicians and nurses just burn out and stop caring. Which, in the very end, hinders patient safety and outcomes. Yes, we are tough. Yes, no shit this is a stressful job, I will argue that what we go through makes us superhuman. Yet, we are human. Being human means you have emotions. Having emotions and being empathetic makes you a "better" physician. Remember, the day you stop getting sad, is the day you have to leave medicine. A provider that doesn't cry/get sad, is a provider that doesn't give a crap. Now that ultimately a lousy doctor. At the end of the day, you can cry...just don't cry harder than the family/love ones :D
You are SO right. Thank you for sharing this.
I am a premed student and I cry pretty often... it is something I have struggled with and have felt “weaker” for in the past but ultimately crying is only a sign that you are human, and if my doctor cried in front of me I would feel a deeper sense of trust in them, not the other way around. You do you girl
lmao idk what kind of flack you’ve been getting about you displaying your emotions but as an M4 i can confidently and unashamedly say I probably cried once/week on average during my entire time at medical school. granted the average is severely skewed by third year which was just such an emotional hot mess. so anyway yea to all these peeps who be hatin.... uhhh med school isn’t hard it’s grueling. so yea sometimes ppl cry. or turn to less optimal coping mechanisms. the fact that the general public sees this as a weakness an inability to be a good physician is a great indicator that most people don’t know what the f*** goes on in medical education and all the crap that comes with it. i’m grateful and honored to be able to work towards my goals, but like training for a marathon just aint the same as like... eating ice cream... like it’s going to suck and push you to your limits and it better or else we’d never be prepared for the real world. idk if any of that was well articulated but girl i feel you and just keep showing and doing you bc there is clearly some kind of stereotype out there that needs to be dismantled
THIS^^^^^^
We need more doctors who cry. You won’t ever change my mind ❤️
Thank u so much Rachel, this week was really hard for me too. I’m proud bc even with all the problems I did my best and it was enough ❤️
So I just started mortuary school and I’m stressed and overwhelmed but also excited. But anyway I just came to tell you that one of my professors does the embalmings of the bodies used at your medical school! And when he told us my first thought was “omg Rachel goes there!” 😂 To anyone else starting new programs, good luck, we got this!
A good chair will change your studying seriously !! I remember when I had a bad chair without knowing but when I started uni I invested in a chair similar to yours and it’s great 😬✌🏽🇬🇧
Hi Rachel! I just wanna say that I found your RUclips channel when I was really struggling in pharmacy school, and now I am in my 5th year! I needed someone to relate to and someone who was also trying to grind through a tough curriculum. You have been such a great role model for me! Thank you for sharing, the struggle is REAL. Lots of love to you
I think that the best doctor in the entire world HAS to be human as well! It shows you care about what you're doing and are more sympathetic to your patients
Sharing accomplishments: passed my paramedic practical exam earlier this month! 😊😁 And don't take the naysayers to heart, its good that you express and have emotions 😊👏
I fully understand how it is to be a medical student. Being a 1st year, about to take my finals for 2nd year promotion, I can tell how it is. I, myself, am not much of a "crier". I can't like, cry easily and even then, sometimes I do cry which is a big deal because it's an anomaly for me. But the stress is so high at times, and you feel inadequate at times because of the vastness of the course, that you breakdown. And I'm so happy to have found this channel and you Rachel, will be an amazing amazing amazing doctor.❤️❤️❤️❤️
DONT STOP CRYING. I love how raw and perfect your videos are. if you're not crying you're not caring. P.S. I'm crying through genchem I can't imagine medical school. Keep going! So excited to see how far you will go and how many you inspire!
I love your channel!! You’re so smart and kind. And I’m happy that you show that emotions are normal within medical studies ( myself studying to become a nurse) and remind to those watching that we deal with people in their most vulnerable times. So being empathetic and show your feelings it is OK 👍🏻 greetings from end of the world, Chile 🇨🇱