I want to be a nurse one day. For now, I am studying to be a Medical Assistant. I know that either way, in my career I will see some gut-wrenching things. I need to know the best way to deal with it--ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY with babies. I know how to keep a straight face but it haunts me all day in my mind. Tell me whatever you want--say that their mothers actually have to take care of the kids, but I only have to look at them for a minute. Tell me I'm cruel for not accepting everyone the way they are, or whatever you might think, even though that's really not the case. I don't care if you give me good facts or if your approach is to make me feel guilty about it. Just please, help me learn how to desensitize myself to the most disturbing human images I may ever see. Like anencephaly or Harlequin ichthyosis. Please, help. I want to be able to do something for the less fortunate / sick one day. I believe more research should be put into this. But first...I'd like to start by being able to look at them.
When I say "desensitize," I do NOT in any way mean lose ANY amount of care or concern. What I mean by desensitization is like not being shocked or scared of it, that's all.
When I say "desensitize," I do NOT in any way mean lose ANY amount of care or concern. What I mean by desensitization is like not being shocked or scared of it, that's all.