I just finished my Psych rotation and while I don't have any interest in doing it as a profession it was definitely one of my favorite rotations so far. Part of it was because of the awesome hours (show up at 8am-ish, write up our notes and see patients until about 12 or 1pm and head home), the really relaxed attending physician I worked with and the interesting cases we saw. But by far the best part has been overhearing bizarre conversations I overheard that caused almost no reaction from the doctors.
Pt: "I see dead people coming out of my chest telling me to kill myself."
Doctor: "we don't really deal with dead people..."
Pt: "the black government implanted a chip in my head to monitor my thoughts and prove that God exists"
31 year old black Pt: "I'm 98 years old and used to be white, but the handicapped kids I taught kidnapped me and beat me up so badly that I turned black"
"I used to be a pink alien with pink hair down to my feet"
And many more that I just can't remember. I think this would keep things interesting and would be something that I could enjoy, but ultimately I still don't think it's for me. The reason being that I like talking with patients about their health, coming up with a plan together, and teaching them things they need to live a long and healthy life. This doesn't really work too well when the patients' brains are the problem and they can't really understand that what they are thinking is totally askew.
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Hey doc, you missing your fam yet? How many more days till they come home? I'm glad we got to see you, even though it is for such a short time. I hope your fam reunion was fun! I hope your wife and kids get to come up this weekend and see us!!
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