Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

Yeah, the wall is up. So I've noticed this many times when I was seeing patients, my patients who had a cancer diagnosis. They would get a diagnosis of cancer and they would come to see me concurrently while they were seeing their oncologist, their radiation specialist, and lots of other people. And they wouldn't shed a tear. Their doctors would refer them to me.

Yeah, the wall is up. So I've noticed this many times when I was seeing patients, my patients who had a cancer diagnosis. They would get a diagnosis of cancer and they would come to see me concurrently while they were seeing their oncologist, their radiation specialist, and lots of other people. And they wouldn't shed a tear. Their doctors would refer them to me.

Yeah, the wall is up. So I've noticed this many times when I was seeing patients, my patients who had a cancer diagnosis. They would get a diagnosis of cancer and they would come to see me concurrently while they were seeing their oncologist, their radiation specialist, and lots of other people. And they wouldn't shed a tear. Their doctors would refer them to me.

And I would say, you know, are you feeling a sense of stress? Are you feeling a sense of burnout? Do you want to talk about anything? No, I'm fine. I'm good. I can handle it. I'm managing a sense of stoicism.

And I would say, you know, are you feeling a sense of stress? Are you feeling a sense of burnout? Do you want to talk about anything? No, I'm fine. I'm good. I can handle it. I'm managing a sense of stoicism.

And I would say, you know, are you feeling a sense of stress? Are you feeling a sense of burnout? Do you want to talk about anything? No, I'm fine. I'm good. I can handle it. I'm managing a sense of stoicism.

They got that clean bill of health. Congratulations, you're cancer free. See you in six months for surveillance. They were in my office the next day crying, saying I should be having a party. I should be celebrating. Why do I feel like this right now? And the reason you feel like that is because when you are going through a period of acute stress, you keep it together.

They got that clean bill of health. Congratulations, you're cancer free. See you in six months for surveillance. They were in my office the next day crying, saying I should be having a party. I should be celebrating. Why do I feel like this right now? And the reason you feel like that is because when you are going through a period of acute stress, you keep it together.

They got that clean bill of health. Congratulations, you're cancer free. See you in six months for surveillance. They were in my office the next day crying, saying I should be having a party. I should be celebrating. Why do I feel like this right now? And the reason you feel like that is because when you are going through a period of acute stress, you keep it together.

You hold it together, all of those emotions, those difficult feelings, you keep them pent up. When you feel psychologically safe, let's say you get a diagnosis that congratulations, your cancer is cured, or you move through an acute stress and you come out the other end and you feel that sense of psychological safety, which is what many of us are feeling now, by the way.

You hold it together, all of those emotions, those difficult feelings, you keep them pent up. When you feel psychologically safe, let's say you get a diagnosis that congratulations, your cancer is cured, or you move through an acute stress and you come out the other end and you feel that sense of psychological safety, which is what many of us are feeling now, by the way.

You hold it together, all of those emotions, those difficult feelings, you keep them pent up. When you feel psychologically safe, let's say you get a diagnosis that congratulations, your cancer is cured, or you move through an acute stress and you come out the other end and you feel that sense of psychological safety, which is what many of us are feeling now, by the way.

So we're feeling a sense of both. So for example, let's continue with the example of this, a patient who has cancer and is given that clean bill of health. Okay. You come into my office and the dam breaks. You're psychologically safe. And so you allow that opening and release. And it's often a deluge. And the only way around is through.

So we're feeling a sense of both. So for example, let's continue with the example of this, a patient who has cancer and is given that clean bill of health. Okay. You come into my office and the dam breaks. You're psychologically safe. And so you allow that opening and release. And it's often a deluge. And the only way around is through.

So we're feeling a sense of both. So for example, let's continue with the example of this, a patient who has cancer and is given that clean bill of health. Okay. You come into my office and the dam breaks. You're psychologically safe. And so you allow that opening and release. And it's often a deluge. And the only way around is through.

And so when I say psychological safety, yes, you are feeling psychologically safe enough to allow those true emotions to emerge. The dam has broken. Now, for many of us right now, we have lived through that pandemic era. We have come out the other side and we are squarely in the post-pandemic era. And so the sense of horizonlessness that you feel is associated with that dam breaking.

And so when I say psychological safety, yes, you are feeling psychologically safe enough to allow those true emotions to emerge. The dam has broken. Now, for many of us right now, we have lived through that pandemic era. We have come out the other side and we are squarely in the post-pandemic era. And so the sense of horizonlessness that you feel is associated with that dam breaking.

And so when I say psychological safety, yes, you are feeling psychologically safe enough to allow those true emotions to emerge. The dam has broken. Now, for many of us right now, we have lived through that pandemic era. We have come out the other side and we are squarely in the post-pandemic era. And so the sense of horizonlessness that you feel is associated with that dam breaking.

Because all of those emotions that you have kept pent up, whether you are psychologically aware of it or not, are now coming to the surface. So it's important to understand that if you are feeling a sense of horizonlessness, you are not alone. Or if you feel like, wow, I feel worse now than I did in 2020. You know, the whole world is telling you that, oh, we've moved on, get over it.

Because all of those emotions that you have kept pent up, whether you are psychologically aware of it or not, are now coming to the surface. So it's important to understand that if you are feeling a sense of horizonlessness, you are not alone. Or if you feel like, wow, I feel worse now than I did in 2020. You know, the whole world is telling you that, oh, we've moved on, get over it.