• Medical Trauma

  • Oct 5 2023
  • Length: 26 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Medical trauma. Suuuuuuuuuuper fun topic, right?

    I'm (obvi) not a doctor, and this isn't an official diagnosis. Or expert advice.

    This is one long-running patient who is processing the (unknown, unseen) mental health effects of repeated surgeries and endless doctors who can't find anything wrong.

    It takes a toll.

    As I prepare myself for shoulder surgery - my third (!!) - this week, I've been processing some medical trauma (again: undiagnosed. And I recognize the term trauma gets thrown around a lot lately, but I do think it applies here. And it is a useful framework for understanding my reaction to the upcoming procedure.)

    I kept thinking it must be severe anxiety, or total overwhelm, but the truth is I'm an expert planner, and once I knew we were doing this, I was ready.

    Logistically, at least.
    Ready with frozen meals and button down shirts and post op meds.

    Yet I found myself checking out at random intervals.
    Feeling both this desperate need to run and this panicked sensation of being frozen in place.

    This was not a reaction to the upcoming surgery.
    This was a reaction to past unprocessed traumatic experiences.


    Come check out the Hot Mess series on TikTok, and watch as I lose my mind - and find it again - writing, producing, and acting in a show!

    #CreatingIsHealing🦋

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