Sleeptalking
It had been over a year since I'd talked in my sleep, up until last week. What was sooo important in my head that it had to break into the real world?
Patient interviewing.
For two nights this week I asked Brandon interview questions in the middle of the night while at least half asleep. Both times I asked interview questions aloud. But with questions like "Then what would you ask patients?" there's little chance that I assumed he was the patient. The first time I did this, it made relative sense to me as I was going to have a patient encounter observed the next day. Brandon said he heard me asking questions and responding to answers only I could hear before I started talking to him. That makes some sense. But why is it persisting?
I would be fine with the idea of sleeptalking (it's cute, and having a witness validates any memories I have of what I dreamed), but I've been getting tired during the day. I know my sleep recently hasn't been as high quality, and sometimes it's been cut a bit short.
On the up side, I am still enjoying Family Medicine. It's given me a lot to think about in terms of medical focus (ex: kids are cute and talking to them can be really fun) and I really appreciate thet my school puts a lot of emphasis on community health. I'm still expecting to say "I love this!" for most rotation.
Really, anything is better than pure book/class work.
Patient interviewing.
For two nights this week I asked Brandon interview questions in the middle of the night while at least half asleep. Both times I asked interview questions aloud. But with questions like "Then what would you ask patients?" there's little chance that I assumed he was the patient. The first time I did this, it made relative sense to me as I was going to have a patient encounter observed the next day. Brandon said he heard me asking questions and responding to answers only I could hear before I started talking to him. That makes some sense. But why is it persisting?
I would be fine with the idea of sleeptalking (it's cute, and having a witness validates any memories I have of what I dreamed), but I've been getting tired during the day. I know my sleep recently hasn't been as high quality, and sometimes it's been cut a bit short.
On the up side, I am still enjoying Family Medicine. It's given me a lot to think about in terms of medical focus (ex: kids are cute and talking to them can be really fun) and I really appreciate thet my school puts a lot of emphasis on community health. I'm still expecting to say "I love this!" for most rotation.
Really, anything is better than pure book/class work.