With Valentine's Day coming up, I thought this would be the perfect moment to share the time my doctor thought I was hitting on him, aka my most mortifying moment as a human being. Please note I had an incredibly high fever and was clearly not in a sound state of mind, but I give you full permission to judge me. |
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The nurse, who I still remember had purple crocs on, asked me for all my symptoms. And because I don't want to sound like a complainer (am I the only one that does this?), I gave her a very positive spin of what I was actually experiencing. Because God forbid the nurse thought me, the patient, actually felt sick. I AM NO DEBBIE DOWNER. The doctor then walks in and does his thing. He washes his hands, and asks for my symptoms AGAIN. Why do they always make us repeat ourselves? He grabs that light thingamagiggy--I believe that's the technical term, don't fight me on this. You know, the light thing they use to look inside your mouth, ears, eyes…etc. “Look at me,” he says as he puts it next to my face. I pause for a moment confused. I thought he said “lick me.” I leaned in slowly…and he was HORRIFIED. He pulled away so fast, and I was paralyzed. PARALYZED. I just sat there with my tongue sticking out of my mouth as the doctor stared at me in disbelief. I don't even know what happened after that because I'm pretty sure my soul left my body. I never went back to that doctor, and that story still haunts me to this day. |
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Weekly fun fact that you didn't ask for |
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This week's fun fact had my husband startled thinking it was too low, and me thinking it was too high. But also, is it bad that I can't remember everyone? I know what you're thinking, NO THAT DOCTOR VISIT DID NOT COUNT. |
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After listening to Mel Robbins on a podcast a couple weeks back, I was super curious about her book, The 5 Second Rule. It was a bit repetitive and felt a little salesy, but I did enjoy it. I especially enjoyed learning about the science around how our brains work. The main focus of the book is the 5-second rule itself--which is basically counting from 5 to 1 backwards anytime you experience hesitation to do something you know you should--whether it's getting up when your alarm rings, raising your hand in a board room, getting off the couch to go to the gym, or putting your phone away to get some work done. In Mel's own words: “If you have an instinct to act on a goal, you must physically move within 5 seconds or your brain will kill it.” Apparently when you count backwards, you mentally shift the gears in your mind. You interrupt your default thinking and you do what psychologists call assert control. The counting distracts you from your excuses and focuses your mind on moving in a new direction. There's a term that researches and psychologists use to describe what the 5-second rule accomplishes and it's called metacognition, which is basically tricking your own brain. Basically the counting helps you focus on what you need to do, instead of all the bullshit excuses (fears) that can get in the way. It feels a bit silly to me, but I am fascinated by the science. Maybe I'll try it this weekend when I'm ready to reach for a Diet Coke. Curious if any of you are familiar, and have in fact tried this? |
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I found this to be incredible framing. |
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Tweets that made me giggle |
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What you missed on Instagram |
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