Coping with Disillusionment

[Foxaèr]

I'm with you. Of course, if that were literally true, we'd both be looking for the door by now.

I honestly do not interact with others in real life. I hardly ever leave the apartment, and when I do go out to jog I have my ipod shuffle so as to not interact with others.

[Jackalope]

People really are that stupid. You should see some of the gems they hire to work in the psych wards.

Word. It seems to me that there are two types of people that end up working in psych wards - one, those that truly want to work with and help psych patients, and two, those that nobody in their right mind would let near sane people.

[Jackalope]

Smoke weed.

RAWR!

[Walking Void]

Smoke weed.

RAWR!

[John V]

I'm encountering a lot of what I consider terrifying truths in going back to school. I find these to be upsetting and I don't really know what to do with them.
I'm doing prerequisites for healthcare related fields, and I am discovering that people in general are dumb. Really dumb. Like, "I don't see why basic biology has anything to do with becoming a nurse!" dumb... (actual quote from a classmate). I realize not all of these people will go on to do what they are setting out to do, but I still find this upsetting.
I've had to go to a couple of doctors lately because I've been ill. Their nurses went to the same school I'm attending prior to getting in a nursing program, and I worry... Are these the same people that complain about having to do basic bio? Are they now in charge of my personal care?? I find that slightly terrifying.
I've also had to get prescriptions, and the pharmacy screwed up multiple times (wrong number of pills in the bottle, wrong directions written on the label, wrong number of refills, etc.). So I'm becoming increasingly paranoid that I'm surrounded by idiots. This is not helped when I point out these errors they act like it's no big deal and even put out that I want the correct number of refills for my script. That's some scary shit to me. Sure my antibiotic and allergy medications aren't going to kill me in slightly the wrong dosage, but what about the cardiac/hypertension patient that visits after me? Are these problems systemic or one shot deals? I get the feeling they are systemic as they have occurred over multiple visits (i.e.: one time the refills were wrong, another visit the pill count was off, etc.)
Then I start thinking... For every doctor that graduates at the top of their class and goes into practice... There's another doctor at the bottom of their class who goes into practice... Same for nurses... Same for pharmacists...
I feel paranoid and I'm unsure if this is me being neurotic or if this is an actual concern that exists and we just don't think about (much like most people don't think about how high the likelihood is of dying in a car crash every time one gets into a car, what's the term? accepted risk or some such).
Basically what has been realized cannot be unrealized, so how do I stop feeling so fucking paranoid? It's really uncomfortable. And I kinda want to tell people when they bitch about how tough class is they shouldn't pursue a career in healthcare if they are struggling so much in bio 101... which isn't nice... and makes me feel all pompous and assholeish... Yeah... So that's where I'm at.

About 10 years ago a study was published in JAMA which showed that mainstream medicine is the third-leading cause of death in America.

So, no, you're not paranoid. Your concerns are genuine.

[Kayenneh]

Yup. Had one in my class too. She was practising how to give a shot (of saline solution) on me and I knew from theory classes that she was quite an airhead. She dropped the needle, picked it up and asked "I can still use this, right?" when 1 minute before we had gone through that sterile instruments, which comes into contact with other things, are not sterile anymore. If I ever get her as a nurse somewhere, I'll refuse. And yes, it's scary as shit. Fortunately I can vouch for the Finnish pharmacists, accidents happen, but really rarely.

[Faith No More]

People really are that stupid. You should see some of the gems they hire to work in the psych wards.

Word. It seems to me that there are two types of people that end up working in psych wards - one, those that truly want to work with and help psych patients, and two, those that nobody in their right mind would let near sane people.

I've found that the general staff are usually those that really want to help people. A lot of the times the doctors and therapists are from the bottom of the barrel. There was one therapist in a hospital that I had frequent visits to that I loved to make look like an idiot. Of course, he managed that pretty well on his own, as he was the kind of guy that would quote Dr. Phil like he was Einstein.

[Heir Apparent]

Common sense is a dying idea. Work a day or two in a convenience store to find out.

I personally think it's the onset of ever improving technology that will allow newer generations to think less, but that's just me.

I second/third/fourth the motion to toke up. You can't worry about other idiots when you're raiding the kitchen and having giggle fits.

[Faith No More]

I personally think it's the onset of ever improving technology that will allow newer generations to think less, but that's just me.

The human species is just stupid as a whole.

[Rahul]

So I'm becoming increasingly paranoid that I'm surrounded by idiots.

Idiocracy. It wasn't a fictional movie. It was a documentary.