Emotional Health of the doctors

The theme for Doctor's day this year stands "Lessen the mortality of COVID 19". The era has a challenge of its own. The deadly virus is spreading fast and the hospital beds are falling short to the number of patients. At the same time, doctors don't have the luxury of holding themselves at home to protect themselves from an outbreak.They must go to work everyday, attend to the patients and expose themselves to the potential risk. A lot of them have voluntarily separated themselves from their families to keep them safe. The level of stress they put themselves daily is immense and it should not come as surprise that their emotional health is in jeopardy. Plus the uncertainty and fear of their personal COVID 19 status; positive or negative everyday .....Lol !!.. 

But my biggest disappointment comes when the community see them as a potential threat due to stigma or fear; and even their families abandoned by community because of the possible infection brought from hospital ! Fear is a normal reaction in situations of uncertainty. But sometimes the fear is expressed in ways which can be hurtful. Many doctors have been beaten outside hospitals and few of them denied a proper burial. This is making the already challenging situation far more difficult.  

Be empathetic to doctors; don't discriminate them because of your fear of spread of virus. They need your support, compassion, kindness, respect and gratitude. Acknowledge the role they re playing to save lives and keeping your loved ones safe. Always remember that people pay the doctor

for his trouble; for his kindness they still remain in his debt !

Tip of the day : Treat doctors as humans too !!