Morning Surgery Jessie, a young lady – depressed and not sure why. Hard when limited clues. Eventually I assess through the lens of a useful framework for life – Tony Robbins’ 6 human needs- certainty, uncertainty, love/connection, significance, growth, contribution. As I talk about it – it becomes clear that she struggles with uncertainty. A lot of peopleContinue reading “The Day in the Life of a GP 17: No Time to Breathe, But Here’s a Breathing Technique”
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Diary of a GP 8: Axes and Olive oil, a delicacy
Arrived early for work and got myself a nice cup of tea. Opened up my emails. Few bits of nonsense and then…. Hi DrRe your 10:25 appointment with Jake – I received an email yesterday from the social prescriber to alert us she called the police on Monday as he was presenting as danger toContinue reading “Diary of a GP 8: Axes and Olive oil, a delicacy”
Diary of a GP 6: From Dialysis to Digestives
I had a terrible night’s sleep. I drove in to work instead of cycling as I’m heading to London after work- I’ve got parties to party at. By parties, I mean my Goddaughter’s birthday celebration on Sunday. Terrible traffic on my way in. I called my mum—she and Dad are back from their holiday. TheseContinue reading “Diary of a GP 6: From Dialysis to Digestives”
Diary of a GP 5: 24 Feb 2025… When Suffering Doesn’t Steal Joy
Frederick, a tall athletic looking European student comes to see me. He’s been applying a strong steroid cream as if it’s a moisturiser (!) for 4 months and his skin is now thinning and becoming discoloured. He wants more of it… he thought his thinning skin was the eczema but now realises this is differentContinue reading “Diary of a GP 5: 24 Feb 2025… When Suffering Doesn’t Steal Joy”
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