Being a PG aspirant in our society is a difficult job. Unwanted questions from people and peer pressure takes a toll on our mental health and causes self doubts. For every half n hour studied, mind requires 2 hours break time. Amidst these adversities, how can we maintain self discipline and also feel happy about the process?
"To feel happy abt the process".. I would like to share a story that happened to me .2 months back,I got a call from an acquaintance that her wife was bitten by a snake and she was admitted in GH.He asked if I could check on her.I went there .The snake was kept in a box.On seeing it ,I was able to tell that it's a viper .I explained the course and complications that may occur and how we could manage it .I assured him that it's not a krait /cobra and to be thankful for God that it's a hemotoxic snake bite and not neurotoxic .That moment I felt so good and it's all thanks to neet pg prep.
Abt those unwanted ques from ppl, that's not gonna stop even if u fetch a seat in aiims.We can't satisfy all the ppl we meet in our lives ....All I can say is learn to ignore them (easier said than done,because me myself is struggling in the process!!!😝).But one thing I can assure is u will get accustomed to it .Hang on there a little more.
Most of us have been used to being a topper in every exam we have attended until school and people surrounding us are used to it. Once we enter medicine, everyone of us is a topper and in NEET everyone struggles to give the best. But when we aren't able to achieve our target the most disappointed person is ourselves because we aren't used to it. (Note : Failing in internal exams aren't a big deal since they weren't a deciding factor for life)
I myself think that accepting our result is the most difficult part for us. Accepting what we have done and accepting ourselves is the way of gaining happiness rather than regretting the chances we missed.
Peer pressure is true when we see our unitmate or batchmate stepping to next phase while we are still hanging in the middle. It's like your bestfriend leaving you and sitting in front bench in classroom having no choice. Yet we will be attending the class anyway, right! Accept everyone has their own life to carryon.
About the relatives and family friends whom keep on poking us, just try to analyse them. They are interested because they are used to see us succeed. They just don't know how hard this is! When u have a patient with IQ 40, could you blame him for what he does or speaks? Their knowledge in medicine is same. So just try to treat them as patients who test your patience.
Only person whom you have to explain is the one who standsby you, has faith in you and is really happy for you. It could be your parent/ sibling/ partner/ friend/ any relative who supports your studies. Other than these people, let anyone judge you, never reciprocate as they aren't as knowlegable as you (ofcourse in medicine, we aren't omnivalent).
Rediscover your lost hobbies and pick one to reduce guilt of not doing it. I'm sure everyone of us left behind something to get where we are today. Learn balancing life.
We must take complete responsibility of where we are rather than complaining the circumstances or the system. If done, we can feel our loads dwindling.
To the one who read this long post completely I would suggest to read the book, "The Monk who sold his Ferrari".
Preparation wouldn't be the hardest of times when we move to next phase. We would get another to complain 😅
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