I don’t like going to hospitals, and feel uncomfortable there because they’re associated with illness and death. I know a lot of people don’t like hospitals, but I’m worried about my attitude, because I cant see people in pain, especially family and should in the future, family or friends land in hospital, I dont know how I’d deal with it. Recently a family friend was in hospital due to a burst appendix, and I made a concious effort to go with my parents to get over my dislike of hospitals. The visit wasn’t so bad, but how do I get over my inability to accept this aspect of life (illness and death) and hospitals.
go to med school and be a doc 
spend more time around dying people. You'll get desensitized.
Ex. volunteer in a nursing home or hospice. I recommend start with a nursing home. Its easier on the heart than a hospice. (dunno if you guys have nursing homes or hospices...)
Illness and death are natural things and it happens outside the hospitals too (almost every day) - If Godforbid something deadly happens, What are you going to do, lock yourself in your house?
..I was intimidate by the doctors too. I perfered to stay home and suffer when I was sick then to go to the hospital. But I overcame that during my first yr of college when I was hunting for a major. Bio as one of the options, I volunteered at a hospital and bugged the doctors will all these questions about what college they went too, what classes did they take, how'd they do in their MCATS, and in result, they became intimidated by me and some even avoided me - wonder why?
You get used to the hospitals.Ive never been afraid of them , but I never wanted to see any of my family members there.However, over the years, its become a second home.Sadly.Ive lost some people there, but it has also saved others.Its painful to see the people there, but on the other hand -- it wakes you up to the world.You start thinking about others, and this I think is a good thing.
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I don't like going to hospitals, and feel uncomfortable there because they're associated with illness and death. I know a lot of people don't like hospitals, but I'm worried about my attitude, because I cant see people in pain, especially family and should in the future, family or friends land in hospital, I dont know how I'd deal with it. Recently a family friend was in hospital due to a burst appendix, and I made a concious effort to go with my parents to get over my dislike of hospitals. The visit wasn't so bad, but how do I get over my inability to accept this aspect of life (illness and death) and hospitals.
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^ Marry a Doctor...Nahin..sacchi..I am not kidding...He would made you love his work palce...
surprisingly even for me i had no problems with it .
Cat. When you are in a Haspatal with a broken leg or dog bite on your hand with two fingers missing, or something, you will be glad that people don’t mind visiting patients. What is worse about Hopsitals is the food. You can go to the best Hotsipal and even my cat wouldn’t eat the food served in Hostipals.
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^ Marry a Doctor...Nahin..sacchi..I am not kidding...He would made you love his work palce...
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Actually that's true. My husband is a surgeon and I hear so many stories, visit him so often there that the hospital is almost like a second home..almost. I view the human body as a machine and sometimes it breaks down and needs repairs. It's tough though when it's your own loved ones who are ill. My dad went through a heart attack and Mashallah came out ok, still doing well 6 years after the heart attack. But I knew the doctors had resources and tools to help him. It was actually comforting to see them work and talk to them. I never lost confidence that the staff were doing everything they could to make sure he'd be ok.
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spend more time around dying people. You'll get desensitized.
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wrong choice of words here, no one should become de-sensitized, but one should become able to deal with this.
Too many doctors become desensitized, lose their compassion, and to them a death is a death, they move about in a robotic fashion, do this do this do that,a nd if it did not wor, sorry we tried our best, good bye take care..
in this process of becomign desensitized, I guess people forget that the people they are dealing with are not desensitized, and while for the doctor it may be another old fogie whose time had come, or a baby who had the odds against him... but for the people who lostthem its a brother, a grandfather, a son..
kitty check you inbox , its full. thanks