21/01/2021
“Healers Need Healing Too!”
We all believe that 2020 is the most challenging year. COVID-19 has totally change the world and everyone is suffering. News which a physician’s su***de reminds us that the plague of COVID-19 creates deep emotional wounds in health care workers.
One of the oldest tales in the history of medicine is the story of the archetypal “wounded healer,” Chiron. As legend goes, Chiron, an immortal centaur, who both taught medicine and served as a physician, attended a gathering hosted by another centaur named Pholus. After a series of events involving other centaurs fighting over wine, which is Hercules, in his attempt to intervene, he accidentally unleashed a poisoned arrow that hit Chiron’s knee. Chiron, being immortal, was forced to endure unbearable pain. Despite his ability to heal others, Chiron was unable to heal himself. Filled with shame, he retreated back to his cave and committed to teaching his disciples. Eventually, after nine days, his pain became unbearable and Chiron requested that Zeus remove his immortality so he could die. Though a myth, it serves as the first documented story of a physician su***de, albeit assisted, and suggests that the challenge of healing our healers stretches back centuries.
In order to heal we’re somehow expected to be perfect and capable of removing suffering & pain from life. We expected that sadness, discomfort and distress can be cured. However, life is imperfectly perfect. Thus, we need to support each other and always be there for someone because sometimes, our existing is more than enough.
To make it even better, let’s get them something as an appreciation gift! At least it could make they feel happy and wanted. Let’s talk with us and we will try our best to help you 🥰
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Source – (https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/during-covid-19-healers-need-healing-too/)
A physician’s su***de reminds us that the plague of COVID-19 creates deep emotional wounds in health care workers