Sunday 2 November 2008

medical student disease

i think i had Medical student disease!!!!!!
According to Wiki, this is a condition frequently reported in medical students, who perceive themselves to be experiencing the symptoms of the disease(s) they are studying.

N now i m in psychiatric posting.....( does it mean that i think that i had psychosis????)
Nonononono.... but i had the followings.....

Disease 1:
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD):
a type of winter depression that affects an estimated half a million people every winter between September and April; in particular during December, January and February.

with main symptoms:

1. Sleep problems:
Usually desire to oversleep and difficulty staying awake but, in some cases, disturbed sleep and early morning
( I slept for 10 hours a day for the past wk and cant concentrate on what the psychiatric pt say at all)

2. Depression:
Feelings of misery, guilt and loss of self-esteem, sometimes hopelessness and despair, sometimes apathy and loss of feelings
( i m a little bit depressed ....n this is b'coz the sky dark so fast!!!!! 5 pm is like 9 pm.....!!!!)

3. Lethargy:
Feeling of fatigue and inability to carry out normal routine
( for sure i have this... dun feel like going to the ward everyday!!!!)

4. Overeating:
Craving for carbohydrates and sweet foods, usually resulting in weight gain
( my main symptoms....... Digestive biscuits and chocolate become my good friends now!!!)

N i had all of these... so i self diagnosed SAD.....

disease 2:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Diagnosed by my housemates....hahaha...
i bathed at least 3 times a day.......
what happened to me????

P.S: i m going to bath now again!!!!
my 2nd time today........HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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