Everyone’s on pins-and-needles in the ER. 24/7 an INVISIBLE STRESSBALL powers through Triage growing bigger and bigger — affecting everyone in its path. We deal with a MISHMOSH of PAIN from Patients, Family Members and Staff. Volunteers must juggle everyone’s Physical Pain, Emotional Pain, Pressure and Anxiety. Stressed-out people lose patience, get defensive, become argumentative and over-react. Everyone takes it out on each other. It’s UGLY!

This doesn’t even take into account what’s hiding in everyone’s baggage. I mean, almost everyone who’s an adult has some family member or loved one who’s fighting some sort of battle, whether it’s emotional or physical, not to mention that we all have things going wrong in our day on some level. Add to that indigestion, PMSing, bills we can’t pay and it’s a miracle we don’t all EXPLODE!

Taking Things Out —

Sometimes people are a pain because they’re in pain but they still cause others pain – and that HURTS. And it’s not just in the ER. It happens in real life.

Just this week when I was dealing with horrible stomach pains from an intestinal flu, and worrying about what life-threatening disease it really was, I got a phone call from my frenemy “B” who started ragging on me about something I really wasn’t responsible for (is she INSANE!?) It made me uncomfortable and anxious and even though my tummy-tremors are over, the call keeps shaking up my brain, which doesn’t feel good.
I HATE CONFLICT! (another post….)

DIY inner peace

Bottom Line: Next time someone ACTS LIKE A PAIN, try not to take it personally. And next time you’re FEELING BAD try to not take it out on someone else!