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Calebark:
--- Quote from: pi on September 25, 2016, 10:20:01 pm --- I had 25 other lads from my school get into med, plus I knew many others from city schools (Mac.Rob, MGS, Scotch, etc.).
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Woww, I knew a lot of people from such schools got in, but I didn't know it was that many.
I have no question.
pi:
Some deep questions here, I'm going to keep my responses relatively snappy and if you'd like me to elaborate just ask :)
--- Quote from: HasibA on September 25, 2016, 10:54:50 pm ---Few qs
Do you ever question why we as humans live and the meaning of life ? Very simply, not so much philosophical ly but more so just "why"
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I don't think life has a meaning - it's just life. I'm not a big believer of higher powers and so forth, so I don't think we're here for a reason. I can understand why others may take comfort in thinking we do though.
--- Quote from: HasibA on September 25, 2016, 10:54:50 pm ---What are you thoughts on social phobia, anxiety, and mental illness in general, from your newfound medical experience (and perhaps , if you remember , your thoughts prior to med) ?
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I think mental illness definitely exists, it does have significant impacts on peoples' lives, and because we don't know a lot about how it occurs on a chemical level we're also not great at treating it. I don't think that understanding has between yr12 and now, although I certainly didn't know or know of so many people with mental illness when I was going through school as I do now, which is of course worrying.
Now for a trademark controversial opinion:
I also question whether with the recent movements to de-stigmatise mental illness (and all the other media coverage it has) are actually doing only good things. There's no doubt many good things come from these campaigns and many lives have been saved, however I wonder if this is all making young people feel like "it's ok to have a mental illness" in the sense that "ok" means it's "normal". I'd argue, "no, it's not ok", just like it's not "ok" to have melanoma or have your leg amputated. It's never "ok" to be sick. It's "ok" to admit you're sick and seek help, and that should be encouraged to everyone who is sick, but it's not "ok" just to be sick.
I wonder if these campaigns have done so well that they're actually normalising mental illness too much. But normalising as a concept, not as a deeper understanding (ie. crap like R U OK? day), to the point where newer generations aren't actually as resilient as previous generations, because now there are a stack of diagnoses to fall back on every time something doesn't go their way in life. That's not to say people with mental illness "just aren't resilient", because of course that's nonsense and we know that mental illness has numerous biological and environmental factors at play, but I suspect it may be just one environmental factor increasing the generational risk of becoming mentally ill. By how much it is increasing this risk? Who knows, but I think it is probably under-stated. It's an opinion I've heard echoed around in the medical community, especially during my psych term, and I think it's one that could have its merits. Indeed, resilience education features in many schools now in Europe and the US, perhaps it's Australia's turn to adopt it.
edit: clarified a few points
--- Quote from: HasibA on September 25, 2016, 10:54:50 pm ---Final one: what are your thoughts on comparing yourself to others ? In terms of looks, academics etx. Frivolous or something we all just do subconsciously?
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Something we all do subconsciously for sure. But also not something worth dwelling on too much. Comparing yourself to someone else can motivate you, but it can also motivate you for what I consider to be 'the wrong reasons'. I think it's much more healthy to focus on yourself and how you can improve, and that's often hard to do, but you can teach yourself to make that the focus of your motivations.
Butterflygirl:
What is the best book you have ever read?
How did you feel doing your first ever VCE exam?
During VCE did you ever come across people who try to purposefully make you stress out and doubt yourself before a SAC? (Or even before an exam) If yes, how did you deal with this people and focus on the main goal?
Would you rather wear a pug costume or a sausage dog costume in public? :P
pi:
--- Quote from: Butterflygirl on September 26, 2016, 02:46:04 pm ---What is the best book you have ever read?
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, great short read :)
--- Quote from: Butterflygirl on September 26, 2016, 02:46:04 pm ---How did you feel doing your first ever VCE exam?
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It's been so long I can't really remember haha, so guessing it couldn't have been too traumatic! As said earlier, I didn't really take Unit 3 seriously enough and didn't really know how significant these VCE exams really were (we had mid-year exams), so I probably wasn't too nervous actually haha. BIG MISTAKE.
--- Quote from: Butterflygirl on September 26, 2016, 02:46:04 pm ---During VCE did you ever come across people who try to purposefully make you stress out and doubt yourself before a SAC? (Or even before an exam) If yes, how did you deal with this people and focus on the main goal?
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Honestly, not really. I hung around my friends before assessments, and we kept each other pretty calm :) If I did have people like this, I think I'd just either try and be somewhere else or tell them in no uncertain terms something like "look, I'm feeling really nauseous, if you keep talking I'll have to look at you for politeness, and that means the vomit is coming your way" hahaha
--- Quote from: Butterflygirl on September 26, 2016, 02:46:04 pm ---Would you rather wear a pug costume or a sausage dog costume in public? :P
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Sausage dogs. Pugs are ugly af and I think it's really sad how humans have selectively bred them to this point. Not only are the ugly, they also have many health issues not experienced by other dogs (eg. breathing issues). Defs not the pug costume.
plsbegentle:
Hey Pi
1) Who was your favorite teacher? :P
2)Kill Marry Fuck? Mr Ludowyke, Mr Stiglec and Mr Guthrie and why?!
And very curious what house group were u? Go Waterloo!!
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