Personal narrative reveals how emotional distress can be overlooked due to outward composure in healthcare settings, highlighting implications for provider awareness.
See beyond my calm exteriorMark Hirsch shares how healthcare professionals may have mistaken his outward composure for calm when coping with severe illness Mark HirschFrom the outside, I looked calm and composed.I cracked jokes, followed instructions, and wrote clear emails.I sounded like someone managing a complicated but containable issue.But inside I was overwhelmed.
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