mental illness is real. Just because you can’t physically see it or there are physical signs, like a broken leg etc, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. I really just feel sad when people are not taken seriously for what’s happening on the inside
1/ I am a third-year medical student. Yesterday, I was assigned a new patient. I hadn’t met them yet, but knew they had presented with liver-related symptoms. In preparation for morning rounds, I flipped through their chart and checked their lab work.