How do you convince a Doctor, who is in denial, he's sick?
I've been pondering this for the past week at work. There must be a way you can do it. Showing graphs, charts and reports could do it but what if he truly stubborn? His way or the highway? He's too caught up in helping others to help himself. If a Doctor needs to call in sick, who will call for the sick?
I feel bad for whoever wants to be a doctor and is cursed with a weak immune system. I don't see how that could be a blessing at all unless of course, they're seeking attention and use their sickness as a form of popularity. Now that would just be plain ol' pathetic.
The only reasoning I could think of with breaking down the mental wall of a doctor like the one I described would be to continue to talk up their ego. Praise them for their work. They've done so much for the community and no one has done anything for them. Yes, they have paid his mortgage, taxes and put his children through college but there's barely any doctors that became doctors for the money. He deserves a break, he deserves attention, he deserves caring. How dare the community not care for him and treat him with the respect he treats them? Doctors make small chat to make you comfortable. Do you make small chat first? No, you're there on a cold table, hoping the Worst isn't happening.
Now, I'm not really talking about actual Doctors, this is all one big metaphor. How do I convince a "Doctor" to stop caring about others, start to care about them self with my help? I might not have a PhD but I did study at the school of Hard Knocks, so trust me, once I get my plan together, I'll have the good ol' doctor coming to my office for a checkup. I'll be told the walls are coming in, the family has turned against them and their loved one isn't helping them the way they were helping them. How can I help?
I'm cynical but this will only hurt for a moment.
