Twenty years in, I catch myself rushing patients out the door and feeling nothing when I used to feel everything. The warmth I started with has gone flat and hard, and I hear the cynicism in my own voice. I miss the caring doctor I used to be, and I'm not sure where he went.
More people experience this than they realize.
After decades of practice you're burned out, and you grieve the caring doctor you used to be.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.