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Scenario

How healthcare workers use gallows humor

I work in the ICU and we make the most awful jokes about death and suffering and I used to think it helped but now I wonder if I'm losing my humanity.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The heart builds walls of laughter against unbearable witness, questioning whether protection has become numbness.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gallows humor?”

Peri

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