The Reality of Med School (2nd yr) | Rachel Southard

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[RachelSouthard]

After a long streak of not having any mental breakdowns... Hahha, I was overdue for one, CLEARLY.

This video was filmed a few weeks ago. I'll have you know that's i'm doing so much better now and can't wait to share with you how I "cured" this awful feeling i've been having.
Also....merch is scheduled to drop next week...??? I think????

[onebuffalo]

As far as I know crying is part of the medical school curriculum.

[shelbiepowers]

I had an introduction day at my medical school today & my dean said “you should laugh, learn & cry everyday. Feel your emotions. They make you a better person”
don’t apologize for feeling your feelings 🙁🥺

[imenhashim]

You don't need to apologize for being human. Please don't. You are allowed to struggle. You do NOT need justification. Unlike many of the more critical people here, i understand, im pre med myself. Just got into med school, actually :) the struggle is real sometimes. Im sure ill find out first hand very soon... Just because someone else doesn't UNDERSTAND your pain doesn't devalue your struggle. Hold your head up. You will get through this. After all, you've got babies to help :)

[rachaelbrown]

Crying is mandatory if not absolutely a necessity when studying. I work full time, study my MBA part time in my 40's with 2 kids, and a new house to move into.
I am keeping tissue companies in business!!!

[amandine]

I think as student we all have big mental breakdown. Showing it to the camera as such an impact on people who are watching you because we are living the same situation ! By showing your weakness you actually make a stronger community of student 👩‍💻 Thank you for doing real vlog about college ❤️

[ErinKoeblintz]

PhD student here. Crying with you. It is okay. Normalize crying.

[esrafamily]

I'm a PhD student and a mother of three small children.. believe me when i tell you i have MULTIPLE breakdowns when i have So many responsibilities to do and have to work at the same time it's mentally exhausting.. but also believe me when i tell you as long as we just push ourselves through that difficult time and just NOT allow ourselves to stop then everything will be ok ..I'm in my second year now and i just take it year-by-year to help me progress ..

Best of luck girl.. we CAN do it as long as we don't give up!!

[David-CoolDave]

Everything will be alright in the end; and if it’s not alright, it’s not the end.

For the days when study is the last thing in the world you feel you want/need, be especially kind to yourself.

[meganpatterson]

In a weird way, your vlogs and your raw reactions through your vlogs make me less scared for applying and potentially getting accepted to med school. There are so many med youtubers that portray like they always have their lives together, that they wake up at 5am, go to the gym, smash out hundreds of Anki cards and eat healthy fully balanced breakfasts all before an 8am lecture and honestly... that is sometimes terrifying to watch. I appreciate seeing your good, amazing, slightly unproductive, and even worst days because like you say, it makes you human. Keep sticking to what youre doing because I know one day youre going to make all those mamas and babies incredibly happy through your work ethic, compassion, and dedication to this field. At the end of the day youre working hard, youre doing your best and you feeling those emotions mean you care and when you care, you make an even better doctor. Always rooting for you and cheering you on from the sidelines and through the screen! Keep killing it Rachel!

[RIPKV]

You are literally a beam of hope to so many people . Please don't ever forget that. Sending you love and strength ❤❤❤

[fernandebranch]

Parents are everything. The happiness on your face as you unbagged the goodies they provided was great. You got this. If you need a morning, an afternoon, an evening you deserve it. Be kind to yourself Rachel.

[futuremrs.feminine]

Iconic quote “I feel a mental breakdown coming on”
- Same girl, same! It happens to the best of us.

[DabidRobinson]

Nursing school was literally one of the hardest things I have ever done and I was test so hard... mentally. Hang in there girl!!!

[peaceplease]

I remember waking up at 2 am with heart palpitations and crying to the point there were no tears left. At the end, I was awake enough so I did another lecture of pathology. Turned out pretty productive in the end in a very very twisted way.

[mariamabah]

It’s hard, but we’re with you Rachel. For the mamas and the babies!

[lungilemanzini]

Girl I'm crying with you, I'm currently preparing for my traumatology test week. This is truly the reality of medical school, we cry and get back at it and that is all that matters.

[shanialanae]

One thing I’ve learned the hard way is that it is okay to cry. I would think it was weak to cry and I always wanted to be “strong”. But the real strength is finding a way to bounce back! It is okay to be emotional and no one understands what YOU are going thru. Give yourself some credit, the HERD IS PROUD OF YOU!!!!✨

[MaddeSa]

Seeing you cry makes me feel better about me crying when overwhelmed/stressed, you're so strong and I look up to you! My experience with doctors have been awful time after time for the reason of them not being understanding and empathetic. I would much rather have an emotional doctor, who makes me feel heard, than a doctor being rude and robotic.

[ATGG]

I think I’ve never seen any other Med-Doc testifying something this deep on YouTube. They honestly all show us videos of their best days and I just couldn’t believe they are in such a hard school and are everyday happy, smiling and laughing!!

Thank you for this video. And don’t hide your feelings! Take care.