29 May 2019 – Go Retire Psychiatrist

Don’t Panic

Well, this is not the usual post. It’s just a message that I’ve been watching the Iowa severe weather reports. I’ve just come up from the basement because the Tornado Warning for our area has expired. Don’t panic.

Now it’s just a severe thunderstorm warning with the possibility for 60 mph wind–nothing really.

The Don’t Panic image is just the back cover of “The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams.

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Plan for retirement, even if you don’t plan to retire. This means sound financial planning, developing other interests, and nurturing your relationships with significant others. Retire, even if you are not retired. Take enough time off periodically, and completely, with no connections to work, so that you can feel emotionally free from concerns about patients and practice. Of course, there is no reason to retire if you really love your work and relationships just as they are.
H. Steven Moffic, MD See original article in Psychiatric Times