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When I was a student, one of the things I hated the most was exams. They stressed me out, gave me panic attacks, and all kinds of calamities. So when I graduated, I was very happy. One of the things I appreciated the most was: exams never again.
How wrong I was. As a young man at the time, I had no idea that over the years the exams would come back. Only this time not as an oral or written exam, but in the form of endoscopy, colonoscopy, prostate exam... and all kinds of exams that not only stress me out and make me panic, but also violate my privacy and make me ashamed.
So, young students: know that you will never be able to get rid of exams. Only they will change shape, but they will always be present in your life. Or at least at the beginning and on the end of it.
I had my annual exam the other day. It was easy. I think it depends how you deal with anxiety.
I hope God preserves your health, you never have a sustainably high PSA and you don't have to have a prostate biopsy. Because in that case I think you'd change your mind.
I hope God preserves your health, you never have a sustainably high PSA and you don't have to have a prostate biopsy. Because in that case I think you'd change your mind.
You don’t know me and my challenges in life. I react to things today based on the struggles of my past. I hope you learn how to deal with everything life throws at you.
We’ve had cancers, death due to crimes and many horrible things happen to us. It’s all a part of the journey. Maybe you should seek counseling.
When I was a student, one of the things I hated the most was exams. They stressed me out, gave me panic attacks, and all kinds of calamities. So when I graduated, I was very happy. One of the things I appreciated the most was: exams never again.
How wrong I was. As a young man at the time, I had no idea that over the years the exams would come back. Only this time not as an oral or written exam, but in the form of endoscopy, colonoscopy, prostate exam... and all kinds of exams that not only stress me out and make me panic, but also violate my privacy and make me ashamed.
So, young students: know that you will never be able to get rid of exams. Only they will change shape, but they will always be present in your life. Or at least at the beginning and on the end of it.
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We happen to have bodies. Things happen to those bodies. By the time of retirement age, the "shame" of having body parts inspected is commonly something left behind in childhood and early adulthood. We might not look forward to it, but to paraphrase - to a doctor, your "private" parts are just another day at the office.
I just had a colonoscopy. When I asked, the doc had seven of them lined up for the same day. To him, I likely was just another ........
and all kinds of exams that not only stress me out and make me panic, but also violate my privacy and make me ashamed.
Oh, please, how about annual pap smears, and annual pelvic exams? A prostate biopsy is a walk in the park...
Then there are mammograms... and childbirth.
And the other poster is correct... the doctors have seen hundreds of private parts and there is no need for shame.
People suck it up and get it done!
At least you don't have to study for your exams now....
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Some people freak out at the DMV with the written driver's exam. One of the nice things about being a college graduate is that a written DMV exam is "just another exam". No reason to freak out. Some people who got flustered with high school exams completely melt down with the thought of having to take a written exam at the DMV to get their driver's license. That is a bad start.
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