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Flashback Friday: Prescription for Relief

Fridays feature flashbacks, sometimes with slight changes and improvement from the original. This one also had been a Patron exclusive but is now free for all.

The holiday period between Thanksgiving and Christmas has always been a busy time for doctors – seasonal flu tends to ramp up while the start of icy conditions begin to cause more accidents with those that seemingly have forgotten how to drive. This year was exceptionally hectic, with medical staff working long hours to make up for both higher demand and issues with staffing.

Being able to take a quick power nap was essential, but some doctors struggled to take their mind off their patients while finding a place to crash. That’s where I came in, contracted out to help doctors let go of other concerns so they could enjoy a short but deeply reinvigorating sleep. One can only have so much caffeine before the hands become jittery, so sometimes a short power trance was the only thing keeping these doctors focused and alert when they worked on patients after a long shift.


Part of what I emphasized to them is that they could learn to dress back up quickly. Knowing they could change clothes fast helped to ease their minds about being called into an emergency, and stripping off their clothes would otherwise help them to separate work time from nap time. I wanted to help create a clear boundary between work and personal time, even when it was a quick trance nap while at work.

This is your time to be comfortable. You should be able to get as comfortable as you would like. And as you take off any unwanted clothes, you also take a load off. Strip off your clothes, and strip your mind free of cares until you put them back on. Enjoy that freedom of being stripped of all clothes and of all worries. 

As I worked with the doctors on letting go, I could tell that many needed more than sleep. They needed release. A release of stress. A release of pent-up energy. A release from everything around them, if even for a brief moment. I invited the two that had seemed the most stressed – Drs. Hallett & Belden – in for a special joint session. As we begun the first joint session, I was left surprised at how comfortable they felt stripping down with each other.


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Prescription for Relief

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Winter has always been a busy time for doctors – seasonal flu tends to ramp up while icy conditions cause more accidents. This year was exceptionally hectic, with medical staff working long hours to make up for both higher demand and issues with staffing. Being able to take a quick power nap was essential, but some doctors struggled to take their mind off their patients while finding a place to crash. That’s where I came in, contracted out to help doctors let go of other concerns so they could enjoy a short but deeply reinvigorating sleep.

Part of what I stressed is that they could learn to dress back up quickly. Knowing they could change clothes fast eased their minds about being called into an emergency, and stripping off their clothes would otherwise help them to separate work time from nap time. This is your time to be comfortable. You should be able to get as comfortable as you would like. And as you take off any unwanted clothes, you also take a load off. Strip off your clothes, and strip your mind free of cares until you put them back on. As I worked with the doctors on letting go, I could tell they needed more than sleep. They needed release. I invited the two that had seemed the most stressed – Drs. Hallett & Belden – in for a special joint session and was left surprised at how comfortable they felt stripping down with each other.

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