Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s-Chapter 1958: Don’t Be Afraid

Hearing that he needed to go to the hospital, Hu Zhifan changed his attitude: "Actually, I have some things to attend to back at the city bureau this afternoon."

A group of doctors sitting here understood completely.

This patient was a classic case of avoiding medical treatment due to fear.

Managing and treating such patients is the most difficult. Like Hu Zhifan, being a police officer, it’s impossible to say he’s afraid of death; he shows no fear when fighting criminals. However, he truly fears seeing a doctor.

Diseases are terrifying to humans, akin to an enemy residing within one’s own body. You can’t muster strength against it, yet it can directly destroy your body and mind.

"Was Brother Hu afraid of seeing doctors when he was a child?" Xie Wanying interjected with a question.

Huh? Hu Zhifan was stunned for a moment upon hearing her question. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Many adult behaviors are closely related to education received in childhood. Just like Xie Wanying is not afraid, which is largely due to the education her mother gave her as a child.

Many children, just walking past a hospital, can smell the strong scent of hospital disinfectant and see the glaring white surroundings. These external stimuli create discomfort, planting the seeds of fear towards hospitals and doctors deep in the children’s hearts.

Sun Rongfang’s education for her daughter was that the white of the hospital is just as white as the walls at home. The white coats doctors wear are also something her daughter can wear. Sun Rongfang, who had learned medicine in the countryside, bought a stethoscope, which they had at home for her daughter to play with. As for the disinfectant smell, Sun Rongfang bought similar disinfectants to periodically sanitize their home bathroom.

After her daughter got used to these, she made her daughter experience that hospitals and home are the same, preventing the idea that hospitals and doctors belong to another world. Most people are afraid of hospitals and doctors because they subconsciously associate them with diseases.

If seeing a hospital only makes one think of being tortured to death by disease, it’s impossible not to be afraid.

"Brother Hu, you might want to seriously think about what it is you’re truly afraid of," said Xie Wanying. "Maybe you could talk about your childhood experiences of visiting hospitals and let those emotions out."

His childhood experiences of seeing doctors. A dull expression appeared on Hu Zhifan’s face. Perhaps it’s the distance in time that makes it hard to remember, or perhaps it was just too terrifying, in any case, he couldn’t articulate it.

Domestic pediatrics is rather lagging, focusing only on treating disease and neglecting to respect or consider the psychological state of children. In terms of child education, there is a complete absence of this type of education. Domestic research on child psychology mostly references international experimental data, while native investigations are too superficial and not in-depth. In short, there is no funding to research these seemingly unrelated life matters aside from treating disease. Another deeper reason is the lack of money among citizens of the country, compelling them to spend money only on critical necessities.

Parents are just anxious to cure their child’s illness, unable to attend to the feelings of their children. Children’s ability to articulate is lacking, and they are unable to convey their deep-seated fears to adults.

Pediatricians and pediatric nurses in the country are as busy as bees and cannot spare time to individually cater to each child’s psychological needs.

Xie Wanying thought of Teacher Nie. Teacher Nie, who came from abroad, was different, believing that treating a child medically has long-term consequences for the child’s life. Regardless of the situation, Nie wouldn’t rush through consultations just to increase the speed of seeing patients.

Although medicine is not a mass-produced commodity, it is constrained by factors like funding and population. Enjoying high-quality, people-centered medical services is not feasible domestically.