I am just 25yrs and I have written over a million words in the last 3years of my life... And I am not exaggerating.
Hello Hive
My name is Covenant Umeh and I am a doctor who writes. That sounds odd. I mean, aren't doctors meant to treat people?
Well, I can tell you for free that we spend about 70% of our time writing as doctors. You know why?
I will tell you in a minute, stay with me...
I graduated from medical school a few years ago and I thought that I would just hang a stethoscope around my neck and take pictures and post on social media like I have seen many many other doctors do. I was in for a shocker... The biggest shock of my life...
My first year post graduation was filled with a lot of documentation so much so that I could compete with secretaries at their jobs... Just that I didn't print my work... It was all HAND WRITTEN.
Oh... I am so so sorry... I should tell you where I am from and show you what I look like.
So that's me there...
I don't look like a doctor?
You won't be the first person to tell me.
I work in Nigeria, in a place called Ibadan, the capital city of a state called Oyo. Ibadan prides herself as the birthplace of Nigeria's first university (which I attended) and Nigeria's first tv station, which still exists till today.
So why do doctors write a lot?...
It's because, "whatever is not documented, never happened"
That's the mantra in the medical field.
So, If you saw a patient at 11am and prescribed medications for a flu, if you didn't document that encounter, then it never happened. This is why doctors are always writing.
Ok... This post is supposed to be an introductory post so let me go right into the meat of it.
Special thanks goes to @draysax for opening my eyes to this platform.
See, I am a writer, I can just sit down and write a book from scratch... I am also an excellent story teller. But finding people who appreciate the science of writing is a lot of hard work. A lot of HARD WORK.
I joined the Hive a few days ago and I already love what I am seeing.
Like I said I am an excellent story teller, an awesome content writer...so those are the kind of posts you should expect from me.
I am sure you are already in a trance reading these words. I am!
Ok... Enough of blowing my trumpet 🎺.
Oh!
Wait... That's what this post is all about... Blowing my trumpet, isn't it.
Let me tell you more about myself apart from the obvious fact.
You want to know the obvious fact?
I'll tell you in my next post.
I am also a mental health advocate.
What the hell does that mean?
Stay with me a little longer...
Are you tired of reading?
No?
Alright, I promise to stop writing soon. But before I tell you what I mean when I say I am a mental health advocate, look at this picture first...
What do you see?
A fine boy? No? 😂.
Look again...
NB: I already told you the obvious fact. 😂
So, mental health advocate...
Have you ever had a friend who was so depressed, he couldn't go to school?
Have you been in that position where you think that you might as well have hit rock bottom with everything that's happening to you?
Ok.
One more question... This one is a little stronger
Have you ever lost someone or someone who lost a close relative?
How do they usually feel? How do they behave at work or in school?
All these descriptions of or result in anomalies in mental health state.
As a mental health advocate,. I do not just see people based in what they show on the outside... I ask questions like,
how does this person feel on the inside?, How can this little girl who has just lost her father cope with her school work now?
Then I ask... How can I help her get out of this depressed state? What's the best thing to do to prevent this anxiety from happening again?
That's me as a mental health advocate... I raise my voice for mental health.
If you've followed me up until this point, congratulations 👏🎉... I have a gift for you...
That's my gift for you...😂😂😂
You thought it was something else?
Lol 🤣
Ok.
Let me end my ranting here.
Please do follow me and watch out for my posts... You don't want to miss anyone.
Ever been in a trance? My posts have that power to put you in a trance.