The darker side of being a doctor
I’d like to think that I’m resilient and well adjusted, having gone through medical school and rigorous surgical training. I’ve been a doctor for 13 years and much of that period has been spent training to be as good a surgeon as I could ever be. I have great family support, a physician wife who understands my work and I’ve never been diagnosed with a mental illness.The suicide death of Dr Andrew Bryant, a Brisbane gastroenterologist last week hit a raw nerve.
- ▪I’d like to think that I’m resilient and well adjusted, having gone through medical school and rigorous surgical training.
- ▪I’ve been a doctor for 13 years and much of that period has been spent training to be as good a surgeon as I could ever be.
- ▪I have great family support, a physician wife who understands my work and I’ve never been diagnosed with a mental illness.The suicide death of Dr Andrew Bryant, a Brisbane gastroenterologist last week hit a raw nerve.
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| Original publisher | Pages |
| Canonical URL | https://drericlevi.pages.dev/the-darker-side-of-being-a-doctor/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:54:55 +0000 |
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By DrEricLevi · 5 min readI’m a surgeon. I’d like to think that I’m resilient and well adjusted, having gone through medical school and rigorous surgical training. I’ve been a doctor for 13 years and much of that period has been spent training to be as good a surgeon as I could ever be. I have great family support, a physician wife who understands my work and I’ve never been diagnosed with a mental illness.The suicide death of Dr Andrew Bryant, a Brisbane gastroenterologist last week hit a raw nerve. His wife wrote this honest and courageous letter.Although I’ve never had serious suicidal thoughts, I – like many other doctors – have been through many dark seasons.
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