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6. Surgeon – Risking Someone’s Life
I would be terrified to make a mistake if I was a surgeon. The potential for accidentally killing somebody while trying to help him or her would give me constant stress. And if one is a person who has dedicated his or her life to making people healthy, causing a person to die would create several layers of personal horror and guilt.
Literally holding a person’s life in one’s hands is extremely stressful, but what may be more stressful than actually making a mistake is the constant fear of making a mistake. Patients blame their doctors for all their problems: knee surgery not as painless as you hoped? The doctor is to blame. With insurance premiums at an exorbitant rate, hundreds of thousands of dollars in some cases, living with the constant fear of being blamed for malpractice creates a very stressful environment.
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