Got dizzy and overwhelmed with a patient

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I´m a medstudent. The problem is that I got dizzy and overwhelmed when the doctor did his work on a patient. I´m not used to this types of jobs and I just thought "don´t faint, don´t faint" so I had to escape home earlier and felt terrible about it leaving it so soon. (I didn´t want to gamble with staying if there was a slight chance that I maybe would faint on the ground or anything like that. Puke in a corner would not be fun either.

I have never fainted in my life before, but I got really overwhelmed that I had to breath in and out very careful and deep, like if I have seen too much for my brain to bare. It was a medium large wound and the was doctor was digging in it. I just stood there and stared at them but I felt like the ground begun to shake.

The things is, I can look on really horrible and morbid pictures (and on Tv) and have no fear of blood but I think it´s a big difference to WORK with this and just to see images of it but for me everything is so unsure. I have to BE there to know for sure what I can bare, I can´t imagen or know instantly like many other people can.

How to see the difference between normal dizziness about something you are not used to do and the dizziness about something that is really wrong for you and you shouldn´t do at all? I´m not able to know or feel what´s best for me, that is maybe something to do with me being a aspie, not sure about that either I was close to just quit it all but that´s not fun either.

I've been there....when you actually see(and smell) a stage IV decub. or full thickness burn debridement, etc... it IS really hard to take.
I've seen every Sx there is, but LIVE is very different.

Plus, I assume you know about the risk of "taking on their pain"....that can mess you up if you don't mitigate properly.

Ik an OR RN that started fainting in the OR and she was a 20+ yr vet @ that point. She recognized what is was though and was able to process it...so yeah.

How do you plan to mitigate?

Many Attendings are callous bullies that will show disdain for any sign of weakness, but there ARE ways to cope. Don't let there PDs intimidate you.

As someone who wants to work in healthcare, I don't usually get dizzy, but have occasional dizziness with bad smells or if I am just dehydrated. Maybe find the exact trigger of it and maybe wear a mask? I'm sure the dizziness will improve as you are exposed to more clinical situations as well.

Also, congrats on getting into med school! How did you manage to do it? I've been trying and it is a living hell trying to get in being an aspie.