Pharmaceutical Sales Induced Stress Syndrome (PSISS)

[Anonymous]

Pharmaceutical Sales Induced Stress Syndrome (PSISS) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to pharmaceutical lay-offs, downsizing, and/or realignment events that result in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat to oneself or to someone else’s psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's ability to cope.
Diagnostic symptoms for PSISS include:
• flashbacks or nightmares of traumatic pharmaceutical experiences
• avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma such as sales rankings and manager ride-along
• paranoia that more cut-backs are coming
• decreased self-worth or sense of feeling trapped
• pondering new career options as a Starbuck’s Barista or pole dancer

Diagnostic criteria for PSISS require that the symptoms last more than one week and cause significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Review medication history to determine if anti-depressants, anti-anxiety, and/or insomnia prescriptions coincided with exposure to pharmaceutical sales induced stress. An increase in alcohol consumption may also be noted.

Treatment options: currently being reviewed by the FDA

 

[Anonymous]

Pharmaceutical Sales Induced Stress Syndrome (PSISS) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to pharmaceutical lay-offs, downsizing, and/or realignment events that result in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat to oneself or to someone else’s psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's ability to cope.
Diagnostic symptoms for PSISS include:
• flashbacks or nightmares of traumatic pharmaceutical experiences
• avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma such as sales rankings and manager ride-along
• paranoia that more cut-backs are coming
• decreased self-worth or sense of feeling trapped
• pondering new career options as a Starbuck’s Barista or pole dancer

Diagnostic criteria for PSISS require that the symptoms last more than one week and cause significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Review medication history to determine if anti-depressants, anti-anxiety, and/or insomnia prescriptions coincided with exposure to pharmaceutical sales induced stress. An increase in alcohol consumption may also be noted.

Treatment options: currently being reviewed by the FDA

although this is written as a joke, there is alot of truth to it...

many, many long time reps are showing signs of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome these days...the industry is toxic...

 

[Anonymous]

my biggest fear is being retained working for the shithead I'm working for. I feel like Mel Gibson in that movie when he has a gun to his head yelling shot me, shot me, shot me you prick.

 

[Anonymous]

i meant shoot me

 

[Anonymous]

Pharmaceutical Sales Induced Stress Syndrome (PSISS) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to pharmaceutical lay-offs, downsizing, and/or realignment events that result in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat to oneself or to someone else’s psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's ability to cope.
Diagnostic symptoms for PSISS include:
• flashbacks or nightmares of traumatic pharmaceutical experiences
• avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma such as sales rankings and manager ride-along
• paranoia that more cut-backs are coming
• decreased self-worth or sense of feeling trapped
• pondering new career options as a Starbuck’s Barista or pole dancer

Diagnostic criteria for PSISS require that the symptoms last more than one week and cause significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Review medication history to determine if anti-depressants, anti-anxiety, and/or insomnia prescriptions coincided with exposure to pharmaceutical sales induced stress. An increase in alcohol consumption may also be noted.

Treatment options: currently being reviewed by the FDA

Don't forget the need to compulsively check Cafe Pharma for any new information that may or may not be pertinate to the continuation of our livelihood!!!

 

[Anonymous]

Oh no, I have these. Especially wine consumption and checking cafepharma. What should I do?!