It would be hard for me to imagine that doctors could be susceptible had it not been for a friend who called me in a panic after her gynecologist recommended the test.
She cheered me on from 500 miles away for my first race (calming me down over the phone for my pre-race panic) and talked me through my bar exam jitters.
Being launched into the holiday machine with a family that celebrates bigheartedly, boisterously and lavishly became a source of yearly panic and dread for me.