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This person experienced nightmares.

This person describes the intertwining of reality and nightmares and the resulting feelings of anxiety.

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Susanne Jöbges

Dr. med. Susanne Jöbges works as a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics. She holds a degree in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine and a masters degree in medical ethic. She’s been working as a consultant for anaesthesiology in the department for anaesthesioloy and intensive care (head of the department Prof. Dr. med. C. Spies) at the charité Berlin. On an intensive care unit she was leading senior assistant.

After she joined the DIPEx team in May 2019 and coordinates the module about experiences with self-determination and intensive care.

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This person experienced nightmares.

” I: And how many of your dreams were reality?
P: Unfortunately, more than I thought, which scared me the most. I also had a nurse who really tormented me in my dreams. And it was like a crazy professor who tormented all the patients. And so I thought for days that this was a dream and suddenly he walks past my room. All the doors are always open. And that gave me a real cold shiver uh over the….
I: It was just the same person or did he really torment you in some way?
E: No, I don’t know. I talked to him too, but only a day later or so. And I apologized, although I don’t know what I was apologizing for. And he was like, yes, he apologized too. And I was like, oh, what is he apologizing for? But then I didn’t ask any further. But he was maybe a bit rough or too strict with me. I think he was also there the night I ripped out my own tube. But I only had one nurse in mind. She really scolded me and yelled at me, but I didn’t find that bad. I found it more reassuring and she was worried about me and yes, she only meant well.”

Experiences in the intensive care unit

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Susanne Jöbges

Dr. med. Susanne Jöbges works as a postdoctoral researcher in bioethics. She holds a degree in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine and a masters degree in medical ethic. She’s been working as a consultant for anaesthesiology in the department for anaesthesioloy and intensive care (head of the department Prof. Dr. med. C. Spies) at the charité Berlin. On an intensive care unit she was leading senior assistant.

After she joined the DIPEx team in May 2019 and coordinates the module about experiences with self-determination and intensive care.

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