Doctor says he copes with witnessing suffering by "drowning" himself in solutions

When asked how he deals personally with the scale of suffering, the Doctor described a pragmatic, clinical coping strategy: focusing on concrete solutions.

"It's been very helpful to just drown yourself in solutions and thinking through what works," the Doctor said, adding that the approach "comes from being, you know, a doctor"—a professional mindset that emphasizes diagnosing and solving problems over dwelling on emotional distress.

The Questioner echoed that approach: "We need to drown ourselves in solutions," closing a short back‑and‑forth that emphasized action and problem‑solving as a response to empathy and distress. The exchange was conversational and did not identify resources for clinician support or mental‑health services for aid workers and clinicians.