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Ad LibitumFebruary 2023IdeationMartin H. Ellbogen Jr., MDMartin H. Ellbogen Jr., MDNordland, WashingtonSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M22-0317 Audio Reading - “Ideation” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Ideation” by Martin H. Ellbogen Jr., MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Who knows,Maybe a circuit reroutesOr a seal is broken,Neurons once bathed in monoamines and the likeAre deprived and unsettled,An inscrutable equilibrium altered.A window opens a crack, a cold mistPenetrates.A needling shivOpens an angry woundThat cannot be soothed,Only indulgedBy unease and doubt, by anguish,That whet its appetiteFor sleepTaunting itLeering at itShredding itUntil unbridled thoughts and notions and fearsBecome torrential rains andAll games end in ties and old lessons become rebukes and logic abandons reason ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Martin H. EllbogenJr., MDAffiliations: Nordland, WashingtonCorresponding Author: Martin H. Ellbogen Jr., MD; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “Ideation” Audio. Michael A. Lacombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads “Ideation” by Martin H. Ellbogen Jr., MD Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics February 2023Volume 176, Issue 2Page: 286 ePublished: 21 February 2023 Issue Published: February 2023 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2023 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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