Time Warp

Because of certain pressures, and extra meetings at work, I was unable to complete all of my documentation at work yesterday.  I hate this.  For years, I was able to stay late and complete my documentation, but because of Federal wage laws, I am no longer allowed to work overtime.  I could have stayed over, but would have had to shorten another day. I could do that, but I am concerned about doing, in case I mis-plan and find myself needing to stay late yet again.

Today at work, I saw all of my patients for group, individual, a psychosocial evaluation and case management. Then I started doing paperwork, late notes for 1/29/18 and current notes for 1/30/18.  I hate doing late notes.  For multiple reasons, including it delays getting the information in the record so others cannot use it until it is in the record.  For me, personally, it puts me into a time warp, and I don't know if I am working yesterday or today, and I have to keep re-orienting myself to the current day and time. That is mentally challenging and I really dislike it. It makes me have a mental vertigo reaction that is very disorienting.  But, once I finished the notes from 1/29/18, I moved on to 1/30/18 notes, and was able to get re-oriented.