Guest guest Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Ariela wrote >I wonder if all of you, fellow reversed, share the same feelings <as I have. I would be glad if you could share with me how are >you coping with all of this mentally. I've done a huge amount of reading on STTM and on these lists -- so I KNOW this stuff works, eventually. (It's the " eventually " part that wears.) It took me two long years to heal my adrenals most of the way back to healthy -- but it DID work. And the Armour/Erfa DID make me feel a lot better, even if I got whacked like so many others when Armour changed. (And now, I have faith that the T3-only will work -- I've already seen small improvements! And this is only the start of week 3! But small improvements, little things.) I am discovering, with a bit of bemusement, that although I have been " quite sure " I was not affected emotionally by this thyroid stuff... it SURE explains my wild over-reactions to some events, some of the time. I listened to two really great podcasts with Ross, author of " The Diet Cure " and " The Mood Cure " : http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%E2%80%98livin%E2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show\ %E2%80%99-episode-321-the-best-of-2009-%E2%80%98encore-week%E2%80%99-interview-w\ ith-julia-ross/6912 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%E2%80%98livin%E2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show\ %E2%80%99-episode-266-julia-ross-says-carbohydrates-arent-food-theyre-addictive-\ drugs/5311 ....and she talked about " false emotions " : whew! That explained why I was insanely furious -- and completely unable to either let go of my anger (waking up at 3 and fretting and worrying and arguing in my head, you know?) -- or work out how to deal calmly with the manager at the local pool. (I stayed away for more than a month and a half, trying to " cool off. " ) Ross pointed out you have to differentiate between a real emotion: the exasperation and maybe a bit of annoyance that event ACTUALLY warranted, and the insane fury I couldn't deal with. The metabolic (hormonal) imbalance actually CREATES a false emotion: amazingly, after my second T3-only raise, my insane anger died away, and I was able to write a calm and clear letter, and will be able to meet with her this next week >Do you really believe with all your that this medical process, >which is unfamiliar to the common doctor, really does exists >and works? Are you optimistic and happy because hypo days >are about to be over or are you skeptical as I am? It may not be a popular opinion here, but I actually feel some sympathy for doctors. They're expected to know every detail about thousands of diseases and syndromes, and the psychology of patients, and business mgmt; add to that the pace at which medicine and science change. I couldn't keep up, how could they? Yeah, that still means they screw up royally where a lot of us are concerned -- and unfortunately, the medical training system gives nearly all of them a " god complex, " which makes them unwilling to listen and/or hard to deal with. But the expectation that a doc will be able to keep up may not be reasonable. This is why we look for a doc who has personal or family experience with our disease or syndrome. THAT doc will have done the work to catch up, THAT doc will know that what Big Pharma teaches is not sufficient. But most docs are NOT that doc! So, I expect -- I KNOW -- I will not get the kind of detailed in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of whatever it is I'm wanting him to know. But my doc listens, and is willing to let me experiment, and he will ... most of the time .... write me the prescription I ask for. > Really, thanks for listening. I will shut up now, go back to my > sofa, checking temps and counting weeks. Atta girl! Try to think about which part of your frustration is a real emotion (which would be reasonable) or which is a false emotion (which would be hormone-cued: thyroid problems usually lead to depression, do they not?) It's reasonable to feel bad when you're feeling bad! Try not to let that reasonable feeling lead you to doubt what you're doing. This is where your intellect needs to put a leash on your emotions. You HAVE the emotions, you just try not to let them lead you to doubt yourself/your choices! Elenor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Wow, thanks Elenor. You gave me a lot to think about. My relatives sure can tell a lot about those sudden rages of anger you are talking about. I will try to keep in mind today that if it worked for you, it can work for me aswell. I hope that in a couple of months we will share the same perspective - knowing for sure that this medical procedure works. And your adrenal have healed! that is so amazing to me. Thank you so much for sharing you experience and wisdom. Me and Val are throughing a party to celebrate her's and other's medical triumph, be sure to get there! (just kidding. But it would be a lovely event, wouldn't it?) To: RT3_T3 Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 2:26:20 AMSubject: Back to Ariela Ariela wrote >I wonder if all of you, fellow reversed, share the same feelings <as I have. I would be glad if you could share with me how are >you coping with all of this mentally. I've done a huge amount of reading on STTM and on these lists -- so I KNOW this stuff works, eventually. (It's the "eventually" part that wears.) It took me two long years to heal my adrenals most of the way back to healthy -- but it DID work. And the Armour/Erfa DID make me feel a lot better, even if I got whacked like so many others when Armour changed. (And now, I have faith that the T3-only will work -- I've already seen small improvements! And this is only the start of week 3! But small improvements, little things.) I am discovering, with a bit of bemusement, that although I have been "quite sure" I was not affected emotionally by this thyroid stuff... it SURE explains my wild over-reactions to some events, some of the time. I listened to two really great podcasts with Ross, author of "The Diet Cure" and "The Mood Cure": http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%E2%80%98livin%E2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show%E2%80%99-episode-321-the-best-of-2009-%E2%80%98encore-week%E2%80%99-interview-with-julia-ross/6912 http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/%E2%80%98livin%E2%80%99-la-vida-low-carb-show%E2%80%99-episode-266-julia-ross-says-carbohydrates-arent-food-theyre-addictive-drugs/5311 ....and she talked about "false emotions": whew! That explained why I was insanely furious -- and completely unable to either let go of my anger (waking up at 3 and fretting and worrying and arguing in my head, you know?) -- or work out how to deal calmly with the manager at the local pool. (I stayed away for more than a month and a half, trying to "cool off.") Ross pointed out you have to differentiate between a real emotion: the exasperation and maybe a bit of annoyance that event ACTUALLY warranted, and the insane fury I couldn't deal with. The metabolic (hormonal) imbalance actually CREATES a false emotion: amazingly, after my second T3-only raise, my insane anger died away, and I was able to write a calm and clear letter, and will be able to meet with her this next week >Do you really believe with all your that this medical process, >which is unfamiliar to the common doctor, really does exists >and works? Are you optimistic and happy because hypo days >are about to be over or are you skeptical as I am? It may not be a popular opinion here, but I actually feel some sympathy for doctors. They're expected to know every detail about thousands of diseases and syndromes, and the psychology of patients, and business mgmt; add to that the pace at which medicine and science change. I couldn't keep up, how could they? Yeah, that still means they screw up royally where a lot of us are concerned -- and unfortunately, the medical training system gives nearly all of them a "god complex," which makes them unwilling to listen and/or hard to deal with. But the expectation that a doc will be able to keep up may not be reasonable. This is why we look for a doc who has personal or family experience with our disease or syndrome. THAT doc will have done the work to catch up, THAT doc will know that what Big Pharma teaches is not sufficient. But most docs are NOT that doc! So, I expect -- I KNOW -- I will not get the kind of detailed in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of whatever it is I'm wanting him to know. But my doc listens, and is willing to let me experiment, and he will ... most of the time ... write me the prescription I ask for. > Really, thanks for listening. I will shut up now, go back to my > sofa, checking temps and counting weeks. Atta girl! Try to think about which part of your frustration is a real emotion (which would be reasonable) or which is a false emotion (which would be hormone-cued: thyroid problems usually lead to depression, do they not?) It's reasonable to feel bad when you're feeling bad! Try not to let that reasonable feeling lead you to doubt what you're doing. This is where your intellect needs to put a leash on your emotions. You HAVE the emotions, you just try not to let them lead you to doubt yourself/your choices! Elenor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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