If it helps

[NinjaFrodo]

The program can seem very challenging to do and we can have immensely high unrealistic expectations of ourselves in context to the program and I got an idea.

Instead of focusing on when you're going to recover and that you might not be making enough progress, just focus on trying to be peaceful. After reading some posts from BakedPears (aka Tammy from the tapes), I came to this conclusion. She had said

Expect to give a good speech because you are peaceful

We don't do better when we over prepare, In fact we are more prepared to deal with a situation any way it turns out if we are peaceful. What is the point of just trying to prepare for one possible outcome when you can prepare for all of them by being peaceful? It is also easier to achieve the feeling of peaceful than it is to recover from anxiety and depression completely.


Mike

[Paul R.]

Dr. Mark Starr, http://www.21centurymed.com was on a radio show recently. He has a book out titled Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic. He says that undetected hypothyroidism is the underlying cause of a multitude of conditions, some of which I listed. For a longer list, see his web site.I've had adrenal fatigue syndrome, self-diagnosed and successfully treated with adrenal supplements. Dr. Starr says that adrenal fatigue syndrome and hypothyroidism are closely linked. I had hypothyroidism when I was 8 years old to the point that I couldn't compete in sports, I had fainting spells, and have always been low-energy, shy, withdrawn, depressive. When I complained of being tired one morning, mom said I was white as a sheet, took me to the doctor who put me on thyroid, but only for a while. Now that I'm 46, my hair is thinning, another sign of hypothyroidism, along with back pain, leg cramps, and numbness in the legs. Dr. Starr says it's hereditary. My mom has a lot of the same problems, along with overweight, arthritis, macular degeneration, Alzheimers, and now atrial fibrillation (weak heart, heart palpitations) - all symptoms of hypothyroidism.Some people have said "Oh, but it's all a part of getting old", or "you're just worrying about every little thing until you get it." I'm getting his book anyway. Does anybody else have experience with hypothyroidism?

I've suffered with this dreaded disease for 5 years now.

Doctors write it off as nothing, but it has been anything but easy. I'm still looking for the right balance where I just feel like me all of the time.

Anyways, You need a real doctor to really diagnose this with bloodwork. You need to test TSH, Free T4, Free T3, and thyroid antibodies. The antibodies are very important because they will be a sign of autoimmune disease- which is what I have. The body mistakenly thinks the thyroid and thyroid hormone to be foreign, and attacks it.

If you do have it, and depending on where you are in the attack, your TSH alone may not be an accurate enough test (which most doctors will do). You also need, NEED to get thyroid antibodies checked. There are 2 of them that are tested, and if you get those along with TSH and find you are ok, then you can forget about thyroid disease.