Michah

I am not saying that mental illness cannot effect physical health, on the contrary. It can, with missile capability. But if we stick to the notion of gravity(good on you Newton, you are arguing my case!), what goes up, must come down.....what about the remote possibility that physical illness can effect mental health?
Absolutely, in fact it has been proven...many people after an injury or a heart attack have come down with depression & anxiety issues.

As it is in my case, with a misdx of Bipolar disorder due to the devestating effects of perimenopause and thyroid complications.....finally!
You have had a misdx of bi-polar too? This seems to be a growing trend..

It only took 5 years to work that out with me screaming constantly into the black, vacumous hole at doctors made of stupid putty.
Unfortunately we can't assume all doctors are created equal just because they wear a white lab coat & have a piece of paper on their wall. I always have the approach that they have to prove to me that their dx is correct...

I don't have a problem with me being dx bipolar......I have always taken the labels with a grain of salt.....and I would not trade one with the other. I feel like an angry ferret on crystal meth most of the time anyway.
the farret made me laugh...i like to laugh...it makes me feel sparkely

Endo: well I think you should get a job, you know, 4 hours a week. Just to get some ROUTINE IN YOUR LIFE!!"( What the?.....I am on a disability pension. I had to leave my job, defer my degree because of my psych hospital admission and the terrible physical symptoms. She knew this and she tells me to get a bloody job!!! I ALREADY HAD ONE!!)
Yuck...jobs...yuck...barf....I jst want to smile my way through life


That is a exerpt of all that is wrong with people. No wonder I am misanthropic. No wonder we are all terrified of our own shadow sometimes........ I wonder what has caused me more trauma, the illness or the gross negligence of supposed healers.

(((((Michah)))

Would you like her to spontaneously combust

LK