fishinandshootin: That is funny to me thinking about it. There is more things that i DO NOT want in a woman than I DO want in one. What I don't want is:
Someone who just wants to sit at home. Someone who is afraid of new things. Someone who wants to live in a bar or casino. Someone who only wants to do what they want. Someone who is pissed off all the time. Someone who lies, cheats or steals.
Hard to disagree with that list The bar/casino one reminds me of that song "I'm Gonna Hire a Whino to decorate our home...." with more words something like ..."and you won't need to roam..."
Yes123: I think another thing at play is raging hormones.
Then there is that question I remember our drama teacher asked us when we was 11 years old. Where do we get our personalities from ? is it something your born with or from our parents, family and friends and those we have known adding to it ?
The 2nd part could take a while to go into - but the 1st part is what caught my attention most anyway - so: When my thyroid went out, which is responsible for thyroid hormones, I learned to appreciate the role of all types of hormones - my own motto regarding hormones - "Hormones rule the world"- not 100%.... but it's mind-boggling what too little or too much of any hormone can do. Even if you're aware of having a hormone prob. and it's effects - it's extremely difficult to control behavioural problems that may be associated with a deficiency or too much.
Sidenote on thyroid -thyroid levels are usually abnormal on those who have Post-traumatic stress disorder- stress will alter the thyroid gland itself- many "mental" disorders have medical origins and Boris Yeltsin, of whom so many jokes came about over his drinking problem, turned out to be self-medicating a thyroid problem he wasn't aware of, b/c thinking becomes affected in a way similar to ADHD - can't remember things, become very disorganized without knowing why - people often think they're losing their minds - and all it takes to remedy is a micro amount of thyroid hormone replacement or removal of an overactive thyroid & then replacement(with synthetic or natural thyroid hormone)
SCatlyn: Hard to disagree with that list The bar/casino one reminds me of that song "I'm Gonna Hire a Whino to decorate our home...." with more words something like ..."and you won't need to roam..."
Im gonna hire a wino to decorate our home so youll feel ore at ease here and you wont need to roam...
jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK12,293 posts
SCatlyn: The 2nd part could take a while to go into - but the 1st part is what caught my attention most anyway - so: When my thyroid went out, which is responsible for thyroid hormones, I learned to appreciate the role of all types of hormones - my own motto regarding hormones - "Hormones rule the world"- not 100%.... but it's mind-boggling what too little or too much of any hormone can do. Even if you're aware of having a hormone prob. and it's effects - it's extremely difficult to control behavioural problems that may be associated with a deficiency or too much.
Sidenote on thyroid -thyroid levels are usually abnormal on those who have Post-traumatic stress disorder- stress will alter the thyroid gland itself- many "mental" disorders have medical origins and Boris Yeltsin, of whom so many jokes came about over his drinking problem, turned out to be self-medicating a thyroid problem he wasn't aware of, b/c thinking becomes affected in a way similar to ADHD - can't remember things, become very disorganized without knowing why - people often think they're losing their minds - and all it takes to remedy is a micro amount of thyroid hormone replacement or removal of an overactive thyroid & then replacement(with synthetic or natural thyroid hormone)
fishinandshootin: That is funny to me thinking about it. There is more things that i DO NOT want in a woman than I DO want in one. What I don't want is:
Someone who just wants to sit at home. Someone who is afraid of new things. Someone who wants to live in a bar or casino. Someone who only wants to do what they want. Someone who is pissed off all the time. Someone who lies, cheats or steals.
I shoot regularly and have taught women how to shoot. I find them to be more accurate, more aware of what they are doing and way more safe than a man with a gun and just learning how to use it. I think it is because (most) women don't have the ego and power trip thing in their head like (most) men do.
CatibraeHULL, East Riding of Yorkshire, England UK1,827 posts
fishinandshootin: back...
I shoot regularly and have taught women how to shoot. I find them to be more accurate, more aware of what they are doing and way more safe than a man with a gun and just learning how to use it. I think it is because (most) women don't have the ego and power trip thing in their head like (most) men do.
Although I have used guns, I prefer a bow, I have 2 differnt kinds. Its quieter and you have to be a lot more accurate that with a shot gun.
Catibrae: Although I have used guns, I prefer a bow, I have 2 differnt kinds. Its quieter and you have to be a lot more accurate that with a shot gun.
Bows are very fun. I see nothing wrong with being skilled with a bow... and I chuckle thinking about Jac's comment, and a man trying to explain arrows as opposed to bullets!
CatibraeHULL, East Riding of Yorkshire, England UK1,827 posts
fishinandshootin: Bows are very fun. I see nothing wrong with being skilled with a bow... and I chuckle thinking about Jac's comment, and a man trying to explain arrows as opposed to bullets!
jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK12,293 posts
fishinandshootin: I am lucky, I usually just plink around and shoot cans or targets, I don't have to go into stealth mode. Both are pretty easy to sneak up on.
Thats a good example. The symptoms are vague and can easily be brushed off as being something else such as being unhealthy or being just plain lazy, stressed or having a temper etc
The symptoms can be very bad indeed. I read a lot about it as a close relative had it.
One of the books I highly recommend is:
"Coping with Thyroid Problems" by Joan Gomez
Joan Gomez is a consultant and her mother had it, and the detailed way she writes, is excellent.
SCatlyn: The 2nd part could take a while to go into - but the 1st part is what caught my attention most anyway - so: When my thyroid went out, which is responsible for thyroid hormones, I learned to appreciate the role of all types of hormones - my own motto regarding hormones - "Hormones rule the world"- not 100%.... but it's mind-boggling what too little or too much of any hormone can do. Even if you're aware of having a hormone prob. and it's effects - it's extremely difficult to control behavioural problems that may be associated with a deficiency or too much.
Sidenote on thyroid -thyroid levels are usually abnormal on those who have Post-traumatic stress disorder- stress will alter the thyroid gland itself- many "mental" disorders have medical origins and Boris Yeltsin, of whom so many jokes came about over his drinking problem, turned out to be self-medicating a thyroid problem he wasn't aware of, b/c thinking becomes affected in a way similar to ADHD - can't remember things, become very disorganized without knowing why - people often think they're losing their minds - and all it takes to remedy is a micro amount of thyroid hormone replacement or removal of an overactive thyroid & then replacement(with synthetic or natural thyroid hormone)
Yes123: Thats a good example. The symptoms are vague and can easily be brushed off as being something else such as being unhealthy or being just plain lazy, stressed or having a temper etc
The symptoms can be very bad indeed. I read a lot about it as a close relative had it.
One of the books I highly recommend is:
"Coping with Thyroid Problems" by Joan Gomez
Joan Gomez is a consultant and her mother had it, and the detailed way she writes, is excellent.
Exactly right- and the blood test is very inexpensive to check levels(I pay $20 in the U.S.-that's the full price since I no longer have insurance there), and I wouldn't be surprised if the consultant advocates it being a routine diagnostic test.
Thanks for that info - I'll look into that book when I get a chance. It's been 15 yrs. since my diagnosis, but my brain chemistry being somewhat different, I can't take the typical replacement- I take one commonly used many yrs. ago - however, can't get it here, so pay for it myself every 6 mos. when making a trip back to the U.S. Might be some newer info now- (my books are from approx. 1998, tho still excellent.) A lot of drs.-gps-seem to know only the very basics-mine saved my life - but most don't listen to their patients nearly as much as they should- esp. in the area of thyroid problems.
*Years ago, people, esp. women since it's much more common in them, were put in insane asylums, b/c it was thought they were insane - very sad-not only were they viewed wrongly, but died-since thyroid is essential to life-it regulates metabolism in every cell of the body- you can't burn fuel(calories)-therefore everything eventually shuts down- this occurred b/c of lack of knowledge(which wasn't available at the time) when all they needed was thyroid hormone therapy.
p.s.I know this post is kind of off-topic - but I've seen(& read about) misunderstandings in relationships when someone had an undiagnosed condition such as the above - no one's fault - but something to consider in a long-term relationship, if a person seems to be much different for no reason at all - moody, gaining weight, lazy(they're actually extremely exhausted-not burning many calories), etc.,- when it may turn out to be a medical problem.
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