Hi M1
Dex should be banned IMHO. Anger? I am absolutely furious, with the ppl who have not listened to me. I am so angry - think abt how angry you can get, then keep going, double it, triple it, then you might come close. Think abt screaming at ppl, then turn it into physical violence, then cry and cry and then settle with depression. All this anger has been internalized. Ppl would probably see me as polite, helpful and easy going.
One of the happiest days of my life was when my father died. His reaction (as a GP too) was that I was a constantly sick child and dismissed as such, but his anger turned to me and he constantly hit and belittled me. When I told Malcolm how happy I was that he died, Malcolm said "Well, that's refreshingly honest". I said that if I had changed my attitude towards him then everything I had previously said would mean nothing as I had not been sincere. I have none of the Personality Disorders but Malcolm thinks Dad probably had 2: narcissistic and borderline. My 2 sisters were never told abt CAH and were treated quite differently to me.
These are the ppl who I have had to deal with dentists (x 3 including a Professor), prothsodontists, orthodontists (all for dreadful teeth chewing called Temporal Mandibular Joint Disorder - a symptom of rage, I believe and is now abating), physios, endos (lecturers and Assoc Prof - not from Melb), GPs, ENTs, opthamologists, I forget the rest.
Dex has had everything to do with moods for me. I am still waiting for the Hysone to kick in (dx 22/9) but so far I have been amazed at the difference, although a bit hard to work out where I will settle at this stage. The endos are only up to sorting out the various forms of this condition (around 1995 this was completed by a ped/endo at Johns Hopkins) but have no idea abt the psychological problems.
Sorry abt all this M1, just answering yr question, is all.
Farli
