happy childhood and ES

>
> I've read about how emotions can 'burn out' your nervous system and
> cause
> these problems. I know for myself my life has had alot of problems and
> i've
> been unhappy about things not related to my environment. I was just
> curious
> - is there 1 person on this list who believes they had a happy childhood
> and
> were relatively happy without major emotional issues BEFORE they had ES
> symptoms? Thanks.
>
> That's a very interesting question. There is loads of evidence dating back
> 50+ years about how stress can cause all sorts of physical illness,
> including nervous system but also other things. Sue certainly had an
> unhappy
> childhood. She did not develop MCS and ES till she was past 40 but it is
> significant that her two biggest "slumps" came immediately after severe
> stress episodes.
>
> I wonder if this is a contributory reason why MCS/ES is so often
> misdiagnosed as "psychological" - doctors might assume "this person is
> likely to have past traumas so this is the cause", particularly if they
> have
> already had treatment for depression or anxiety. In passing, another
> contributory factor for MCS for some is if their bodies can't metabolise
> the
> antidepressant drugs given as treatment. In fact that might be another
> valid question; are there people on this list who have never taken SSRI's
> or
> similar antidepressants?
>
> Ian
>
> _____
>
> From: [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Paul
> Coffman
> Sent: 12 March 2007 19:13
> To: [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [eSens] happy childhood and ES
>
> I've read about how emotions can 'burn out' your nervous system and cause
> these problems. I know for myself my life has had alot of problems and
> i've
> been unhappy about things not related to my environment. I was just
> curious
> - is there 1 person on this list who believes they had a happy childhood
> and
> were relatively happy without major emotional issues BEFORE they had ES
> symptoms? Thanks.
>
> --
> Paul Coffman
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>

>
> I can also say my childhood was normal. I was very happy to ride my
> bicycle, hundreds of miles, down the roads with power lines along them,
> and play in the small forest right next to the Big power lines. I was
> also very happy to get GPA in high school for several semesters of 4.0,
> and was ahead of my class with computers when they came out.
>
> Right about then, I could "hear" some of the Apple monitors were
> "noisy", and painful.
> That was 8 years before my ES bloomed exponentially.
>
> I didn't have any emotional problems until my symptoms caused trouble.
>
> And to answer Ian's question, I have never tried any of the mentioned
> pharmeutical treatments.
> In fact, I have always avoided drugs, even painkillers until it got
> serious. And have returned to an organic diet, meaning I ate well as a
> child.
> Only when I worked long hours in the computer field, and the microwave
> oven became available, did I eat the modern diet. I consider that one
> factor in my downhill slide.
>
> Does that cover your question?
>
> Stewart
>
>
> Paul Coffman wrote:
> > I've read about how emotions can 'burn out' your nervous system and
> cause
> > these problems. I know for myself my life has had alot of problems and
> i've
> > been unhappy about things not related to my environment. I was just
> curious
> > - is there 1 person on this list who believes they had a happy childhood
> and
> > were relatively happy without major emotional issues BEFORE they had ES
> > symptoms? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

> > symptoms? Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Paul Coffman
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >  
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Paul Coffman
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>I had polio as a toddler and took the Salk vaccine. I was placed

> --- In [hidden email], "Paul Coffman" <pkcoff@...> wrote:
> >
> > Ian -
> >
> > When I was younger I did take prozac for a few months, but stopped
> because
> > of the side affects. I tried this new one recently 'lexapro' to
> see if
> > would do anything for my ES but I couldn't tolerate it and stopped
> after a
> > few days - stomach problems. I would like to pose the question
> has anyone
> > else on this list tried SRRIs for their ES?
> >
> > On 3/12/07, Ian Kemp <ianandsue.kemp@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've read about how emotions can 'burn out' your nervous
> system and
> > > cause
> > > these problems. I know for myself my life has had alot of
> problems and
> > > i've
> > > been unhappy about things not related to my environment. I was
> just
> > > curious
> > > - is there 1 person on this list who believes they had a happy
> childhood
> > > and
> > > were relatively happy without major emotional issues BEFORE they
> had ES
> > > symptoms? Thanks.
> > >
> > > That's a very interesting question. There is loads of evidence
> dating back
> > > 50+ years about how stress can cause all sorts of physical
> illness,
> > > including nervous system but also other things. Sue certainly
> had an
> > > unhappy
> > > childhood. She did not develop MCS and ES till she was past 40
> but it is
> > > significant that her two biggest "slumps" came immediately after
> severe
> > > stress episodes.
> > >
> > > I wonder if this is a contributory reason why MCS/ES is so often
> > > misdiagnosed as "psychological" - doctors might assume "this
> person is
> > > likely to have past traumas so this is the cause", particularly
> if they
> > > have
> > > already had treatment for depression or anxiety. In passing,
> another
> > > contributory factor for MCS for some is if their bodies can't
> metabolise
> > > the
> > > antidepressant drugs given as treatment. In fact that might be
> another
> > > valid question; are there people on this list who have never
> taken SSRI's
> > > or
> > > similar antidepressants?
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > > _____
> > >
> > > From: [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> > > [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> Paul
> > > Coffman
> > > Sent: 12 March 2007 19:13
> > > To: [hidden email] <eSens%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: [eSens] happy childhood and ES
> > >
> > > I've read about how emotions can 'burn out' your nervous system
> and cause
> > > these problems. I know for myself my life has had alot of
> problems and
> > > i've
> > > been unhappy about things not related to my environment. I was
> just
> > > curious
> > > - is there 1 person on this list who believes they had a happy
> childhood
> > > and
> > > were relatively happy without major emotional issues BEFORE they
> had ES
> > > symptoms? Thanks.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Paul Coffman
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Paul Coffman
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >I had polio as a toddler and took the Salk vaccine. I was placed
> into an iron lung and with regression hypnosis, recalled that it
> shocked me each and every time I was placed into it. I could not
> breath without it til I got better mom said. As I look back with my
> family history of sensitivity, (I have an aunt that could not
> tolerate a radio on in her presence or machines close) it has been
> enlightening to realize just how my sensitivity has influenced my
> choices. I also was prescribed the medications mentioned or some
> that were for the same thing, I cannot recall the name of them. It
> did not help my ES. The extreme pain, nausea, burning, distress was
> still in my life and those doctors that prescribed the meds were
> mislead in thinking that it was psychological. We battle that today.
> As for emotional stress, my life is full of that still. I deal with
> it every day. My family is a handful. I had a semi happy childhood,
> so I cannot see the connection to that.
>
>
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