I'm beginning to wonder if I have that whitecoat syndrome... not in a physiological sense (My BP or heart rate doesn't go crazy), but a psychological one.  All my anxiety and pronounced distress about my journey to pregnancy and by the end of the day when I had 2 doctor visits, I feel not only calm but serene and hopeful.  I know some of my stress ( Read more... )

This is my longer and more honest  thoughts on the matter, compared to my blogger journal...
don't want to scare away people who think ministers shouldn't be human and all....

One of my dear friends from seminary has been a fat acceptance advocate for quite a while. She shared this article with me. It really shows the difference between being a fat ( Read more... )

So, I learned that my antibodies test came back negative, right? That led me to researching other causes. Besides the most common ones, which I have no symptoms of, I've learned there are more rare and ambiguous ways to become hypothyroid. There are lots of ways that our bodies become temporarily hypo, esp. with illness/stress ( Read more... )

Today has been a weird day... trying to not put negative descriptors, despite my negative feelings. I spent the morning working on a funeral sermon fro someone who couldn't speak to me and the family who I didn't know. I also spent over $400 on all new tires. I'm happy about the new tires, I really am. Just not the $400. I spend the morning with ( Read more... )