reverett123
06-26-2007, 06:02 PM
Try this one on for size and see if it fits. And keep in mind there may be gender differences.
First, two established points. 1) PWP have "flattened" cortisol output graphs with the net result being an elevated level over the course of 24 hours. Normal folks have a "ski jump" graph that spikes sharply at daybreak and drops through the day in a characteristic graph. PWP, however, have an "ice rink" shape - flat - with the level overall being higher. 2) When stress does drive the level up, the PP (Parkinson's Poop) hits the fan as we know too well.
The above can be interpreted in a couple of ways. The usual one seems to be that we lack something. But there is another that the more I think about it the more it fits me, at least. What if our bodies know exactly what they are doing and intentionally keep cortisol within a flat zone for the excellent reason that we are hypersensitive to the hormone itself? Certain minimum levels are necessary for health so the system can't be shut down completely, but it can't be allowed to spike or we take damage.
It isn't that we are stodgy, dull, and dependable. It's that we sitting on a tank of nitroglycerin and trying to avoid the bumps. I know that I have always, and for no apparent reason, had a feeling that if I ever "lost it" there'd be hell to pay. Some unconscious recognition. But I'm the kind of guy that stops and helps turtles cross the road, even twenty pound snappers that their own mama would be cautious of! There is no logical reason for that feeling but I keep my emotions in tight check. At least the destructive ones. Passion, si! Anger, no! I hadn't thought about that until now. Hmmm.:confused:
Just musing.
First, two established points. 1) PWP have "flattened" cortisol output graphs with the net result being an elevated level over the course of 24 hours. Normal folks have a "ski jump" graph that spikes sharply at daybreak and drops through the day in a characteristic graph. PWP, however, have an "ice rink" shape - flat - with the level overall being higher. 2) When stress does drive the level up, the PP (Parkinson's Poop) hits the fan as we know too well.
The above can be interpreted in a couple of ways. The usual one seems to be that we lack something. But there is another that the more I think about it the more it fits me, at least. What if our bodies know exactly what they are doing and intentionally keep cortisol within a flat zone for the excellent reason that we are hypersensitive to the hormone itself? Certain minimum levels are necessary for health so the system can't be shut down completely, but it can't be allowed to spike or we take damage.
It isn't that we are stodgy, dull, and dependable. It's that we sitting on a tank of nitroglycerin and trying to avoid the bumps. I know that I have always, and for no apparent reason, had a feeling that if I ever "lost it" there'd be hell to pay. Some unconscious recognition. But I'm the kind of guy that stops and helps turtles cross the road, even twenty pound snappers that their own mama would be cautious of! There is no logical reason for that feeling but I keep my emotions in tight check. At least the destructive ones. Passion, si! Anger, no! I hadn't thought about that until now. Hmmm.:confused:
Just musing.