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At least, we in the West have gotten beyond illness viewed as "demonic possession." [] Or maybe we've just exchanged the term "demons" for that of psycho-pathology.
I think this is...perhaps a problem with the adrenal glands.
Quote from: Counterpoints on 12/09/2008 20:21:20I think this is...perhaps a problem with the adrenal glands.Counterpoints, this is exactly what a longtime Oriental medicine practitioner concluded about my POIS years ago. Specifically, she said my adrenal glands were "too small" - presumably to withstand the shock of orgasm?
Has anyone else here been tested for thyroid problems? Compare your symptoms: http://thyroid.about.com/cs/testsforthyroid/a/selftest.htm
- I often feel as though I'm engaged in the "flight" response during periods of POIS
So it surprises me that a TCM practitioner would actually conclude that your adrenals are too small....? Which isn't to say that they're not, it's just that it seems a rather a presumptuous diagnosis.
According to my understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the emphasis there is not so much on the physical pathology, but more on the function of the organs and movement of chi (energy) through them.
I wasted many years (on and off) chasing the Taoist Mantak Chia's 5,000 year old idea that releasing sperm = losing chi = POIS. His books seemed to me to describe POIS, and that "losing" sperm is the culprit and should be avoided at all costs. So I finally learned his technique of achieving orgasm without ejaculation. But my POIS still raged on its destructive path as badly as it ever did!
Is there anything else you are trying?
An association between thyroid disease and myasthenia gravis has been recognized. The thyroid disease, in this condition, is autoimmune in nature and approximately 5% of patients with myasthenia gravis also have hyperthyroidism. Myasthenia gravis rarely improves after thyroid treatment and the relationship between the two entities is not well understood
Many alternative medicine practitioners believe that symptoms of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism may appear before test results are positive.[citation needed][verification needed] One doctor[unreliable source?] is quoted as stating, "Blood test results do not show the inactivity or over-activity of a thyroid until it is 60% or more dysfunctional."
girlwind videogirlwind, I wonder if I made a mistake suggesting to add the word "sexual" to the tags? It seems that YouTube's "Related (to your POIS) Videos" show nearly-X-rated vids. Whatever you think to do/not do is fine with me, I just wanted to bring that to your attention.