Pinkynose:

Beside the chronic emotional stress I had been suffering leading up to my diagnosis, I had also been putting extra strain on my body.

I had started a weight training regime (my very first symptoms were tingling in the end of my fingers which I put down to a carpal tunnel as a result of pushing weights) but also a cold-shower regime each day--almost as if the extra stress from the very cold showers and the weight-lifting triggered the latent symptoms.

I agree that learning to relax and let things go is imperative. For two years I would be grinding my teeth away at night due to the ridiculous levels of stress I underwent . . .

I am trying to let things go.

Paul