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In Remembrance
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This could be an interesting thread, or it may just plop to the ground and lie there.
Much is made of the Parkinson's Personality. Its very existence is debated. While I don't think it applies to all PWP, I do think that it exits and is well represented on this board. It probably is a sub-type of some sort and differs from senior onset at a minimum. The "group personality" is certainly different than that of PLM or YOPD. Visiting those two makes me feel like a "stranger in a strange land" and it got me to thinking about our collective personality. I propose to begin a thread wherein that collective sits down with its therapist for a little self-analysis. This is on the group level and we aren't interested in hearing about the time you ________________ (fill in the blank, you naughty thing you ![]() *********************************** I was raised to be strong and silent. It was not overt, but it was there. I can remember once lying in bed with a fever and facing the wall while my mother and another woman stood in the doorway. I overheard my mom remarking that I hadn't cried or even complained. There was admiration in her voice. ************************** Responsibility? Took to it like a duck to water! Not sure why. At least not at first. It was quickly reinforced, however, by the powers that be - parents, teachers, etc. It was less trouble to have a "good" kid around. Somewhere along the line I got tired of being "good". As the years have gone by "tired" has become weary. ************************** Pent up emotions? Well, there's something there, I agree. Can't quite see it. It seems harmless, now. But there was a time when I believed that if it should escape that the gods would tremble. I wonder why? *********************** Self sacrifice? Sure. Eaten up with it. It seems to have always been my job. By the time that I realized that I had been drafted, it had become a matter of choice. Anyone?
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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One thing you (any of you) might do is take one of the many versions of the Myers Briggs Personality Tests that are available for free on the internet. Here's one:
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp I have taken these tests many times over the years. Sometimes they have been required by employers - knowing my personality type and the types of my co-workers has often prevented problems in the office. The test is based on Jungian psychology; information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-B...Type_Indicator No matter how many times I take it, I always get the same result, so I think it is pretty basic to how I operate in the world. I am an ENFP (Extrovert; Intuitive; Feeling; Perceptive) My exact opposite would be an ISTJ (Introvert, Sensing, Thinking, Judging) There are 16 possible combinations; none are to be seen as good or bad - they just ARE: how you operate. I always get a kick out of this! ![]()
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Carey “Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world’s estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.” — Susan B. Anthony |
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In Remembrance
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That is pretty cool. Nailed me, anyway.
I-N-T-J Introvert, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging, Handsome OK, I made the last part up. But give it a try. There might be a pattern.
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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I did it too - I'm almost your opposite, Carey...
and shared half of the characteristics with Rick ... ISFJ ![]()
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Jean B This isn't the life I wished for, but it is the life I have. So I'm doing my best. |
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Introvert, Feeling, Intuitive, Judging for me,
It must be reading all those books....... Lindy ![]() |
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Your Type is ISTJ
Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Interesting that the word Introverted is a common theme so far. Carolyn
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You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act. ~~Barbara Hall I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. ~~Helen Keller |
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sorry Carolyn! Extrovert here!
My analysis came out as ENFJ! thanks carey. girija |
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In Remembrance
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Hi Rick,
Remember we had a precious thread on this topic.? I remember you saying Wanda and yourself had a good laugh when it was suggested a PWP was a nervous introverted type!!! I can't find it, but do you remember us joking about who we were like? It was years ago, could even have been Braintalk. Ron
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Carey, you are not alone...ENFPs unite! lol
![]() I took the Myers Briggs 20 and 10 years ago, and this short version today, factoring out disease-related changes: all three indicated ENFP though I am increasingly more P and less J as the years go by. Am I the only one who could have guessed all our types with 99% accuracy from the writing style and content of our posts? |
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