"your thyroid your voice"

[peggy64]

I found this article at womentowomen and thought it was very interesting.  Do you find it is true for you?

"Your thyroid, your voice

Eastern medical paradigms associate the thyroid with our “sacred voice.” As part of the fifth chakra, difficulty with the thyroid can be linked to an inability to speak your truth, follow your dream, or fully express yourself. Anatomically, the thyroid sits right over your voice box, and one of the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction is a gravelly or “muted” voice. When the thyroid is underactive, it doesn’t hurt to step back and evaluate how well you’re expressing your individual needs, wants, and opinions to those around you.

Remember that your voice doesn’t serve to merely communicate — it is connected to your whole being. Likewise, your thyroid doesn’t simply produce thyroid hormone. It is connected to every cell in your body and can be influenced by physical as well as psychological factors. My advice is to look at the whole picture when it comes to your thyroid, and you will find the dynamic balance your body is naturally seeking."

[dawnangela]

Thats spot on..Fair weathered acquaintances they are for sure, :)

[peggy64]

I know what you mean. Its like "Friends? What friends?"   Apparently I didn't have friends. Just fair weathered acquantinces.

[ChitChatNine]

I have come to appreciate life so much more since my partial thyrodectomy which was almost 3 yrs ago to the day.  Perhaps there is some truth to the info above ... very interesting to share with us . Thanks!

C~

[dawnangela]

Isn't it always the way a chronic illness and others run for the hills, I was dx with Hashi/Hypo/goiter/nodual ( scanned again for progress in feb) shortly after a family upheaval in January 09, My Family are great actually ( besides my 20 year old daughter,shes like "get over it" attitude) but my friend of thirty years seems to of some how forgotten im alive..

[hope4thegoodstuff]

What I read about thyroidism usually has more to do with the disease and people with thyroids...I'd like to find more info about living life with no thyroid...I just know that I could do better.  

[peggy64]

That same thing happened to me in this illness. I was always there for my family, checking on them, going to them when they needed anything, and then when I got sick, and have been down for about 2 years, where is everyone? Family,,,Friends? What family what friends. And yes it is hard to not let it cause ongoing bitterness has been a chore. But I am not going to give that away to people who are not even thinking about me.

[redheadaussie]

I, too, am always the one the family call in crisis or needing information. I put a stop to it all and they do not like it but I say , Stiff banana peels! They weren't there for me then, and even just the other day I was taken to ER, who called me? My friend and my daughters friend, not my family! Oh no! So I am learning to deal with anger. I am not wanting a cancer again! Hard to let things go but I truly believe we are a product of our emotions, good and bad!

[peggy64]

I love that comment you made "screaming inside and no one heard you."  That is so true on my part as well. No because of physical abuse, but other issues.

  

[peggy64]

Maybe you started to let them deal with it, BECAUSE of the thyroid issue. I know for most people they have it long before it is diagnosed.  Thanks for your comments.

[PatDeeks]

I come from a huge family with its associated trials and tribulations.  I am always the level-headed one, caught in the middle, trying to reason with everyone and sort any problems out whilst being as diplomatic as possible.  If there is a problem anywhere, you can call on me to sort it out.  I also have had difficulty in stepping back and letting things happen.  Just had my medullary thyroid diagnosed and removed.  Must have been there for years!  Why now?  Is it because I have finally started to chill and let others take responsibility for what they get themselves in to - by speaking up?  No longer need to suppress feelings.  What you think?

[redheadaussie]

I agree with this. My family had many years of abuse by a violent and drunk father/husband. The people who are the strongest willed in the family are the ones with the thyroid problems. I often used to say that I was screaming inside and no-one could hear me. I had my thyroid removed.

I know that Neuro Linguistic Programming is a real eye opener for many people. I heard my close friend say many times, My husband makes me sick to the stomach! She got an ulcer. Another friend, I can't stand it anymore...had knee surgery....another......I am fed up! Got colon cancer.....the list goes on.
  
It does make you think before you openly vocalise how you feel!

[peggy64]

I have never really believed in "chakra's"  but the symptoms are true for me. I have great difficulty speaking out, following my dream, heck, I don't even think I have one, and I really have a hard time expressing myself.

Learn something new about this disease every day.