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Women Thyroid Problems-A Reason for Panic or Just a Warning? Why Women are 8 times most likely to have Thyroid Problems? This is a question that traditional medicine cannot answer either, but there is a reasonable explanation why exactly women, but not men, contract Thyroid Diseases.
There was a list of few things, such as balance life and career, manage stress, deal with depression, anxiety, marriage problems etc. To my surprise I saw that 95% of them checked the answer: “How to take care of myself” and “How to have more fun and enjoy life more”! There is no such a subject at school like “how to love myself” or “how to take care of myself” or “how to have fun in my life”, because when we were kids nobody taught us how to do that. Everything that they teach us is that life is a responsibility to others, hard work to earn our living, and how we have to contribute to the society. This is all true to a certain extent.
The answer was evident and what I have experienced on my own is a confirmation. Women of the 21st century, including myself, don't know how to take care of themselves and they don’t believe that they deserve to enjoy life. There are too many requirements for women, i.e., they have to be parents, partners, and career achievers all at the same time. To some point it’s understandable that the women always had to take care of the kids, to keep the family together. They are most likely to forget what they really like to do, what their hobbies and interests are. They are genetically predetermined to take care of the others before themselves. During my practice I often had to ask them 'What do you like? What do you want?' The answer that I was receiving in most cases was 'I don’t know what I want'. Their real needs are masked so deeply behind the needs of others that the answer is ‘I don’t know'. I am not acting here as women’s advocate and I hope that I don’t sound as a pure feminist. Men have often been in this position and many of them still are. The question here is a matter of statistics more than anything else. If you have ever been on a plane and have listened to what the flight attendants are saying, you’ll understand what I mean. Usually they give you instructions at the beginning of the flight what you should do in case of emergency. You have to put your oxygen mask first on yourself and then help the others, including your family. Do you know why? Because if you are not OK, nobody around you will be. If mommy is not happy, nobody is happy. I will add, if she is not healthy, nobody will feel good as well. You can’t give something to someone, if you don’t have it. You can’t take care of the others, if you are not taking care of yourself, if you don’t have that energy that is required to take care of the others. Svetla Bankova CTACC, MBA in Counseling Psychology,
About the author: Svetla Bankova is an author of "Life Manual for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism"- a book, based not only on her experience as a former patient but also her research as a psychologist. She is also author of "Life Manual for 21st Century Women"- a book about Emotions, Careers, Family, Dreams and Health- all mixed together. These are the most important questions that bother all the women in the world. To learn more about the book click here: http://www.LifeManualfor21stCenturyWomen.com Articles about Thyroid Diseases:◊ 60 Things my Clients Most Want to Know ◊ 20 Possible Triggers for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism ◊ 50 Symptoms for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism ◊ Love & Graves' Disease- The Magic of Love and Graves' Disease. ◊ Overactive Thyroid- Drama or Real life experience?◊ Anxiety & Graves' Disease. Treating anxiety- the reason or the cause for Graves' Disease?
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