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Hi Alf, Just living is stressful. I would imagine that even living in a monastery would have its stresses. Just be thankful you had boys, if you had girls, they would be arguing with you,instead of their Mother, then you'd really tremor! I haven't answered that query on Work Stress because there are too many variables, which two questions will not even begin to answer. just me, Marjorie At 09:57 AM 08/10/2000 +0930, you wrote: >Hi All, >I've been following the mail on stress. I guess it would be asking too much >to expect that someone had done a study of any sort? The anecdotes certainly >seem to support the view that sustained stress worsens the symptoms of PD, >but is that irreparable? Do you return to a previous baseline when the >stress goes away? Also, the 'survey' questions are less likely to get a >response from someone who either hasn't experienced any degeneration, or who >doesn't recognise that they are in a stressful situation. So what about the >people who figure they are at least as stressed as they were pre-diagnosis >but not suffering as a result, can we hear whether any such exist? What >about family stress. My job is one thing, but the most stressful part of my >life right now is dealing with two mid-teen boys who want to grow up faster >than their years allow and are driving their mother crazy, and boy.... is >that stressful for me. I only have to hear an arguement start up in another >room and the hand shakes more violently! I'd get pretty depressed if I >thought that this sort of thing was accelerating my condition. Given >sufficient evidence of accelerated damage, I reckon I could make an >impassioned plea to be admitted to a monastery...... very soothing those >medieval chants. >Alf, >Adelaide >50 <1 48