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Hi Janet, (and all the rest of you too) When I posted this topic/question I was trying to gain insight to my increasing tendency to want to say "Bite Me" in general. I have always been a curmudgeon, just that I used to be a more loving one. I have received many answers on & off list, and they have all been very helpful. I don't think my growing tendency is rooted in fear. But your right, much of what people do is often rooted in fear. I think mine may be insomnia related though. Too often I go for a week or two with only 1 or 2 hr. sleep, divided up in 2 or 3 naps. Yesterday I slept for 5 or 6 hours, and last night I slept for 6. Today, while still tiered, I am closer to my old hugable curmudgeon self. Thanks for your thoughts sis, David Meigs [log in to unmask] To change or unsubscrube to the Parkie mail list go to: http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/parkmail/maillist.html Come visit the Meigs Family Web Site http://home.earthlink.net/~davidmeigs/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:41 AM Subject: aggression = anger = fear hi all i do believe that aggression is an instinctive reaction to fear of attack i.e. the "cornered rat" syndrome "fight" or "flight" is a simplistic black and white instinctive response as humans we have a choice of acting on our animal instincts or not our animal instinct reactions may be based on misperceived actions maybe what we interpret as an attack is not one at all we have the gift of a thinking mind which can discern the many shades of gray which comprise our world if we have been taught self-hatred maybe we tend to see potential attack all around us when it is not really there? still mulling and musing... janet janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/