>I hide behind cushions when the TV programs get to the scary bits - >does that relate to my having PD ? >or just make me a coward ? > Me too I guess. Every time Timmy fell in the well my brother and I would duck behind the sofa. In time however, we developed a higher fear threshold. Will the giant squid devour the Sea Wolf? To be serious for a moment, we've been hearing references to a stoical, Parkinsons "personality" occasionally for years. I don't know if anybody is actually studying it. > >> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 20:27:49 -0700 >> From: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Personality Type P and PD >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> there may be a link between personality type and PD. Are you risk >>averse or a risk taker? >> > > >http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/research/parkinsons-disease-patients-more-risk-averse-usf-researchers-find/1229199 > > -- Steve in VT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn