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Hi Beth, I feel that this nurturing reaction IS more of a female response.. In my own case, I have had a long, rocky road to learn how to inspire others despite my pain, and to be, as often as I can be, a role model. So I put on my heroic face for the public as much as possible. My nurturing side comes out when other men and women who are in distress ask me to listen to them--we often commisserate and then end up becoming closer friends. Ivan :- ) Am I a "bloke?" I enjoy so much the Australian words that are in use on the opposite side of the globe. On Sat, 12 Jun 1999 13:10:54 +0800 Elizabeth Leslie <[log in to unmask]> writes: > >is that looking back on it I realise I'd found myself - not for the >first >time - in the ironic position of comforting and reassuring others over >what >was clearly an 'injury' to me ... like immediately post-dx when, to my >huge >surprise, I spent a lot of time comforting distressed family and >friends. >On reflection, this reaction is healthy because it forces me to step >out of >my own immediaate anguish, but it puzzles me too. Is it just a >female >response? do we revert to some innate nurturing role in situations >like >this? Do blokes feel/do it too? >