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Photo by Sherri Woodbridge, 2011
I don’t know about you, but I find it difficult to lie.For me, I consider that to be a good thing.Now, I’m not saying I’ve never lied.If we’re all honest, we’ve all lied. However, consider what you are about to read and then ask yourself if you can’t lie or if… you can’t lie.
In the early 1900’s, Carl Camp wrote something to the effect that Parkinson’s patients were those who worked hard and who resisted the influence of tobacco and alcohol, among other ‘respectable traits’. Because of these findings, research has been conducted to prove whether or not this is actually an accurate account.The association of PD with personality or behavioral traits have shown over again that PD patients have traits such as being productive, inflexible and passionate about whatever they do. And…they’ve also been described as being honest.
Honest how? They cannot tell a lie. Does that mean that Parkinson’s tends to target honest people?Possibly.It’s been said that certain chemical changes in the brain during the course of the disease may have something to do with it.Another study found that the change in patients was due to the disease rather than aging, and that there may be a possibility that such personality traits are common with PD brain damage.
Does that mean that patients don’t choose to tell a lie but actually find it difficult to lie, due to something beyond their control, such as causes due to changes in specific areas of the brain?
While this news may be considered a good benefit of having Parkinson’s disease, I would hope that I would be making the choice to not lie because it’s the right thing to do and not because I have PD.However, I’ll take what I can get and if PD is responsible for upstanding patients, then I’m thankful for that one good thing.
And that’s the truth.
Journeying with you ~ Sherri
Yup. That also descries me! My question is this:
How do I answer the most common greeting, “How ate you?”
I have answered, “You don’t want to know.” or “That’s a very dangerous question” (for I might actually tell them.)” but my most common reply is, “Fine”. But I feel then that I’m lying! What do YOU do??
Ken -
The question – it’s a toughie. When a stranger asks how I am, I guess I reply fine, as I don’t really think they want to know. However, if you ask them back, for some they are blown away as anymore, few people will ask in return how someone else is, but when they do…
I tend to wear my feelings on my sleeve, so when I’m hurting it’s usually obvious. However, my response if I’m struggling is “Okay” – I could be better but I could also be worse.