I listened to today on radio 4 yesterday and on it was a feature about a book called The winning affect by Prof Ian Robertson. I have written to the Prof this morning as part of the discussions were about the impact of winning on adrenaline and dopamine ... Here is my e mail, If I get a reply I will post
Dear Ian
I was tuned into Radio 4 yesterday and caught the feature on your book and was immediately struck by something which I wanted to share, and also take your view. I am a 49 year old woman with PD, I was diagnosed in 2005 and had symptoms knowingly since 2003. This makes me around the year 10 mark, although as I suspect you appreciate symptoms manifest as the disease is progressing.
Despite many issues, I remain in the words of my consultant 'remarkable'. I am a hugely positive person, prolific, creative, energised and motivated. In my own words I don't do failure as I engineer only to do things I succeed at. I 'win' if you like everyday, and the scope of my activities is diverse and growing.....
I have been a firm believer that my PMA is a huge factor in my 'wellness'.
It struck me that as a 'winner' I am keeping the little dopamine I have left in optimum condition..... thoughts....
If there is some validity in this, then I / we need to share it with the PD Community at large