Both ends of the thyroid spectrum

The thyroid is this butterfly-shaped gland that sits right on the lower part of the neck. It may be small, no bigger than two thumbs held together, but it packs a punch since it releases the hormones that are vital in regulating the body’s metabolism, temperature, system functions, and overall growth and development. 

You’ll be surprised how much havoc this teeny gland can cause and how it practically ruined my life. 

Home City

Aerial view of Pasay City

They say that a lot of things can be said about you just by telling people where you’re from and where you chose to stay.

But I don’t entirely believe that. Sure, the environment can mold you to become the person that you are but it doesn’t mean it will totally define you. 

Society seems to suggest that getting away from the place where you grew up is the true barometer of success. The farther from where you’ve been, the better. Sometimes it is frowned upon when you hunker down in one place for most of your life. I know this all too well as I still live in the very same place where I was born and raised. 

Because most of my contemporaries have either moved town or migrated overseas, I do get the taunting “Nandiyan ka pa rin?” (You’re still there?) -question every now and then, even if they knew that most migration or moving away usually happens with the changing of work location or getting married—neither of which I’ve done. 

Happy/Sad

I have talked about my roller-coaster mood the past several months many times here on my blog it’s almost a repetitive topic. I’ve blamed it on everything from the new normal, PMS, or on my hormones going haywire again. 

Photo from Pixabay

I’m quite struggling with it, to be honest, for I’ve always been that person who’d force herself up every single day to deal with it head-on and try as much not to drown. I don’t have the liberty to just sleep and wallow inside my room all day and wait till it all gets better. I have to get up and go to work or follow a day-to-day routine. 

If there’s something I learned over time, being aware that there is a problem is much better than denying it exists.