[pct-l] Hiking Disorder....CHD vs MHD

[Kevin]

Shroomer,

I'm not sure how effective your interim treatment is. 

I spent 10 weeks living on the trail in '95. Since then, my condition has progressively worsened. Despite frequent dayhikes, several per week, and annual pilgrimages to The Canyon and/or The Mountains, I find myself exiting "normal" society to go live with the lizards, marmots, and bears for 20 weeks this time. 

Perhaps these treatments only serve to exacerbate the situation. My symptoms have doubled in severity!

One symptom that seems prevalent is the CHD sufferer's enthusiastic compliance with treatment when prescribed a multi (about 6,000,000) step program. :)

Misspellings and typos brought to you by iPhone.

On Feb 14, 2011, at 9:30 PM, <abiegen at cox.net> wrote:

> Shroomer wrote:
> 
>> This is great Yoshihiro.  We need a Dr. treating himself on trail for the
>> same malady.  You'll understand symptoms and treatment in a way any ordinary
>> psych might not.  Course, you may find that it's untreatable and just keep
>> hiking off that ol' JMT some day, south to Mexico or north to Canada.  Be
>> careful, this is a terminal disease.  In your case the terminals may be SFO
>> or LAX.
> 
> This is one disease where the cause, strangely enough, is the cure and the cure is the cause. You have no choice but to hike on. 
> 
> The only semi acceptable option is the methadone approach - repetitive weekly day hikes and backpack trips may provide temporary relief.
> 
> TrailHacker
> 
> "When my feet hurt, I can't think straight"
> Abraham Lincoln
> 
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