But Hashimoto’s also serves a very important function. It stops us when we can’t do it ourselves. It’s like our bodies step in and say to us, “Well, if you won’t stop, I will. And I’ll collapse right here, in the middle of everything and prevent you from going any further down this path until you get a grip on yourself.” When I share this in my public talks, the front few rows always nod their heads vigorously. That’s another thing about autoimmune types—we’re particularly earnest (what comes first, the disease or the behavior, I don’t know) and tend to sit at the front, asking the questions,
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