I am a writer working on a book exploring the Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical effects that result from a quiverful, patriocentric, authoritarian lifestyle. I am especially interested in hearing from medical professionals and those who were raised with this, but my question is this:
Have you noticed any correlation between a strict religious upbringing with physical health issues in young adult women? Or health issues that may have roots in legalistic, rigid, authoritarian families?
This concept was suggested by a physician elsewhere and I am intrigued because this describes my background; and I was diagnosed with pcos this year.
I am looking for any thoughts and discussion! You are also welcome to PM me...thanks so much for your time.
In this article, scroll down til you find "A Physician's Perspective". I am curious if any women here who have been diagnosed with PCOS have any background in sheltered, religious, conservative families. If so, I would be interested in communicating with you.
I am a writer working on a book exploring the Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical effects that result from a quiverful, patriocentric, authoritarian lifestyle. I am especially interested in hearing from medical professionals and those who were raised with this, but my question is this:
Have you noticed any correlation between a strict religious upbringing with physical health issues in young adult women?
Nope. Most women I know with PCOS IRL had no such upbringing. Almost to the woman they were raised moderate to liberal in religious beliefs. PCOS is most likely genetic, so religion would have nothing to do with it. I've never known a woman with an eating disorder who was from such a background either. My cousin was raised by a very authoritarian father (the only in the family as far as I know) and she is super healthy. Most people I know who were unhealthy as young women were raised in single parent homes by their mothers with no male authority figure present. This includes eating disorders, obesity, PCOS, fibro, bi-polar, depression, ADHD, etc.
In this article, scroll down til you find "A Physician's Perspective". I am curious if any women here who have been diagnosed with PCOS have any background in sheltered, religious, conservative families. If so, I would be interested in communicating with you.
Thankfully, I can't say that I experienced anything like this, or know of anyone who has. But I can only imagine the amount of stress, and how that manifests in the body.
Best wishes with your study.
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I was raised in a strict, conservative (Catholic) family, and I suppose I grew up somewhat "sheltered", but I don't think my family is much like the article you posted.
And I am baffled at the connection between such a lifestyle and physical health problems. (Although, goodness knows I had enough doctors try to tell me I was perfectly healthy, and blame all my problems on "family dysfunction".)
PCOS and Quiverful, etc., Lifestyle 
