Mad Church Disease Review [Part 3]

MCD Review [Part 1:Part 2:Part 4]

I finally had a chance to continue this book by Anne Jackson tonight. So I’d like to continue here with answering the questions posed in the 3rd “Exam Room”. This chapter was talking about the Internal Risk Factors for having Mad Church Disease.

At the beginning of the chapter we learned about the two different personality types: Type A and Type B.

Here’s a brief rundown:

What personality type are you? Type A or type B?

For the most part… I am Type A.

What one thing do you appreciate about your past that makes you who you are today?

I suppose that the biggest thing about my past that defines who I am today is that I grew up at Our Saviour’s. It is… and will always be my home church. No matter where or what I do. The relationships I’ve built at Our Saviour’s since becoming a member back in 2nd grade in 1992 have impacted me greatly. I received some positive male influences from high school mentors of mine (you know who you are… Marty and Dave). I’ve also gained lasting friendships with my peers. We may have differing opinions sometimes but we all have one thing in common… Youth Trips!

What one thing in your past have you had a hard time facing?

Getting over playing our “what could have been” scenarios if we didn’t move to Wheaton right before I started high school. I was supposed to go to Naperville Central High School but instead we moved to Wheaton. I may have become more comfortable in my own shoes sooner in life had I been around people that I was more familiar with. That “what if?” might stay with me for years to come… but… God had a reason behind me going to a different high school than all my friends. I’ll let you know when I figure it out… don’t hold your breath.

On a scale of 1 to 10, rate your overall health (1 being extremely poor; 10 being extremely good).

I am currently 24 years old. I, like Anne have already had an EKG done on me. Two years ago I was running only 1 mile in my gym class in college and I had to lie down because I couldn’t run anymore. Just days before I had run 5 miles just because. I was confused and felt a pain in my chest. I went to the doctor and they ran some tests… nothing was wrong… they said I was probably just sick or something. I ran 5 miles again a few days later with no issues. Random…

Anyways… I would rate my overall health around a 7 right now. I’ve made a few year 24 resolutions… one of them is that I go to the gym at least 3 times a week. I’ve been pretty good about it. I’m making time for ME, and that’s important.

What areas of your health could be internal risk factors for burning out? Are you ignoring them?

The biggiest internal risk factor I have that could eventually lead to burnout would be my eating habits. I usually just eat whatever I want… whenever I want. I’m tall… thin… and have always had a superfantastic metabolism. I know that won’t always be the case however. So I’m trying to make the proper adjustments in my diet and excercise routine so I don’t have BIG problems later on in life.