This is hilarious, @Sphyma! A self-compassion intervention for pain whose primary outcome measure is not pain, but self-compassion. Its like...
There's a lot of jargon, but some interesting observations that are worth reading about. This bit interesting: This recommendation that we "put...
You expressed my own feelings on the matter so eloquently, @unicorn7. "popular sauce" :rofl::rofl::rofl:!!
I just looked over the full text, and I notice that there didn't seem to be any mechanism, either in the questions posed or in the thematic...
... "intersectionality" :yuck:
Nor me.... this punishment is definitely undeserved.
PS I think any benefit that PwMEs might get from corticosteroids probably has nothing to do with "correcting" morning cortisol, but stems from the...
I completely understand where you're coming from, @unicorn7. I certainly also feel that people underestimate the degree of disability and...
There is so much crank neuroscience in this area. I've recently been reviewing neuroimaging research on pain and bodily sensation, and it makes...
I was put on a lowish dose of prednisone for a few months a couple of years back. I started on 10mg, stayed on it for a few weeks, and then slowly...
Yeah, the idea that not being anxious about your pain makes it manageable... it just doesn't fit with the outcomes of cingulotomy surgery to treat...
My Doctor Told Me My Pain Was All in My Head. It Ended Up Saving Me....
Its funny when you compare how strict some of these researchers are in their approach to naming our illness against the constantly changing names...
I'm actually really surprised this paper got published, because it seems to have no proper overarching rationale. Why were these particular...
Just a reminder that lots of us on here are not in the UK or the US. As I understand it, CFS is the dominant name that appears on almost...
I've seen a lot of discussions of "sickness behaviour" that slide into the psychosomatic as well. The concept is commonly misused to justify all...
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Yes, magical thinking is WAY less dangerous than magical thinking dressed up in an artificial science suit.
I totally agree that people should not confound tiredness during a tough period or a stressful job with ME/CFS. And I do agree that the CFS label...
@richie, in case this is useful to you in the future: If you want to quote someone, you type this text at the beginning of the quoted string:...
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