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I reckon that red flower is hiding the doobie.

SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners’ Association) This course is based on the theories of John Sarno/Howard Schubiner. That "emotional trauma causes your chronic pain" crap. (As mentioned in my above post.) It's run by a UK physiotherapist, and says it is for health professionals...

@Trish, oh yes, "resilience" is definitely one of the most overused buzz words, in my opinion. I loathe it. Especially when I hear it in the context of "building resilience" in children.

I haven't read the full report, but I share your concern. Some months back I started looking into different approaches to chronic pain management around the globe, particularly those promoted by pain charities/organisations, and discovered that they're not different, they all seem to be focused...

(Not a recommendation.) To cure my chronic pain, I had to learn about the links between mind and body. The Guardian 1 Jul 2019 The BPS model of chronic pain proposed by Sarno, unresolved trauma etc, is what Howard Schubiner et al are suggesting is also applicable to ME/CFS. (As I have...

@lunarainbows, where it says,"For a limited time, our workshops are 50% off," does that mean even though you've paid for the subscription, you have to pay more to access these extras?

Schubiner again. He's involved with the Curable app. His views on ME/CFS, https://www.s4me.info/posts/122911/

These 12 daily affirmations from the PPDA clearly demonstrate the similarities their BPS model has with the Lightning Process, GET, "false illness beliefs," Central Sensitization, etc. It's just gaslighting vulnerable patients. Gaslighting and lack-of-evidence-that-it-actually-works aside...

More on Curable. From their blog; https://www.curablehealth.com/could-your-children-intensify-your-pain Hmm. And more on fibromyalgia; https://www.curablehealth.com/podcast/unraveling-the-mystery-of-fibromyalgia-dr-howard-schubiner "Often, people with fibromyalgia have adverse events...

Thanks @lunarainbows, I have started a thread about apps here; https://www.s4me.info/threads/will-an-app-a-day-keep-the-doctor-away-a-critical-look-at-bps-based-phone-apps.10693/

Will an app a day, keep the doctor away? A critical look at BPS based phone apps. In my opinion, these apps may not be designed to keep the doctor away, but to keep patients away from their doctors - in a "don't bother us with your imaginary health problems," kind of way. They seem to be...

Can You Reshape Your Brain's Response To Pain? NPR article, June 10, 2019 A fibromyalgia patient's recovery story, and the therapy she tried was developed by Schubiner who thinks ME/CFS is a Psychophysiologic Disorder...

@lunarainbows, very sorry to hear about what you have been subjected to. Thank you for sharing your experience here. I was looking into this a while ago. It looks awful. I did plan to start a thread about it, as I think we need to pay attention to what the US organization that promotes it, the...

Why is there motor deterioration in Parkinson’s disease during systemic infections-a hypothetical view. https://www.nature.com/articles/npjparkd201514 I can't read all of this, but I thought it sounded intriguing because some PWME report actually feeling better during an infection. Posting in...

I wonder if a trigger in susceptible individuals could be a drug or even supplement that people commonly use when they get an acute illness like the flu to alleviate symptoms. I just googled, acetaminophen and tryptophan, just for fun, and this article came up. Disclaimer - I have no idea how...

A similar quote of his here, in 2007; On the soma side of the street "Cancer patients do not lobby for psychologists because they believe that psychological factors are the cause of their cancer. They feel it is safe to engage with psychological therapies precisely because their doctors do not...

In a documentary I saw about anorexia nervosa, it seemed to me like the patients were just parroting what their doctors/therapists told them about the cause of their anorexia. Personality, trauma, etc. Which is, of course, a similar narrative to what the BPS crowd tell ME/CFS patients...

Not sure where to put this review, and I haven't read all of it, just posting in case someone else is interested. Extracellular Vesicles in Epstein-Barr Virus’ Life Cycle and Pathogenesis Mengmeng Zhao et al, Microorganisms 2019, 7(2). Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including...

I ticked a) but I get pulsatile tinnitus as well. @Peter Trewhitt, have you heard of pulsatile tinnitus?

When I was looking at Lightning Process practitioner's websites around the globe a while ago, I noticed quite a few who also claimed to be nurses. There is actually a video on Abbott's site of her discussing her "Switch" program with a doctor at a previous New Zealand GP conference in 2016...