Letter from #MillionsMissing London to The Free Psychotherapy Network

[Andy]

Dear Free Psychotherapy Network,

I was very interested in the article on your website calling on therapists not to collude with harmful back-to-work therapies and pyscho-compulsion.

You may not know, but the model for these therapies have been forced upon a group of patients with a physical disease for decades. The rooted of the BPS model go back to the PACE trial on people with ME. This trial was part funded by the DWP and set out to prove that instead of the neurological condition described by the WHO it was a combination of deconditioning, fear of activity and false illness beliefs. The ‘success’ of this trial has long been disputed by patients but is only now coming under scientific scrutiny.

https://freepsychotherapynetwork.co...sing-campaign-may-12th-2018-me-awareness-day/

 

[Invisible Woman]

. MEAction are holding a series of demonstrations across the UK on May 12 to draw attention to the #MillionsMissing from their own lives. We are asking therapists to stand with ME patients in asking NICE to stop GET now, rather than wait for the 2 year period to expire.

 

[Inara]

This is great!

 

[arewenearlythereyet]

 

[MeSci]

I'm afraid Denise Spreag misrepresents the numerous animal rights organisations and individuals when she says "The BPS lobby has been able to stigmatise a whole group of patients as ‘militant activists’ and akin to the animal rights lobby in the level of danger they present to scientists."

The vast majority of campaigners for animal rights are peaceful! We do not pose any danger to anyone.

In fact we serve to clarify (repeatedly) that animal experiments do not represent humans, and are a vast waste of money, resources and lives.

 

[Inara]

Thank you, @MeSci, that's something I thought very often, too. Besides, if there are "militant" actions to fight for animals - or "Greenpeace" actions - I personally think it's ok.

 

[arewenearlythereyet]

Oh no has this turned into a cat thread?