Press release from Germany:
https://www.guetsel.de/content/7378...anteil-am-stoerungsbild-nicht-verleugnen.html
English translation:
CFS and fibromyalgia patients should not deny the psychosomatic part of the disorder
Social counselor: “Those affected can find peace with their clinical picture and think multisystemically!”
September 1, 2023 , reading time 2 minutes, 57 seconds,
DOI:10.DE170236410/GÜTSEL.73787
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CFS and fibromyalgia patients should not deny the psychosomatic part of the disorder
Constance, September 1, 2023
Numerous organic diseases are accompanied by a psychogenic component. This also applies to
fibromyalgia and
chronic fatigue syndrome (
CFS ). The head of the nationwide self-help initiative, Dennis Riehle (
#Konstanz ), is currently pointing this out in a broadcast and encouraging
#patients to face the psychosomatic part of their illness in order to make peace with it and not be in constant resistance to it . Because in the opinion of the psychological consultant from
#Bodensee , who has been affected for eight years and also has
#ParkinsonIf you are ill, accepting a psychological interaction does not mean allowing yourself to be pushed into the “psycho corner” – as many patients do out of fear of
#discrimination and
#exclusionoften argue: “I hear so often from many of those affected that they are not crazy. Of course they are not imagining their complaints, but I still think: This reaction makes it clear that we have a problem above all with not accepting mental illnesses as a full-fledged illness. There is no longer any shame in responding to crises and illnesses emotionally as well. On the contrary. We need a change in understanding of syndromes that move in the border area between body and psyche. From my own experience, I advise anyone who is suffering from a serious illness to seek psychotherapy and to be self-confident and confident when it comes to being looked at askance by others just because of that. Appearing with a convinced view of us, that can also be the
#A visit to the doctor definitely helps. Because the fact that someone is not taken seriously is often due to the self-image that they radiate and open up for attack."
Riehle has already supported more than 4,000 patients as
a social advisor and therefore knows: “I think it is more important today than ever to act as an informed patient. We should acquire knowledge about our illness from reputable sources, but we should not communicate this knowledge to the doctor sitting opposite us in a know-it-all manner, but rather with questions and offers, thus indirectly asking him to find out for himself. However, the accusations or prejudices that we use towards the
#medical professional or
#therapist are not very helpfulapproach. It's more about arousing interest in the clinical picture and your own story of suffering, without wanting to elicit sympathy or appearing with demands and expectations. Nor should we dramatize unnecessarily. Because anyone who puts themselves in the foreground is quickly seen as arrogant and quickly receives a stamp from the treating doctor and is placed in unwanted corners. Instead, I recommend making suggestions. You can request examinations from the
#doctor or suggest treatment approaches. According to the motto: ›What would you like from
#Physiotherapyhold?’ and ‘Would you like to check the tender pain points?’. This makes it very clear to him that you are working with him, but not patronizing him. I've already achieved a lot with it. In summary: Let's be questioning, not demanding patients. Let's remain authentic and also plausible in our self-portrayal. Let's refrain from lectures and let's be constructive." In conclusion, Riehle appeals: »In addition, it is important to continue to strengthen
#self-help as a political lobby and thus to achieve that the care structures for #affectedcan be improved. Let's contact the relevant authorities with our stories to make it better known what it actually means to live with CFS or fibromyalgia and where there are still problems. Let's encourage
science and
research to stick with the topic and continue to unmask the diseases, because there is still a lot of uncertainty about their background and connections," said the journalist.
The self-help initiative offers free
#psychological advice,
#social advice and
#nutritional advice as well as
#health promotion nationwide .
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Dennis Riehle
Martin-Schleyer-Straße 27
78465 Konstanz
Telephone
+497531955401
Email
riehle@riehle-dennis.de
www.selbsthilfe-riehle.de
