Jonathan Edwards
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
Well, Baron von Munchausen had some good stories too. Like tying his horse to a post in a blizzard and finding in the morning it was tied to the top of a church steeple.
Well, quite.Well, Baron von Munchausen had some good stories too. Like tying his horse to a post in a blizzard and finding in the morning it was tied to the top of a church steeple.
Indeed even he doesn’t seem to have wanted to put himself through the actual mind manipulation programme he is suggesting. And I doubt it’s either an access or affordability thing for him as he is probably on the get it free list, so he chose not toCan anyone remember whether Paul Garner reported improving as a result of any specific formal treatment?
My impression was that he did not and that all he needed to get better was to realise he could get better. So presumably things like the Lightning Process are not necessary for getting better like him. So why is he recommending these quack programmes?
Most long haulers who recover do nothing and don't attribute it to anything. Some do. Some later recant because relapses. It's very obvious that no such thing is needed, but the narrative for decades has been that, yes, sure, recovery is rare, but that's because those people aren't using the magical ingredient.Can anyone remember whether Paul Garner reported improving as a result of any specific formal treatment?
My impression was that he did not and that all he needed to get better was to realise he could get better. So presumably things like the Lightning Process are not necessary for getting better like him. So why is he recommending these quack programmes?
My guess is that in a recent whine he mentioned how people went poring through his past postings that this is what he meant. How he was obviously fine enough to jog, scuba dive and vacation and all that.I know a lot of people who know him and witnessed him exercising (in public) regularly during the Summer and prior to “recovery” if Monbiot wants me to hook him up for an expose. It caused consternation.
Shouldn’t have done it in full view of people with eyes, in public places then. Whilst being on national telly complaining about being so unwell.My guess is that in a recent whine he mentioned how people went poring through his past postings that this is what he meant. How he was obviously fine enough to jog, scuba dive and vacation and all that.
So clearly exposing this bothers him, as it destroys his narrative.
Ah, because great men are able to impose mind over matter quite easily. Especially when they are not being misled and misadvised by feeble-minded and neurotic somatising patients. It’s the rest of us who require some kind of intensive course to retrain our inferior brains.Can anyone remember whether Paul Garner reported improving as a result of any specific formal treatment?
My impression was that he did not and that all he needed to get better was to realise he could get better. So presumably things like the Lightning Process are not necessary for getting better like him. So why is he recommending these quack programmes?
Obviously we made him ill; when he got rid of all the ME people he got better!Ah, because great men are able to impose mind over matter quite easily. Especially when they are not being misled and misadvised by feeble-minded and neurotic somatising patients. It’s the rest of us who require some kind of intensive course to retrain our inferior brains.
Hence the answer to that question also explains his remarkable hostility toward patients who are less persuaded of the efficacy of this approach. We are not only thickos who need remedial brainwashing but also the reason why this genius was unable to heal himself until he escaped our malign influence.
This is the most important point about the political angle in ME/CFS: the BPS club could not have got away with it, for so long, and continue to do so, without the sustained support and protection from the rest of the power and governance structure.It's not as if this level of extremism is anything new, Wessely achieved getting us compared to terrorists in the public eye, and he wasn't alone in that either.
Not only did he not do any formal treatment program, IIRC he did not even get a formal diagnosis.Can anyone remember whether Paul Garner reported improving as a result of any specific formal treatment?
My impression was that he did not and that all he needed to get better was to realise he could get better. So presumably things like the Lightning Process are not necessary for getting better like him. So why is he recommending these quack programmes?
If the establishment was a bit more even handed I think there would be a fair chance of getting Garner formally reprimanded by the GMC if not struck off. This is Andrew Wakefield type stuff.
Paul Garner is a British epidemiologist and public health professional, known for his work in systematic reviews and evidence-informed policy. He is currently an Emeritus Professor, Evidence Synthesis in Global Health, at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.[1] Previously he was a member of the WHO malaria treatment guidelines group from 2004-18.
Medical epidemiologist & public health professional. Professor emeritus, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Clarivate. Highly Cited Reseacher 2023 and 2024.
The Research, Evidence and Development Initiative (READ-It) was an accountable grant funded by UK aid through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) (project number 300342-104) and ran from 15 May 2018 to 31 December 2024. READ-It built upon the previous work of the UK aid-funded Effective Health Care Research Consortium (EHCRC) (grant number 5242). Visit the archived EHCRC website to find out more about EHCRC’s work from 2009-2018.
yes I've just had a look at it and can see why it would be flagged as inappropriate.He's clearly been editing his Wikipedia page. This should be challenged if anyone is active on Wikipedia?
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Which is a huge chunk of the reason those people and institutions are so reluctant to fix the problem, because it means they have to own up to their complicity in causing and perpetuating it all, to this day.
I have little doubt that one day the real story will come to the fore, more or less.But the above were brought to light and the truth unpicked the complicit structures, so it is not impossible...I hope....
When we get cured, some people should do a tally of the amount of known suicides among pwME/CFS. It’s going to dwarf the post office..I have little doubt that one day the real story will come to the fore, more or less.
But also have little doubt that for the victims, or their surviving loved ones, it will be cold comfort. Just way too little, way too late.
I notice from going through his WIki entry something called REAd-it was listed: READ-IT | Research, Evidence and Development Initiative
which turns out to be something to do with the foreign and commonwealth office
and involved Cochrane somehow.
and ended Dec 2024.
I talk to my sister. Her personal experience of ME really helps, and she coaches with practical management of chronic fatigue.
"I would like to draw particular attention to the misleading sentence at the start of the Discussion: "Our systematic review and meta-analysis of 24 trials comprising 3695 patients with long covid identified moderate certainty evidence that an online CBT programme probably improves fatigue and concentration..."
In reality, this conclusion is based not on a meta-analysis of 3695 patients but on the results of a single small trial with a sample size of 114, [1] which the review authors themselves judged to be at high risk of bias in more than one domain, according to the information presented in the Supplementary Data file.
There are ~2500 posts in this thread, so reading everything might be difficult.A lot of recent posts are covering things that were raised/discussed way back.
I really recommend that if people 'newish' to the forum or ME, are able to, that they have a read from the beginning as the whole thing unfolded.
It is an eye opener to see how Garner changes his tune, although @Esther12 did pick up quite early on his unease with associating whatever he was suffering from with ME.
As best as I can tell, in all of his 100+ media appearances and interviews, no one has ever asked him about any of this, so it's not as if it matters.Shouldn’t have done it in full view of people with eyes, in public places then. Whilst being on national telly complaining about being so unwell.