"He didn’t doubt the virus had triggered the fatigue but felt he had later become caught in a vicious cycle of illness driven by his fear. Viruses cause fatigue in order to make people rest, which promotes recovery. But, in Garner’s case, his recovery had gone awry because he inadvertently conditioned his body to stay tired. Garner realised he had to retrain his brain to react differently to the fatigue if he was to get better."
Or it could be that it doesn't matter what you do, you recover naturally anyway, as Long Covid is often self limiting to two years but in other cases... isn't, and that judging people out of one's own fear is extremely unhelpful and, when done in public with the weight of one's position behind it, victim blaming and keeping them from getting research for the thing that is keeping them stuck and not getting well like you did.
The article, as far as I have got - it is very long - was interesting, as I have friend who is very vocal about "pathologising normal experiences" as I have ME, PTSD, depression and anxiety and am awaiting assessment for very late diagnoses of ADHD and Autism, so I am exactly who this article is talking about.
Or it could be that not being diagnosed as a child led to a cascade of life challenges that meant I have lived with depression all my life and ME is a massive burnout from that, along with medical events that almost killed me?
But sure, let's opt for the narrative that adds victim blaming and makes me feel bad about just not trying hard enough and looking for a label - instead of answers that will help me function, and makes people feel self satisfied about not researching stuff and helping people. Sigh.
