Chronic Epstein Barr Virus, Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. What do all of these have in common? In fact, they are all names for the same illness. But why does one illness have so many different names? And why does the name of the illness matter? Well, like almost every other… More ME/CFS; a disease with many names
A couple of nights ago, just before I was about to go to bed, I started getting a creeping uneasy feeling, that turned into a fully-fledged paranoia that I was going to get thrombosis, have a blood clot, and then a stroke. It was something that I then spent the next couple of hours obssessing… More Health anxiety – I’m terrified of getting sick
‘Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers “can overcome symptoms of ME with positive thinking and exercise.”’ I’m sure we have all seen these headlines. A remarkable discovery: yuppie flu is exactly that; it’s not a real chronic illness – it’s just in people’s heads. Despite the fact that almost every case of CFS/ME (Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis)… More Off the PACE – scientific malpractice and chronic fatigue syndrome