Re: You are responsible for your own illness

[Guest guest]

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> The Word STRESS...I see it as a very over used word in recent years

> relating to just about 'everything'. Stress means different things to

> different people and for that reason the word gets in the way.. bigtime.

> Just the other day a Practice Nurse mentioned to me that without Stress

> we would not do the boring jobs in life like washing up and making the

> bed, washing the car perhaps...She sees the word quite differently to

> me...I 'feel' that as motivation not stress.. that is just a simple

> example of the problem with this word and the way it can be used.

> It seems that it is now getting in the way of any progress that could

> be made into this illness. Now that does feel to 'me' stressful.

> Dianne

[Guest guest]

Funny about this~my son always laughs at my CFS/FMS because I am the healthiest

eater in the family and have always been moderately active, getting lots of

sleep as I am able (until menopause hit), taking lots of antixodants and

supplements, and I am the sickest. So isn't it amazing, that we who take care

of ourselves do get sick with this thing! in La Selva Beach CA

You are responsible for your own illness

That's what we get told, even though the illness raged through the

community and didn't seem to care if it hit athletes or lazies, health

nuts or junk foodists.

Every time someone tells me they contributed to their own illness by

over-exercsing or failure to live a stress free life, or perhaps ate a

few too many twinkies, I can't help but wonder " Don't they see that

it hit others who took the best possible care of themselves?

The illness just plain didn't care! "

The fundamental basis of research denial is that there is nothing to

research since the illness results from your own failure to take

responsibility for your health.

If the illness could not be avoided, controlled or cured in those who

were ALWAYS monitoring these " factors " then how relevant are they?

Dr Cheney and Dr could see that these were not significant

factors in acquisition, perpetuation or resolution of the illness.

Why can't all CFSers see this?

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