Is ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome real?

I came across a comment about someone who had written to Action for ME claiming that ME/CFS was not a real condition.

This flies in the face of the facts: the World Health Organisation recognises ME/CFS as a real physical condition.

I don’t know what motivates this person to make these sort of comments. It could be that:

They like to make controversial statements.

They genuinely believe that their opinion (lets be clear it is an opinion, and a misinformed one at that) to be true.

They simply cannot grasp the idea that someone could have this kind of condition, so that they choose to dismiss it.

The question that I am interested in is how do you deal with someone who makes these sorts of comments? For someone who is experiencing this condition, these comments can be hurtful and offensive. I would suggest you consider the following:

How would you respond to someone who told you that your hair is green? Unless it is actually green, you would laugh, or perhaps think they were a bit strange. You hopefully wouldn’t wasted any breath trying to persuade them that your hair wasn’t green because there is no doubt in your mind that your hair isn’t green. 

Consider that this is the appropriate response to someone who makes such statements. Trying to convince them that they are wrong is probably going to be a waste of time, so it is better to accept that you have a different point of view, and focus your energy on the task of getting well.

Simon

Lightning Process for Kenya Red Cross Healthcare Workers

Congratulations to Lightning Process Practitioners Anne Kleppenes Verne and Janet Wiberg who ran a pilot project in the summer of 2011 in cooperation with the City of Mombasa.  The Red Cross becamse aware of their work and concluded the LP could greatly benefit their workers.  Read more about this fantactic project and how you can support it: http://www.lightningprocess.com/data/uploads/The%20Phil%20Parker%20Lightning%20Process%20in%20Mombassa%20-%20final.pdf
Kind regards
Helen

New Year, New Start

I hope you enjoyed a fantastic Christmas and are looking forward to a bright and healthy 2012.  At Head Office we have taken phone calls from lots of people who have decided that they are going to make 2012 the best year ever, and are signing up to do the Lightning Process with their local practitioner.  There is a free Team Talk here in London next Wednesday if you would like to find out more about the Lightning Process and how you can influence your health and life.  Contact the office on: 020 7374 0233 or email: info@philparker.org for more details.
Wishing you a very Happy New Year
Helen

Lightning Process and Anxiety: Part 2

If you have a health issue and are also experiencing anxiety, are you aware that the anxiety may be inhibiting your recovery? Anxiety triggers the fight or flight mechanism, which suppresses your immune function; this is the system for healing the body.

I had ME/chronic fatigue syndrome for 8 years. Anxiety became a daily experience; I worried constantly about my health, for instance whether doing something like going for a walk, or going out for a meal would make me feel worse. I didn’t realise that the worry itself was getting in the way of my recovery.

The Lightning Process is designed to teach people how to interrupt these unhelpful patterns and calm the fight or flight response through specific steps using movement, posture, coaching. By practicing these steps, it is possible to break these patterns and to generate calm, which enhances the body’s capacity to heal.

Simon Pimenta

Lightning Process and Anxiety

A number of people with anxiety issues have recently completed the Lightning Process, all reporting very positive results. I have had enquiries from people with anxiety issues who are taking medication. Some of them have commented on the side effects of medication, which include akathisia; the inability to stay still/restlessness, insomnia, irritability, sedation.

People who do the Lightning Process have also reported side effects of doing the Lightning Process: feeling calm, relaxed, light, happy, confident, alive, enthusiastic, in charge, to name but a few of the words they have used to describe how they feel.

It would seem that not all side effects are equal!

Simon Pimenta

The Lightning Process Explained

Phil has created a video on YouTube to explain the Lightning Process: http://youtu.be/5pQJdxypKFs . I hope you enjoy this and the other fascinating videos that Phil has produced to help people recognise how influential they are in their own lives and how they can start to create the future they want.

Kind regards
Helen

Free Talk on The Lighting Process

The next team talk will be at Head Office in Moorgate on Wednesday 23rd November at 5.30pm where Claire and I will tell you about the Lightning Process and answer any questions you have.  If you would like to join us, please contact the office on: 020 7374 0233 or email: info@philparker.org.
See you there
Helen