Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta discusses why ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia sufferers need to think about the conversations we are having with ourselves when we wake up. You wake up. What is the first thing you do? Do you check your phone, to see who’s messaged you, or to find out what your friends have …
Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta talks about the challenges of caring for someone who has ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia or Glandular Fever and how you can help them. This article comes with a warning! The following information may be unsettling. Please do not read on if you are a defensive person, who is not prepared to …
The 5 Magic Words That Someone with ME/CFS Wants To Hear Read More »
In Part 1 Hypnotherapist and Trainer Simon Pimenta discussed the limitations of the medical model of health and how it can influence our beliefs about our health and wellbeing. (You can read Part 1 here) In Part 2 he explored the flaws of the Medical Model and how this may be relevant to people with ME/Chronic …
In Part 1 Hypnotherapist and Trainer Simon Pimenta explored the Medical Model of health. In Part 2 he explores the flaws of the Medical Model and how this may be relevant to people with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia. You can read Part 1 here Challenging The Medical Model: The Bergen Incident An incident in Bergen, Norway …
In Part 1 Hypnotherapist and Trainer Simon Pimenta discusses the limitations of the medical model of health and how it can influence our beliefs about our health and wellbeing. Time To Read: 4 minutes. Let me absolutely clear from the outset that I believe that ME/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are real conditions. …
Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta explore the idea of acceptance of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia and suggests the difference between accepting that you have the condition and accepting the condition. I have often heard people who have ME/CFS/FM say, “I don’t want to accept the condition”. The motivation for saying this is a good …
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Hypnotherapist and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia explores why trying to explain the condition to others can be challenging, and strategies for dealing with people who just can’t seem to understand these conditions. I was ill with ME/chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia for 8 years. It took me a long time before I realised …
ME/CFS/FM: Dealing With People Who Don’t Understand Read More »
Half-day Resilience Seminar Do you feel that you: Can’t switch off/ relax? Feel stressed a lot? Can’t sleep because you’re mind is ‘wide awake’? Think the worst? You will learn how to:
There is a debate as to whether Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are the same condition. This article discusses the main issues around this debate, and why it is important to people with an ME/CFS diagnosis to understand this debate.
Is Recovery From me/cfs possible? This is a question I asked myself for 8 years when I was suffering from me/cfs. If you think about it, if something is not impossible, it is 100% possible. I want to share what I have learned from this condition, as someone who has recovered from it, in the …
