In Part 1 Coach, Trainer and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia Simon Pimenta explored some general strategies for dealing with Health Professionals who are not treating ME Sufferers in a professional manner. In Part 2, he looks at specific strategies should you wish to respond to them. You can read Part 1 here Responding To Unhelpful …
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In this first part, Coach, Trainer and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia Simon Pimenta explores some general strategies for dealing with Health Professionals who are not treating ME Sufferers in a professional manner. In Part 2, we look at specific strategies should you wish to respond to them. You can read Part 2 here A while back I …
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Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta explores the importance of dealing with negative people Anyone with ME/CFS and fibromyalgia is going to encounter people who are very negative. This may include people who: 1. Aren’t able to understand me/cfs. I looked at this topic in this article: ME/CFS/FM: Dealing With People Who Don’t Understand 2. Also …
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Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta discusses strategies for doing more, without ‘pushing through’ or ignoring your body, if you have ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia or Glandular Fever. If are suffering from any of the above conditions, you will know how it feels to not be able to trust your body. Not knowing if you can have a shower, go …
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 …
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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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