“As a physician bedridden with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) for more than a decade who is totally dependent on others, all thanks to a major relapse caused by GET, I am in a unique position to answer how harmful GET and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) really are. The basis of these therapies is false illness beliefs, meaning that it is all in the mind. These beliefs ignore all of the evidence that ME is a physical disease, such as intracellular immune dysfunctions, which not only restrict exercise capacity but also worsen with exercise (2).” ExerciseChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsCognitive Behavioral TherapyMe Cfs QuotesGraded Exercise TherapyCbtStopgetChronic Fatigue Syndrome Quotes Author:Maik Speedy
“Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the hallmark clinical feature of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).” ExerciseChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsPost Exertional MalaiseChronic Fatigue Syndrome QuotesExercise IntoleranceExertion Intolerance Author:Todd E. Davenport