Miscellaneous
Therapy & ME – What happens to me? Why does the word therapy make so many people uncomfortable? If healthy eating maintains a healthy lifestyle then why can’t therapy be a nutritious meal for our minds. This illness has deconditioned our minds and bodies, do we need a training programme for our minds? Do our behaviours, thinking patterns and actions subconsciously cause more harm? Surely, it can’t be as simple as identifying the patterns and triggers in our behaviours to reverse the deconditioning to our minds and bodies. Is there a connection between our thoughts, our behaviours, our actions and our energy levels? Is this the reason why we don’t get better. Do we need to recognise and modify our relationship patterns and attachments with this illness? Has the fear, failure and guilt triggered our anxiety. Does it take a complete stranger to tell you, it’s not your fault, to do less and manage your own expectations and to stop being so hard on yourself and convalesce. Will our attempts to maintain regular hourly activity at regular intervals for fixed durations and mediation aide or hinder our recovery. When will we breakthrough and begin to heal the inner and outer psychosomatic symptoms? Do our repressed emotions emerge as physical illness? We learn from life two things - courage and fear - Are we ready to uncover our truth? Key takeaways Why we need to implement a training programme for your mind Adopting a positive state of mind will give you the tools to deal with negative feelings Are we ready to admit there may be a pattern in our behaviours and feelings that hinders our recovery? Being mindful of our behaviours, thinking patterns and actions may enhance our energy levels Is the solution to ME/ CFS pacing/ graded therapy – can we be active and mindful every hour Therapy isn’t easy as you come face to face with your negative thoughts Coping strategies will encourage and create a preventive and caring mindset Feeling better, is something the therapist cannot convince you to believe The therapists cannot make you do anything, and it’s up to you to apply what you have learnt How can we deal with the anxiety the pacing has created? Do we really rest and convalesce, or do we keep pushing ourselves – Are we being too hard on ourselves What happens when the therapy stops – what happens to me! This is our journey unlocking our visibility! Together we can still make a difference. Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram Visit our official website www.jak-group.co.uk Valuable resources: Action for ME and the NHS With thanks to: Jamie York and Rob Moore Oli Corse (Intro and outro) purple-planet.com (Music) braydesign.co.uk (Darren Bray – Graphics)