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psychological

A Rose By Any Other Name Would Still Smell As Sweet

by Johan August 8, 2010

Recently the whole name change issue for ME/CFS came up again, which it does periodically. This is my view on the subject, presented as some loosely connected ramblings. I really don’t want to spend time, money or energy on this subject; that is no more than for writing this article.

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Looking For Research On GET And CBT

by Johan July 31, 2010

I need your help finding research on graded exercise therapy (GET) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). A Google search on “GET graded exercise therapy” returns 129,000 results. This should provide me with all the information I need. Right? Actually, this is not the case. There is an astonishing lack of good and detailed information out there.

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What Is Wrong With ME/CFS Research?

by Johan June 13, 2010

Why should I care about ME/CFS research? Because I am a ME/CFS patient and that makes me an interested party. The quality of ME/CFS research will not only determine my future health, but also the kind of life I can have. After my relapse in 2008 and struggling without progress for more than a year when none of the techniques, diet and supplements that helped me before worked, I decided to catch-up on ME/CFS research during the Summer of 2009. What I saw didn’t make me happy.

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XMRV And Aging Men, Waiting Room Observations, And Spin Doctors

by Johan March 5, 2010

I normally limit my articles to one topic, but this article contains 3 short stories that otherwise wouldn’t have made it to my blog: “Spin Doctors”, “Waiting Room Observations”, and “XMRV and Aging Men”.

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First Visit to Himmunitas and Prof. Dr. De Meirleir

by Johan February 7, 2010

Almost exactly 8 years after my diagnosis with CFS in an official clinic, the CFS Reference Center in Gent, with an exclusive psychosocial approach to ME/CFS, I visited a biomedical clinic: the Himmunitas Foundation.

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Response to “Fighting Fatigue” on MindHacks.com

by Johan January 20, 2010

This article is a response to the article “Fighting Fatigue”, published on January 6, 2010, by Vaughn on MindHacks.com. I have seen it described on Twitter as well-balanced, thoughtful approach, first-base, …, but I don’t agree; I find it biased.

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