Friday, March 11, 2011
Why CBT is a double-edged sword for those with CFIDS....
Another thought-provoking article courtesy of last week's CFIDS Association of America newsletter. A reporter comes "out of the closet" and reveals he has CFIDS:
John Falk: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Psychotherapy
I agree that the vast majority of mental health professionals don't know how to properly help a person with CFIDS unless the patient happens to also have depression, anxiety or something they are trained to treat. When I still lived in Denver, I did luck out once and find a licensed clinical psychologist who was experienced in counseling chronic pain patients, but she was the exception. I was burned IRREPARABLY by other so-called professionals who tried to blame my physical symptoms on a mental illness that I did not have.
John Falk: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Psychotherapy
I agree that the vast majority of mental health professionals don't know how to properly help a person with CFIDS unless the patient happens to also have depression, anxiety or something they are trained to treat. When I still lived in Denver, I did luck out once and find a licensed clinical psychologist who was experienced in counseling chronic pain patients, but she was the exception. I was burned IRREPARABLY by other so-called professionals who tried to blame my physical symptoms on a mental illness that I did not have.
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