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David LaShell wrote on my FB If you read her abstract and what they are looking for is this, they believe that CFS/ME is real but is exaggerated by the individual perceptions, thus psychological by nature."
She only wrote her school paper in 2009... very new to the filed and was a study of "Thesis submitted for the award of Doctor of Phllosophy"... that's the type of doctor you want? She looks at emtional moods and exageration in people and how psoitive they are as an indicator or how sick you are or your recovery. Where are her blood tests? What are her medical body tests (VO2MAX, TilT)? What are jer emotional instability tests and mental illness tests used? (Tons)
Her work is based on Department of Psychology, not medical science...
The Lightening group got punished for stating mailing our interviews was a valid for of response to a treatment.... so what is she continuing to do.... FAKE RESEARCH! She mails out interviews to who ever agrees... but more bogus research is that? Has anyone even seen what the questions are on these questionnaires to see if they all slanted to mental issues? She is a lost youngbee trying to run with the big boys and make her name. Many people in England wrote to me and said they are very expensive, do therapy sessions to change you perspective and attitude, mental illness screening (moods) and diet and vitamins... which is good that last thing... Her therapy is the COPYRIGHTED newer form of :
The Lightning Process (LP) is a trademarked
[1] three-day personal training programme developed by British
osteopath Phil Parker.
[2] Developed in the late 1990s, the three day course aims to teach participants techniques for managing the
acute stress response that the body experiences under threat. The course aims to help recognise the stress response, calm it and manage it in the long term. It draws on ideas developed by
osteopaths. It also applies some ideas drawn from
neurolinguistic programming, as well as elements of
life coaching. It claims to be beneficial for various conditions, including
chronic fatigue syndrome, depression and chronic pain. Evidence of
efficacy from
randomized trials is currently lacking (a clinical trial regarding chronic fatigue syndrome has been registered
[1]). The approach has raised some controversy.
[3][4
Neuro-linguistic programming (
NLP) is an approach to
communication,
personal development, and
psychotherapy created by
Richard Bandler and
John Grinder in
California, United States in the 1970s. Its creators claim a connection between the neurological processes ("neuro"), language ("linguistic") and behavioral patterns learned through experience ("programming") and that these can be changed to achieve specific goals in life.
READ THIS PART...
NLP as quasi-religion
Sociologists and
anthropologists—amongst others—have categorized NLP as a quasi-religion belonging to the
New Age and/or
Human Potential Movements.
[129][130][131][132][133][134][135][136][137][138] Medical anthropologist Jean M. Langford categorizes NLP as a form of
folk magic; that is to say, a practice with
symbolic efficacy—as opposed to physical efficacy—that is able to effect change through nonspecific effects (
e.g.,
placebo). To Langford, NLP is akin to a
syncretic folk religion "that attempts to wed the magic of folk practice to the science of professional medicine".
[139] Bandler and Grinder were (and continue to be
[140][141]) influenced by the
shamanism described in the books of
Carlos Castaneda. Several ideas and techniques have been borrowed from Castaneda and incorporated into NLP including so-called
double induction[39] and the notion of "stopping the world"
[142] which is central to NLP modeling. Tye (1994)
[127] characterizes NLP as a type of "psycho shamanism".
Fanthorpe and Fanthorpe (2008)
[143] see a similarity between the
mimetic procedure and intent of NLP modeling and aspects of ritual in some
syncretic religions.
Hunt (2003)
[129] draws a comparison between the concern with lineage from an NLP
guru—which is evident amongst some NLP proponents—and the concern with guru lineage in some Eastern religions.
In Aupers and Houtman (2010)
[133] Bovbjerg identifies NLP as a New Age "psycho-religion" and uses NLP as a case-study to demonstrate the thesis that the New Age psycho-religions such as NLP are predicated on an instrinsically religious idea, namely concern with a transcendent "other". In the world's monotheistic faiths, argues Bovbjerg, the purpose of religious practice is communion and fellowship with a transcendent 'other', i.e. a God. With the New Age psycho-religions, argues Bovbjerg, this orientation towards a transcendent 'other' persists but the
other has become "the other in our selves", the so-called
unconscious: "[t]he individual's inner life becomes the intangible focus of [psycho-]religious practices and the subconscious becomes a constituent part of modern individuals' understanding of the Self." Bovbjerg adds, "[c]ourses in personal development would make no sense without an unconscious that contains hidden resources and hidden knowledge of the self." Thus psycho-religious practice revolves around ideas of the conscious and unconscious self and communicating with and accessing the hidden resources of the unconscious self—the transcendent
other. According to Bovbjerg the notion that we have an unconscious self underlies many NLP techniques either explicitly or implicitly. Bovbjerg argues, "[t]hrough particular practices, the [NLP practitioner
qua] psycho-religious practitioner expects to achieve self-perfection in a never-ending transformation of the self."
Bovbjerg's secular critique of NLP is echoed in the conservative Christian perspective of the New Age as represented by
Jeremiah(1995)
[144] who argues that, "[t]he ′transformation′ recommended by the founders and leaders of these business seminars [such as NLP] has spiritual implications that a non-Christian or new believer may not recognise. The belief that human beings can change themselves by calling upon the power (or god) within or their own infinite human potential is a contradiction of the Christian view. The Bible says man is a sinner and is saved by God's grace alone."
The quasi-religiosity of New Age belief and practice—even to the extent of "self-improvement" technique—was affirmed in a series of US court cases brought by employees against their employers whom mandated corporate New Age training. The plaintiffs claimed that these trainings conflicted with their religious beliefs.
[145][146] On this subject, Young—in Heuberger and Nash (1994)
[147]—specifies, "
uch New Age methods include meditation, yoga, biofeedback, centering, guided visualizations, affirmations, Akido-based exercise [sic], self-hypnosis, fire walking, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)".
THIS NEW FORM WAS CREATED BECAUSE THEY FOUGHT OVER THE OLD COPYRIGHTS.... YOU MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH THEM TO USE THIS THERAPY and you pay I beleive each year to stay current.... LIKE A FRANCHISE!!!!!
Intellectual property disputes
By the end of 1980, the collaboration between Bandler and Grinder ended.[41] On 25 September 1981, Bandler instituted a civil action against Grinder and his company, seeking injunctive relief and damages for Grinder's commercial activity in relation to NLP. On 29 October 1981, judgement was made in favor of Bandler.[148] As part of a settlement agreement Bandler granted to Grinder a limited 10-year license to conduct NLP seminars, offer certification in NLP and use the NLP name on the condition that royalties from the earnings of the seminars be paid to Bandler. In July 1996 and January 1997, Bandler instituted a further two civil actions against Grinder and his company, numerous other prominent figures in NLP and 200 further initially unnamed persons. Bandler alleged that Grinder had violated the terms of the settlement agreement reached in the initial case and had suffered commercial damage as a result of the allegedly illegal commercial activities of the defendants. Bandler sought from each defendant damages no less than US$10,000,000.00.[149][150] In February 2000, the Court found against Bandler, stating that "Bandler has misrepresented to the public, through his licensing agreement and promotional materials, that he is the exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights associated with NLP, and maintains the exclusive authority to determine membership in and certification in the Society of NLP."[151][152]
On this matter Stollznow (2010)[21] comments, "ronically, Bandler and Grinder feuded in the 1980s over trademark and theory disputes. Tellingly, none of their myriad of NLP models, pillars, and principles helped these founders to resolve their personal and professional conflicts."
In December 1997, Tony Clarkson instituted civil proceedings against Bandler to have Bandler's UK trademark of NLP revoked. The Court found in favor of Clarkson; Bandler's trademark was subsequently revoked.[153][154]
By the end of 2000, Bandler and Grinder entered a release where they agreed, amongst other things, that "they are the co-creators and co-founders of the technology of Neuro-linguistic Programming" and "mutually agree to refrain from disparaging each other's efforts, in any fashion, concerning their respective involvement in the field of NeuroLinguistic Programming." [155]
As a consequence of these disputes and settlements, the names NLP and Neuro-linguistic Programming are not owned by any party and there is no restriction on any party offering NLP certification.[156][157][158][159][160]
Associations, certification, and practitioner standards
The names NLP and Neuro-linguistic Programming are not owned by any person or organisation, they are not trademarked intellectual property[161][162] and there is no central regulating authority for NLP instruction and certification.[160][163] There is no restriction on who can describe themselves as an NLP Master Practitioner or NLP Master Trainer and there are a multitude of certifying associations;[112] this has led Devilly (2005) to describe such training and certifying associations as granfalloons, i.e. proud and meaningless associations of human beings.[19]
There is great variation in the depth and breadth of training and standards of practitioners, and some disagreement between those in the field about which patterns are, or are not, actual NLP.[18][164] NLP is an open field of training with no "official" best practice. With different authors, individual trainers and practitioners having developed their own methods, concepts and labels, often branding them as NLP,[57] the training standards and quality differ greatly.[165] In 2009, a British television presenter was able to register his pet cat as a member of the British Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming (BBNLP), which subsequently claimed that it existed only to provide benefits to its members and not to certify credentials.[166]
You can tell this pisses me off.... Kaiser had me to 1 year out patient intensive therapy after my open heart as they misdiagnosed my ME/CFS for 9 years. then they placed me to for two years in stroke rehab for cognitive issues when it was ME/CFS..... The therapy helped me grieve the life I lost, accept the changes but IT IS NOT A TREATMENT FOR ME/CFS! Can u see why I am mad at this nonsense...