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    Created in 2008, Phoenix Rising is the largest and oldest forum dedicated to furthering the understanding of and finding treatments for complex chronic illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia (FM), long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and allied diseases.

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  1. seekinganswers789

    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi @Snowdrop , I'm still waiting for my mark. However, I'm happy to discuss the results that I found via PM if you're interested.
  2. seekinganswers789

    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi @Ellie_Finesse, thanks so much for taking part. I really appreciate it :balloons:
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Just to clarify- this study is open to people across the world. It's also advisable to access the link on a laptop or PC to ensure the question layout comes through properly. The link again is: https://lsbupsychology.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ba72gRPS6UXLRsh Thanks :)
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi @Sean This is a great question. I would love for you to fill out the questionnaire from Australia. It is for anyone across the world - not just in the UK. In fact, it makes the research even stronger to have responses from a range of locations worldwide. So yes please go ahead. Thank you...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi, Following your feedback here on PR I’ve gone back to the Ethics committee and widened the eligibility criteria so that it doesn’t matter if you have any other conditions along with CFS/ME, you can still take part. As @Kyla very helpfully pointed out, the chance of having other...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    @mango – I’m also glad you didn’t take that advice! @Christian Godbout – this is a very important point, and indeed it is a cruel and wicked thing to suffer more when one tries to socialise. Keeping social connections is a stress in itself. Whilst I would argue that online forums are more...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi @MeSci I would agree with you that the widespread belief that it’s not a real illness is a significant factor. From what I can see, the media in particular don’t help, especially when they put a sensationalist spin on a study to make out that it’s all in our heads and we just need to...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Dear @Kyla, @Countrygirl, @daisybell, @Richard7, @Mel9 Thank you so much for your feedback. I’m so sorry that you have other conditions to battle with as well. Kyla – thank you for this statistic and very helpful article. I wasn’t aware that the rate was so high. I did consult some people with...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Thank you to everyone who has taken part. It is much appreciated :balloons: There is still a chance to do so. Just follow this link https://lsbupsychology.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ba72gRPS6UXLRsh :-)
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Dear @Jonathan Edwards, @minkeygirl, @Large Donner, @L’engle, @Richard7, @barbc56, @Snowdrop, @Valentijn, @sarah darwins, @taniaaust1 @CFS_for_19_years, @Sea @MeSci @snowathlete @TiredSam, @Iansbergen, @Mij Thank you for all of your comments and for the helpful names and links with further...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi Sea, it would contribute to my CFS research project. If it's good perhaps somebody else may extend the project later on. It's obviously not big clinical research like some of the other studies on here, but perhaps it's a seed!
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi eafw Thanks for your feedback. I hear what you’re saying, and as somebody who has also experienced this, I would not intend to write a project to say CFS patients just need positive thoughts to heal. I appreciate this is a big and complex issue, but I think the data is only one part of it...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi Esther12, I agree that there are some profound issues with some CFS research. As you say, we have to follow certain structures so I thought it would be good to learn more about CFS research along the way!
  14. seekinganswers789

    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi Helen, I’ve created a new user id just for the purpose of the research. This is the case for other groups, as part of the ethics guidelines. I agree, we are social beings, and there is a lot of evidence that social interaction and support are important. With the changes in technology, and...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi MeSci Thanks for your feedback. I agree, some of the grammar could be tweaked, but because the wording has been externally validated, I’m not in a position to change it (a postgrad diploma student!). I’m really sorry that things have changed so much for you. Please feel free to ignore some...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi Helen1 Thanks for your questions. I totally agree with you, that it would be useful to have more questions around symptoms. However, I was advised that in the introduction, people can decide from there whether they have CFS/ME rather than checking they have it with lots of symptom questions...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi A.B. Thanks for your feedback. I agree this could be a potential weakness in the research, and I’ll be sure to write about it in the report. I agree that correlation is not the same as causation. As you say, there are many other potential factors which will affect the results, and so the...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi Sarah, Thanks very much for your feedback. As you can see, I've changed the thread title as you've suggested. I really didn't intend any thing patronising, I just wanted to indicate that peoples' experiences were very valuable for the research. Clearly there are a lot bigger research...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi Denise, Thanks for your kind words. I have found PR, and other similar forums, soo useful, and I just found them through online searching. I knew there were others going through this! I'm also aware that PR is very thorough and from what I can tell, up to date with everything, which is...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi Mij, Thanks for taking a look at the questionnaire. You're under no obligation to answer all of the questions, and you are welcome to withdraw if you wish to. Just to note, some of the questions have been validated externally and can be used for other contexts, so if they seem a bit odd...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi MeSci, Thanks for taking a look. This study is in no way intended to imply that this is a psychological illness - I have it myself, and like many , have lost a lot - my job, flat, had to drop out of uni (until recently). I'm a psychology student, so if it really was that 'easy', it seems...
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    Please help with my postgrad diploma psychology research project!

    Hi, how are you doing? My name is Stephanie, and I also have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). I am back at university part time and working on an exciting project around CFS and online forums. If you have 5-10 minutes (and may take less or more time depending on individual need), you are 18...