AndrewB
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Sorry in advance is these quote's make your blood curdle, i know they enraged me.
On 15th April 1992 ;
a very large number of drop?outs from treatment, largely related to the fear these patients had, albeit inappropriately,of accepting that their disorder was all in the mind.
In April 1994 during a presentation
I will argue that ME is simply a belief, the belief that one has an illness called ME I will argue that this line here (overheadslide) represents not the line between low and high cortisol responses but the line between real and unrealillness.
Wessely then said ;
there is another condition with which ME might easily be confused,and it is hysteria
In 1995 he continued his campagin of disinformation ;
As an observer of the social scene, I know that ME is defined by the sufferers themselves and he described ME asa social belief system
That last one really got to me, im being accused of being delusional now ???
During the late 90s and into early 2000's the official stance was that ME was indeed a genuine illness and that govenment ministers had to agree,
apprently Wessely didnt get the memo, he continued his propaganda in any arena that would be host to him ;
Like it or not, (ME) CFS is not simply an illness, but a cultural phenomenon and metaphor of our times
Sounding like he attempting to be a modern day plato his babble is often quite bizarre, but sometimes extremely revealing,
perhaps non more than the following quote, which indicates a man who feel's his field as a specialist is being undermined ;
"If one reads the angry responses to any article that mentions chronic fatigue syndrome and psychiatry in the same breath, it is clear that the drive to find an (organic) biomarker for chronic fatigue syndrome is driven not so much by a dispassionate thirst for knowledge but more by an overwhelming desire to get rid of the psychiatrists"
And, it just gets' better and better ;
Though disordered immunity and persisting viral infection have recently attracted attention, it is important that immunologists do not deflect attention away from the wider (ie.psychiatric) aspects of the chronic fatigue/post viral syndrome
My local book shop has just given ME the final seal of approval, its own shelf. A little more psychology and a little less T cells would be welcome
Many patients referred to a specialised hospital with chronic fatigue syndrome have embarked on a struggle. One of the principal functions of the thrapy at this stage is to allow the patient to call a halt without loss of faceThe patient should be told it is now time to pick up the pieces' and the process is a transfer of responsibility from the doctor to the patient"
you may be smiling with disbelief at these comments, but then things start to take a nastier more aggressive tone
Blaming symptoms on a viral infection conveys certain advantages, irrespective of its validity.It is also beneficial to self?esteem by protecting the individual from guilt and blame" ???
So now we're actually to blame for being incurably ill?? And this man wonders why he gets negative mail from us ??
Now, this last bit really was the last straw for me, ive had to walk away from a career in Music and Film, creative process, my dream job, but Wessely sticks the knife in with this next quote ;
Validation is needed from the doctor. Once that is granted, the patient may assume the privileges of the sick role sympathy, time off work, benefits etc
I could go on and on, but i'll stop there. Im just to exhausted to continue the email, my arms are feeling like zepplins, my head is banging like a drum, my whole upper body is aching as if ive been lifting weights all day, i have cramping in my belly and im not breathing so well, but im sure its all in my mind ... (im too tired to even write good sarcasim).
Andrew
On 15th April 1992 ;
a very large number of drop?outs from treatment, largely related to the fear these patients had, albeit inappropriately,of accepting that their disorder was all in the mind.
In April 1994 during a presentation
I will argue that ME is simply a belief, the belief that one has an illness called ME I will argue that this line here (overheadslide) represents not the line between low and high cortisol responses but the line between real and unrealillness.
Wessely then said ;
there is another condition with which ME might easily be confused,and it is hysteria
In 1995 he continued his campagin of disinformation ;
As an observer of the social scene, I know that ME is defined by the sufferers themselves and he described ME asa social belief system
That last one really got to me, im being accused of being delusional now ???
During the late 90s and into early 2000's the official stance was that ME was indeed a genuine illness and that govenment ministers had to agree,
apprently Wessely didnt get the memo, he continued his propaganda in any arena that would be host to him ;
Like it or not, (ME) CFS is not simply an illness, but a cultural phenomenon and metaphor of our times
Sounding like he attempting to be a modern day plato his babble is often quite bizarre, but sometimes extremely revealing,
perhaps non more than the following quote, which indicates a man who feel's his field as a specialist is being undermined ;
"If one reads the angry responses to any article that mentions chronic fatigue syndrome and psychiatry in the same breath, it is clear that the drive to find an (organic) biomarker for chronic fatigue syndrome is driven not so much by a dispassionate thirst for knowledge but more by an overwhelming desire to get rid of the psychiatrists"
And, it just gets' better and better ;
Though disordered immunity and persisting viral infection have recently attracted attention, it is important that immunologists do not deflect attention away from the wider (ie.psychiatric) aspects of the chronic fatigue/post viral syndrome
My local book shop has just given ME the final seal of approval, its own shelf. A little more psychology and a little less T cells would be welcome
Many patients referred to a specialised hospital with chronic fatigue syndrome have embarked on a struggle. One of the principal functions of the thrapy at this stage is to allow the patient to call a halt without loss of faceThe patient should be told it is now time to pick up the pieces' and the process is a transfer of responsibility from the doctor to the patient"
you may be smiling with disbelief at these comments, but then things start to take a nastier more aggressive tone
Blaming symptoms on a viral infection conveys certain advantages, irrespective of its validity.It is also beneficial to self?esteem by protecting the individual from guilt and blame" ???
So now we're actually to blame for being incurably ill?? And this man wonders why he gets negative mail from us ??
Now, this last bit really was the last straw for me, ive had to walk away from a career in Music and Film, creative process, my dream job, but Wessely sticks the knife in with this next quote ;
Validation is needed from the doctor. Once that is granted, the patient may assume the privileges of the sick role sympathy, time off work, benefits etc
I could go on and on, but i'll stop there. Im just to exhausted to continue the email, my arms are feeling like zepplins, my head is banging like a drum, my whole upper body is aching as if ive been lifting weights all day, i have cramping in my belly and im not breathing so well, but im sure its all in my mind ... (im too tired to even write good sarcasim).
Andrew
