| The Lightning Process is a therapy that has been | | | | negative effect upon any success. This can lead |
| very carefully created using cognitive behavioral | | | | them to believe that something may be helping |
| (CBT) techniques. It has been targeted at those | | | | them for a few weeks before they realize that |
| with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic | | | | nothing has really changed. This may mean that |
| encephalomyelitis (ME). This is a long-term illness | | | | the claims made by Lightning Process therapists |
| that has been notorious for poor recovery rates. | | | | are based upon false information. |
| Although the techniques used by The Lightning | | | | In my experience, as someone who has suffered |
| Process could be taught within an hour or two, | | | | from CFS/ME and been a practitioner and |
| the therapy is marketed as taking place over | | | | psychologist working with those with the illness, I |
| three days. This is not just to explain the large | | | | can see why the Lightning Process is considered |
| fee charged for the process. In this way only | | | | as a valid treatment for CFS/ME. |
| those that would consider themselves capable of | | | | However, similar forms of treatment can be |
| coping with three days activities generally take | | | | found at a fraction of the price through certain |
| part. So a natural self-selection process is | | | | cognitive behavioral therapists or hypnotherapists |
| engineered into the therapy. Especially as those | | | | who deal specifically with this illness. If this is |
| people who can cope with three days of activity | | | | relevant to you and you are worried about the |
| are often actually on their way to recovery. | | | | stress of having to see a therapist face-to-face |
| Also, those that take part are asked to return | | | | then it might be worth searching on the internet |
| positive feedback within two weeks of taking the | | | | for therapy sessions recorded on compact disc. |
| course. People with CFS/ME have a large vested | | | | These can contain similar, if not more effective |
| interest in something helping them and can be | | | | techniques. Not only that, but they can be |
| initially very optimistic with new therapies. | | | | purchased at a fraction of the price of the |
| They understand that if they don't believe | | | | Lightning Process and can be used when and |
| something will help them then that would have a | | | | where you want under your control. |