| You may have noticed that Chronic Fatigue
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| | Messaging' (real-time chat sessions on
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| Syndrome /M.E. /Post Viral Fatigue
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| | your computer, where you type instead of
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| Syndrome is a very misunderstood
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| | talk).
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| illness...
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| | --------SIDE NOTE--------
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| ...and this is perhaps why there are so
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| | There are other differences between
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| many myths about it.
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| | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome /Fibromyalgia
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| Perhaps the most common myth about
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| | and depression...
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is that it is
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| | Research has shown that Chronic Fatigue
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| effectively a mental condition, and
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| | Syndrome sufferers have an abnormality in
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| another name for depression.
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| | their 'deep sleep' brainwave patterns.
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| But these two conditions are very
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| | But, depression sufferers do not have
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| different!
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| | this abnormality!
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| And when you label a condition
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| | And in a recent study by scientists at
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| incorrectly it can cause no end of
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| | the University of Alberta, it was found
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| problems when trying to diagnose and
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| | that there were significant differences
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| treat it. So it's extremely important to
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| | in skin temperature and electrical
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| make the distinction between Chronic
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| | activity in the skin, which sets Chronic
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| Fatigue Syndrome /M.E. /Post Viral
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| | Fatigue Syndrome sufferers apart from
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| Fatigue Syndrome and depression - because
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| | depression sufferers (Pazderka-Robinson,
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| they are completely different illnesses.
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| | H. Int. Jrnl. Of Psychophysiology Aug
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| Depression can be a **symptom** of
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| | 2004).
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but there are
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| | What's more, depression sufferers tend to
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| many Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers
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| | feel tired **all** the time, whereas
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| out there who do **not** suffer from
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| | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers'
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| depression at all.
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| | exhaustion **increases** notably after
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| I, for example, used to suffer from
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| | mental or physical exertion.
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| depression when I was first diagnosed
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| | There are also symptoms of Chronic
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| with Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (CFS
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| | Fatigue Syndrome that are not shared by
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| M.E.), but now I (thankfully) don't have
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| | depression sufferers. Nasty flu-like
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| depression anymore.
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| | symptoms, headaches, painful muscles and
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| --------SIDE NOTE--------
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| | joints, Restless Legs Syndrome, and an
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| My recovery from depression (whilst I had
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| | increase in colds and viruses, are all
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| PVFS) was down to having psychotherapy.
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| | just a few symptoms that can play a part
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| And I can safely say that it's THE BEST
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| | in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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| thing I've ever done.
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| | There you go - just a few of the
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| If you're depressed, then I urgently
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| | differences between Chronic Fatigue
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| recommend that you try a talking therapy
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| | Syndrome and depression! So the next time
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| of some sort.
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| | someone mistakes your Chronic Fatigue
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| I'd personally describe the whole process
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| | Syndrome/ M.E. /Post Viral Fatigue
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| of going through psychotherapy as
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| | Syndrome /Fibromyalgia for depression -
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| "reading a fascinating book" - where the
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| | you can set them right!
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| topic is on 'yourself'.
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| | Copyright, Claire Williams, 2004. All
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| To find out what it's like to go through
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| | Rights Reserved.
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| psychotherapy /counselling, visit:
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| | ** Reprinting of the article above is
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| If you're housebound, or just want to
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| | welcome! **
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| conserve your energy and don't want to
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| | The article above may be freely
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| travel to see a therapist, then why not
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| | reproduced provided that:
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| try online counselling?
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| | (1) you include the following resource
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| There are services out there that can
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| | box; and (2) you only mail to a 100%
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| give you counselling sessions via
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| | opt-in list.
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| telephone, via email, or via 'Instant
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