Negative emotions, such a sadness, anger, guilt, shame and fear can be draining and can contribute to a reduced state of health and wellbeing. Such emotions can also contribute significantly to conditions of fatigue and pain. It goes without saying that when we experience negative emotions, we are not in a particularly happy place or feeling at…
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Healing your illness through mind and body
The Western view of illness and healing has been slow to embrace the significance of non-physical factors in contributing to sickness and health. This is at odds with Eastern thinking where physical problems are generally viewed as the body-mind-spirit being ill-at-ease, or in a state of dis-ease. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) regards that a state…
March 7, 2013 3 Comments
Chronic Pain is more than Physical
People who experience chronic pain such as Fibromyalgia (FM), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), back pain and other chronic conditions, seek all kinds of treatments in the hope of finding relief for their physical symptoms. The primary focus is on treating the physical aspects of the condition in the hope of being free from pain and revitalised…
February 21, 2013 1 Comment
Chronic illness: A mental disorder?
Living with chronic illness such as chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia (CFS/FM) certainly has its trials! There are a myriad of symptoms which present challenges for people, but even worse than these, for many people, is the disbelief of others about the reality of their conditions. Despite the opinions of many, CFS/FM are genuine physical…
December 1, 2011 2 Comments
Healing from CFS and Fibromyalgia
A range of treatments is generally tried by people in their quest for healing from CFS and Fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses. Finding ways to alleviate physical symptoms and to improve the quality of life is paramount. It is impossible to ignore the debilitation and chronic pain, so the primary focus is on the physical…
November 18, 2011 2 Comments
