Fibromyalgia
Along with many other researchers, we consider that Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/M.E. are expressions of the same disorder.
In fact major symptoms listed for CFS/M.E, are the same as for Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). The main difference is that, where fatigue is often mentioned as the dominant symptom for CFS, muscle/joint pain is listed as the main symptom in FMS. On the basis of clinical observation we observe that many patients with Fibromyalgia tend not to have Immune system disorders, where CFS patients are more likely to report sore throat, swollen glands and feverishness – all linked to Immune system problems.
Fibromyalia is actually based on a disorder of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal axis (the HPA axis), which in turn overworks the major body functions - gut, muscles, circulation and Immune sustem. In the case of FMS we see the HPA axis mostly concentrating on the muscular-skeletal system. This problem was initially triggered when Bodymind (the protective, emotional intelligence working through the body) created an 'Alarm response', via the Limbic system and the Hypothalamus, when it noticed that the person was at continuing risk of emotional harm. In part, it is also sending symptoms to warn the person to take action to restore the balance between external demands and personal needs.
The solution lies in:
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Careful investigation of the situations in which symptoms first appeared or worsened
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Establishing why Bodymind is using symptoms to guide, warn and protect the individual
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Encouraging the client to act on the emotional imperatives of Bodymind
In this way, Reverse Therapy reverses symptoms by raising clients' awareness of what Bodymind is trying to 'say' through the symptoms and then working with them to take appropriate action in situations in which symptoms get worse. Alternatively, if the symptom-level is more or less the same from day to day, the Reverse Therapist will encourage the person to make changes to the day-to-day lifesyle in order to restore emotional balance.
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