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A reminder of rule 5, purely for information purposes (ie I'm not saying that anyone's breached it or needs warning about it, just that it's a bit of information that fits into the current exchange):

There have been a couple of reports to moderation about this thread, which has very little to do with ME. It will be locked for further comments pending moderation.

Swallowing a dictionary doesn't make it any cleverer. Thank you.

Brilliant writing.

The BPS brigade do have an army of gremlins that can be called upon at short notice.

Learning how to look a little perkier is something that has been on my to-do list for a while now, so if you've already mastered the art I'd be very grateful if you have any tips to share.

Earwig is the literal translation of Ohrwurm, ie the little animal. If you want to say Ohrwurm in the sense of a catchy tune you can't get out of your head once you've heard it, you can say "earworm" in English now, a word which is only used in that context and was probably pinched from the...

My mother unfortunately had a fall and broke both legs last summer. A couple of weeks ago she went to her doctor to discuss the continuing pain. The doctor explained to her how strange it is that the brain can influence how much we perceive pain. My mother agreed that her brain was behaving very...

I'm not sure if I should resign from Fatigatio after all, because I think it would upset the friends I have made at my local group meetings. I only meet the other members every 2 months at the fatigatio meetings, and if I stopped going I wouldn't see them at all (it's quite a drive, none of them...

Fair enough.

That was a rant after my own heart. Rantastic :thumbup:.

@Inara @Joh

I'd be interested to know what they considered to be "subtle social reward" too. I wouldn't find a psychologist leering at me ingratiatingly particularly rewarding, and if one frowned at me I'd just find it funny. How did they reward the patients who couldn't give a f*** what the psych thinks of...

My guess is that she raised one eyebrow and wrote "masochistic tendencies" on the form.

I've had ME for 4 years and I've yet to receive my reward. When's it coming? If it carries on like this I'm considering giving up and pretending to have something else. Why don't alleged ME sufferers just stop pretending more often by the way? Being ignored, belittled, abused, starved and...

A testament to his modesty, I'm sure. What else?

What a thoroughly offensive title. A humorous reference to the Legend of Camelot I expect, but it's hardly a subject for levity. Everything's just one big joke to Sir Simon.

Brilliant :laugh:

Doctor shopping is easy in Germany, so it's easy to just change from one you don't like. And I've never had a problem being referred to a specialist, or just going to see one without a referral. When I had an operation they kept me in hospital for more nights than they needed to because they get...

Done. @Dolphin don't mean to go over your head, please feel free to edit the title again as you see fit.