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Me too. I'm glad I used to give courses on Time and Self-Management before I got ill, it gave me the skills to make the best use of my time with ME, in particular defining tasks and breaking them down, then categorising them according to energy available, long before I actually get down to doing...

I wasn't saying that you were saying that I had said any of those things, I was simply saying that I hadn't said any of the things contained in your explanation of why it was that your comments on this issue had been consistent, without assuming that your comments were in response to things you...

I've never said that EC has not been harassed. I couldn't possibly know that. But in the absence of evidence I have no reason to believe it, and I shan't. It would be the easiest thing in the world for EC to back up her claims, but she never has. Never said that. Never said that. I'm not...

Am I still allowed to use the Guardian to wipe my arse with? And anyone hoping for a steamy encounter with Gwyneth Paltrow should be careful what they wish for.

Sorry if that comes across as a bit rude, but people choosing to believe something for which there is no evidence and acting on the basis of it is one of the biggest problems we face. I will continue to call out Fingers Crawley every time and swear whilst doing so.

First of all there has to be evidence that harassment has taken place. EC hasn't produced any, and until she does there is no reason to believe her. "It wouldn't surprise me" doesn't come anywhere near the standard of proof required. And until there is some evidence, there's nothing to defend...

Apart from the bucks we are paying them of course. They keep those.

Unfortunately we only seem to have a sample size of one at the moment: So I agree that with such a small sample size it's hard to say anything conclusive. We need more data. Perhaps the MEA should have a poll - "are you a transgender rabbi?" they can get 15,000 responses to their polls so a...

Yes I wasn't expecting it to be that good given the title. Also wasn't expecting to learn that ME makes me more of an outsider than a transgender rabbi.

In a remarkable turnaround, therapists will then have to encourage patients to focus on the negative.

Haven't listened to this myself yet, but it looks interesting and is in my queue of podcasts to listen to while I drive to work: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csv1bv

Well that sounds fair enough. If I had a mental disorder or substance dependence I might be interested. But why does Mr Wessely think this is relevant to people with ME? Unfortunately he didn't. He is a politician through and through, but realised that it's easier to get ahead by being a...

I'm sure Wessely has a stock of quotes from the last 25 years that paint him in a good light and allow him to engage in this kind of self-justificatory damage limitation. He's been careful to occasionally say the right thing over the years so that he can always portray himself as on one side of...

In the film Ricky Gervais is portrayed as the bully that he is, which I'm sure will go down very well with all the Hollywood types who had to put up with him hosting the Golden Globes four times. A card up our sleeves at the Oscars? And goodbye. Not so fast, take some responsibility here...

Steady on @Wonko, steady on.

He's venturing into a detailed response for once, so he must be rattled. The only detail he responds to is of course of his choosing, and in a way that shuts down any dialogue on the subject. That's a pity, because there are a lot of other questions people would like a detailed response from him...

You can actually make a perpetual motion machine by getting two bastards to fight each other. They will grab onto each other and try and knee each other in the 'nads, whilst simultaneously trying to avoid getting kneed in the 'nads. If they are both using their right knee, they will end up...

Well we did have until this: :emoji_expressionless: @Valentijn you have obviously never kicked a bastard in the 'nads before. Easiest to take a swing from below.

Really wierd how she keeps referring to what children like and don't like as an excuse for her disgraceful methods. How can anyone she says this to not scream "What the fuck are you talking about?" at her? Kids designing trials? What? EDIT: And then offer her a leg and say "Pull the other one...

It's British psychaitrists he doesn't like, so our interests as M.E. sufferers sometimes coincide with his. But if you ever criticize a North American psychiatrist (or Canadian social historian with an interest in psychosomatic medicine actually) such as Edward Shorter who's responsible for...