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This seems relevant here: https://xkcd.com/882/

We can’t exclude the possibility that the mind can influence some parts of the body. The problem with BPS is that they take it way too far, and they have zero evidence of casuality.

Google gave me this: https://www.s4me.info/threads/genome-wide-association-analysis-identifies-genetic-variations-in-subjects-with-me-cfs-2016-schlauch-et-al.42179/

I didn’t even think of that, but you’re spot on. My sister would probably respond 4 or 5 to every single question, and she’s the least manipulative person I know. She doesn’t have autism, she just likes predictability.

No, mine is free and public (from Norway). His is from the US, so I guess everything goes there.

When I use the bathroom, I have a chair that I can sit on by the sink with my feet up on the toilet lid. So I take a 30 seconds break before I wash my hands, and another before I brush my teeth. If my muscles are bad that day, I might break the brushing into two segments. I rest my arms and...

Participation in research requires informed consent. Informed consent requires a full understanding of both the risks and benefits of the thing you’re going to study. The aim of CBT for ME/CFS is to convince the patient that doing things isn’t harmfull. The patient has to fully believe this...

@oldtimer @Trish you can use the 30 sec method for the tasks you’re currently doing. You don’t have to add more activity. It can be used as a way to reduce the «energy cost» of a given activity, for lack of a better word.

I just pray and hope that she doesn’t become one of the «I know how to recover from ME/CFS» people if she ends up being one of the lucky ones. It can happen to the best.

I have talked to a few mind body practitioners, and they are very adamant that thoughts are physical. That might be because of their lack of reasoning and understanding of the teachings of the dogma, but they argue that the reason that thoughts can influence the body is because of their physical...

I wonder what the researchers’ need for controllability and predictability of their research results would show up as.

I get that feeling any time I read a meta-discussion about psychology. It’s essentially just philosophy described with a different language. Which is really concering, given how much resources and faith society gives the field.

The problem with mind body is that they take the «thoughs are physical»-paradigm way too far. It’s the age old mind over body spiel that has been around as long as humans have existed. They are currently branding it as something new and groundbreaking, mostly based on pseudo-neuropsychology.

The current prime minister in Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, is from the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet). They are a social democratic party at the centre-left. He wrote the foreword to Landmark’s book about LP when he was the health minister. Presumably, they are in the same social circles. Wyller...

I didn’t know that! Thak you!

archive.is is the strongest paywall-remover. It’s slow, though. Just FYi

Is that more complicated than emailing them and saying «Hey, we want to create a fundraiser for you guys. Can you fix the admin on your side so that the money can go directly to you?» It would be pretty easy money for them.

Yes. The Wikipedia page elaborates on that.

@Jonathan Edwards would it be possible for them to at least write something to the tune of «this is where we’re at with funding, this is how much we need»? I’m sure someone here could set up a crowdfunding of some sorts based on that. I imagine the members can reach a lot of patient communities.

Wikipedia on Continentalc Philosophy. It sounds very familiar. My bolding. Continental philosophers generally reject the view that the natural sciences are the only or most accurate way of understanding natural phenomena. This contrasts with many analytic philosophers who consider their...