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Recovering from Fibromyalgia: Am I Crazy?
Hello Reader,
[The following is excerpted, with permission, from my book The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution.]
After dealing with an insane medical system, people with CFS/FMS, and even those with simple day-to-day fatigue, often come away wondering if they're crazy.
The simple answer? NO!
At least not any more than anybody else!
Nonetheless, with all that you have been through, let's take a look at this issue in a little more depth. We have a bad habit in medicine. If a doctor can't figure out what's wrong with the patient, the doctor brands that patient a "turkey." Imagine calling an electrician because your lights don't work. The electrician checks all the wiring, can't find the problem, and says, "You're crazy. There's nothing wrong with your lights." You flip the switches and they still don't work, but the electrician just says, "I've looked. There's no problem here," and walks out the door. This is analogous to what many people with CFS/FMS and day-to-day-fatigue experience. I apologize on behalf of the medical profession if we've called you crazy just because we can't determine the cause of your problem. It's inappropriate, abusive, and downright cruel.
Unfortunately, some patients become so frustrated by being told that their CFS/FMS or day-to-day-fatigue is "all in their head" that they're in a catch–22. They feel that if they acknowledge that they also have emotional issues, just like everyone else, they are validating the wacko doctors who say that their illness is all emotional. Rest assured, however, that extensive research proves that CFS/FMS and day-to-day fatigue are real and physical.
One of many studies that proved the CFS and fibromyalgia are real was our placebo-controlled study. This is so because 90% of the people who received the active S.H.I.N.E.® treatment improved dramatically (90% average improvement in quality of life) and those receiving placebo did not. If it was "all in your head," the placebo group would have improved as much as the active group. This means that anyone who says it's all in your head is no longer simply a nitwit. Now they're unscientific nitwits. Give yourself permission to be human. You are no more and no less crazy than anyone else.
Love & blessings,
Dr. T
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Having worked with thousands of seriously ill people over the last three decades, as well as recovering from his own bout with CFS and fibromyalgia, I've learned both the physical and psychospiritual components needed for healing. I distill those lessons in this short and simple ebook that teaches you the three simple steps to happiness. Are you ready to be happy no matter what life has thrown at you?
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Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. is one of the world's leading integrative medical authorities on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. He is the lead author of eight research studies on their effective treatments, and has published numerous health & wellness books, including the bestseller on fibromyalgia From Fatigued to Fantastic! and The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution. Dr. Teitelbaum is one of the most frequently quoted fibromyalgia experts in the world and appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide including Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and Fox News Health.
