Archive for July, 2008

Fibromyalgia and friendships

Friday, July 25th, 2008

“One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion”, Simone deBeauvoir

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Posted in Estelle Getty, Fibromyalgia, Golden Girls, advocates, buddies, chronic fatigue, compassion, emotions and feelings, estrogen, fair weather friends, female friendships, friendships vs. support groups, life partner, love, male friendships, maternal behaviour, meaning of friendships for fibromyalgia, oxytocin, pity, secrecy of fibromyalgia, sick role, sisters, testosterone | No Comments »

Fibromyalgia and ‘Energy Medicine’: Trying to unlock the puzzling language and belief system

Friday, July 11th, 2008

 “Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please”, Mark Twain

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Posted in EFT, EMT, Eastern philosophies, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Fibromyalgia, Jin Shin, NEAT, Power healing, Pranic healing, Qi Gong, TT, Theta healing, acupuncture, auras, body discourse, body/mind, brain activity, chakras, chi, conventional medicine, empirical evidence, energy medicine, healer, mainstream medicine, meridians, mystical, nervous system, reiki, tai-chi, therapeutic touch | 2 Comments »