Product Description

At last there is hope for ME sufferers! Rediscover your health with the unique mind/body programme that helps you heal yourself. Techniques developed in the United States by Dr William Collinge use mind/body medicine to help you take control of your symptoms and use positive steps to promote your recovery and heal yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually. In 'Recovering from ME' you will learn about: the symptoms, cycles and routes to recovery, the relationship between ME and the immune system, the latest research into the causes and treatment of ME, the specific techniques that bring ME under your control. Learn how to let go of your old attitudes and behaviour patterns and embrace new ones. You will be empowered to handle emotions, define limits, anticipate relapse, overcome obstacles - and change your lifestyle to promote recovery. By taking responsibility for your healing, becoming an active participant in your treatment and using your illness as a teacher, you can develop a positive outlook on life and rediscover your health.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175311 in Books
• Published on: 1994-04-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Customer Reviews

A real revelation
This is the first book I read that really taught me to hope! Up to that point, almost all the material I had come across dealt in detail with symptoms, diagnosis, what CFS/ME was and a few ideas on self-help, but nothing really encouraging. This book is the opposite. It starts with an introduction encouraging you to get into the mindset for recovery then a few chapters on what the illness is. After that, the author begins to explore the concept of mind-body medicine and such health restorers as deep relaxation and imagery, (several tecniques/ideas for each are detailed), using your illness as a teacher and really getting into how you feel about the illness and how to put that knowledge to good use to help you win against it. It was also SO nice to read an author who is experienced in helping people win the fight against CFS/ME dissuading people from doing ME research! I've known some who will pour all their limited resources into health research instead of doing something pleasant that will actually contribute to their well-being!

He doesn't promise overnight results, but is balanced and positive. He doesn't talk about medications, supplements or anything like that. His focus is on what the mind can do to help the body heal, although he does cover some other areas in brief too. Really, you need a good combination of healthful nutrution, graded activity and the concepts covered in this book for success. The thing I liked best about the material he focuses on though, is that even the severely limited and bed-bound can do the relaxation and visualisation exercises.

Do give it a try, you have nothing to lose and a whole lot to gain.

Excellent, Positivity and lots of it!
This book is all about helping yourself through M.E. Discusses all the little things that you can do to help yourself to get better, without spending a fotune. Unlike many books aimed at the M.E sufferer, the message from this book is one of positivity. You can get better, you will get better, but it will take time. A great book for those who are proactive about getting better - my favourite.

Book focuses on guided Imagery
My impression was that this book was meant to be similar to "Getting well again" by Simonton, which is a book that uses guided imagery to heal cancer sufferers. "Getting Well Again" was meant for cancer while this uses the same technique for M.E.
The problem is that just as you can not use guided imagery alone to cure or even treat cancer, you can not use imagery to treat M.E.
It just does not work.
One day M.E will have a treatment and the exact physical mechanisms of it will be known. When that happens books like this will be made redundant.
If someone does want to practise guided imagery and is interested in the subject -and some do find it a good coping tool, then this book is worth 5 stars and I would strongly reccommend it. In any case it is still a much better book than anything focusing on Cognitive Behaviour therapy written by Trudy Chalder, Wessley etc.

If you want to know more about M.E in areas not connected with guided imagery or psycology then it is better to find another book on M.E.