Myalgic Encephalopathy (M. E)

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I have chosen the medical condition called Myalgic Encephalopathy also known as M.E. I have chosen this because one of my friends suffer from this condition and in the past has found Hypnotherapy has helped her with her daily life. It is estimated that there is 250,000 people in Britain that are affected by M.E, and it can affect people at all ages. There are lots of common effects of this illness like, debilitating fatigue, painful muscles and joints, sleep disorder, gastric disturbances, poor memory and concentration are just some of them. In some people the effects may be small, but in a large number of people who suffer with M.E there lives are changed drastically. In children and young adults, they can find it really hard to go to…show more content…
A less common trigger include toxins, vaccinations, major trauma or stress, pregnancy and surgical operations. In some cases there is no obvious signs or events that can trigger M.E, but some people reports a gradual decline in their health over a period of months or even years. The main symptom of M.E is usually severe fatigue following mental or physical activity. M.E can affect the muscles and the brain individually for each person. Muscle symptoms include exercise intolerance and chronic fatigue, pain/myalgia, this affects around 75% of people with M.E. The other symptoms can be visible twitching, which sometimes including eye twitching. Brain symptoms include problems with short-term memory, concentration and maintaining attention, clumsiness and word finding abilities. Other symptoms which can occur are sleep disturbances (an inability to maintain a full nights sleep) also alcohol intolerance and irritable bowel problems. Some people also develop mood swings and can suffer with clinical depression as time goes on. The symptoms of M.E can come and go in severity throughout the day, with people often saying they are having a good day or a bad day. Although the term good day is used in a relative sense. M.E nearly always results in a person’s inability to cope with all aspects of daily…show more content…
As people who suffer with M.E start to understand and start to feel the benefits of hypnotherapy. This will help with the depression, and can also make them more active. As I have said before everyone is different and what works for one person might not work for another. Not everyone has all the same symptoms of M.E. It is the therapist job to find out what are the symptoms are, that the client is suffering from, and work from that. They must make sure the client understands that this is not a cure. At any moment the client can have a relapse, and in some cases hypnotherapy might not work at all. It might be that a different therapies is needed. Sometimes a different approach to the same problem is all that is required. Stress can bring on a relapse of M.E and it is a fact of life that everyone has stress in their lives. For people who suffer with M.E, it would be very beneficial for them to put in there screeds about how they can handle stress in the future. There are many ways of doing this in someones screed, sometimes even without them realizing
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