carac
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- May 27, 2023
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This is a kind of a sensitive subject so I will try to tread carefully but it is also something that is quite close to my heart.
I just read an article about the BBC pulling an episode of Dragons Den (and entrepreneur show) because it involved somebody wanting to start a business helping people with ME cure their illness using alternative therapy. https://www.theguardian.com/society...WQCaXHHP8d23QFerKoFwN8JWirYNAIucm5rr-_yrYWkFc
Why is this close to my heart? Because for years I went down the conventional route, I believed in science and rationality (I still do) but I was so fixed on it, I saw no other way and anything alternative was just woo woo nonsense. This is what ultimately led me to my cbt attempts.
I really don't fully know the the motivations and the real story behind this lady but from what I see, she found something that worked for her and she just wants to share it and help as many other people as she can. I think we have a medical establishment in place that does a great job in some respects but there are a lot of complex illnesses that cannot simply be treated with a drug or an operation, they requite a lot more nuanced and care based approaches.
I am not saying we should just close off conventional therapy and stop funding it but we need to be open to unconventional therapies as long as nobody is taking advantage of people, which can always be a danger. There will always be those that prey on the vulnerable and desperate so we should always keep a look out for that. But we need to look into this unconventional stuff more because it worked for me, it appears to have worked for this lady and it has worked for countless others whose stories I have followed, all genuine honest people not trying to exploit anyone.
I just read an article about the BBC pulling an episode of Dragons Den (and entrepreneur show) because it involved somebody wanting to start a business helping people with ME cure their illness using alternative therapy. https://www.theguardian.com/society...WQCaXHHP8d23QFerKoFwN8JWirYNAIucm5rr-_yrYWkFc
Why is this close to my heart? Because for years I went down the conventional route, I believed in science and rationality (I still do) but I was so fixed on it, I saw no other way and anything alternative was just woo woo nonsense. This is what ultimately led me to my cbt attempts.
I really don't fully know the the motivations and the real story behind this lady but from what I see, she found something that worked for her and she just wants to share it and help as many other people as she can. I think we have a medical establishment in place that does a great job in some respects but there are a lot of complex illnesses that cannot simply be treated with a drug or an operation, they requite a lot more nuanced and care based approaches.
I am not saying we should just close off conventional therapy and stop funding it but we need to be open to unconventional therapies as long as nobody is taking advantage of people, which can always be a danger. There will always be those that prey on the vulnerable and desperate so we should always keep a look out for that. But we need to look into this unconventional stuff more because it worked for me, it appears to have worked for this lady and it has worked for countless others whose stories I have followed, all genuine honest people not trying to exploit anyone.
