“individuals with ME/CFS experience different types of fatigue than what are reported in the general populations” — Leonard A. Jason Copy Share Image
“I wake up every morning, thinking that this can't really be happening. What parallel universe have I entered?” — Mary Dimmock Copy Share Image
“The whole idea that you can take a disease like this and exercise your way to health is foolishness. It is insane.” — Paul Cheney Copy Share Image
“It [ME] is one of the most disabling diseases that I care for, far exceeding HIV disease except for the terminal stages.” — Daniel L. Peterson Copy Share Image
“It’s absolutely retrogressive to suggest [ME] CFS is in the heads of patients. I have seen patients commit suicide, or have been… — Peter Behan Copy Share Image
“the disabling fatigue experienced by individuals with ME/CFS differs from that associated with other illnesses or everyday activity” — Leonard A. Jason Copy Share Image
“I’m really tired”, you come to understand, is meaningless, giving the impression all will be well with a good rest and that… — Frances Ryan Copy Share Image
“I have no problem with not understanding the exact mechanism of the symptoms of CFS…I do have a problem with the lack… — David S. Bell Copy Share Image
“Finally, individuals with severe pathological fatigue might experience states that are very different from what a healthy individual experiences when fatigued.” — Leonard A. Jason Copy Share Image
“I hope you are not saying that (ME)CFS patients are not as ill as HIV patients. I split my clinical time between… — Nancy G. Klimas Copy Share Image
“The finding that ME and CFS group had more functional limitations and more serious symptoms than those with MS [multiple sclerosis] provides… — Leonard A. Jason Copy Share Image
“Individuals are often stigmatized and told their illness isn’t real… People with [ME] CFS face an incredible burden just getting doctors to… — Barry E. Hurwitz Copy Share Image
“This is an example of pacing when shopping. Break shopping into multiple steps: 1) rest at home before driving the car to… — Alison C. Bested Copy Share Image
“All I ask of all my friends is that they understand this is truly a devastating neurological illness and not just about… — Tracey Browett Copy Share Image
“ME/CFS is a complex condition that affects every organ system in the body. There is evidence of inflammation at the cellular and… — Alison C. Bested Copy Share Image
“The most important limitation of [clinical] guidelines is that the recommendations may be wrong... Practices that are sub-optimal from the patient’s perspective… — Steven H. Woolf Copy Share Image
“The evidence of inflammation in people with ME/CFS is important because the incremental aerobic exercise recommended by the Wessely School and encapsulated… — Margaret Williams Copy Share Image
“The single biggest factor determining recovery and remission from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) at this point is undoubtedly appropriate rest in the early… — Jodi Bassett Copy Share Image
“Because doctors can’t name the illness, everyone—the patient's family, friends, health insurance, and in many cases the patient—comes to think of the… — Joseph Dumit Copy Share Image
“I am so fed up of having to explain to people that Danny is not just tired; if only that were the… — Sonya Chowdhury Copy Share Image
“Imagine you’re diagnosed with epilepsy: what would you think if you weren’t referred to a specialist but taken to a psychiatrist to… — Tanya Marlow Copy Share Image
“Patients who develop ME/CFS often lose the natural antidepressant effect of exercise, feeling worse after exercise rather than better. Patients may have… — Bruce M. Carruthers Copy Share Image
“It must be noted that there is no proof that it is justified to apply the label somatisation to such conditions as… — Per Dalén Copy Share Image
“(The blood vessels) must be constricted so tight in the brain that little blood gets through. Perhaps it is one of the… — David S. Bell Copy Share Image
“Many people confuse “chronic fatigue” (which is a symptom of many chronic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, or lupus) or “general tiredness”… — Valerie free Copy Share Image
“The Wessely School rejects the significant body of biomedical evidence demonstrating that chronic “fatigue” or “tiredness” is not the same as the… — Malcolm hopper Copy Share Image
“ME/CFS has a greater negative impact on functional status and well-being than other chronic diseases, e.g., cancer or lung diseases[8], and is… — Frank Twisk Copy Share Image
“The Medical Research Council’s PACE Trial of behavioural interventions for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) attracted considerable opposition from the… — Malcolm hopper Copy Share Image
“In general, fatigue is not as severe in depression as in ME/CFS. Joint and muscle pains, recurrent sore throats, tender lymph nodes,… — Bruce M. Carruthers Copy Share Image
“Several years ago I was lecturing in British Columbia. Dr [Simon] Wessely was speaking and he gave a thoroughly enjoyable lecture on… — Byron Hyde Copy Share Image
“How do I deal with my own frustration and outrage at the injustice of what has happened to my son and all… — Mary Dimmock Copy Share Image
“Luckily, we are seeing less and less post-exertional malaise, the symptom that stops Danny’s body and brain recovering properly after expending any… — Sonya Chowdhury Copy Share Image
“No matter how hopeless you feel, strive to find the one thing that makes you feel alive and pull yourself to the… — Tammy-Louise Wilkins Copy Share Image
“M.E. affects children, families and adults in so many different ways and you cannot make assumptions or judgements based just on a… — Sonya Chowdhury Copy Share Image
“people with ME/CFS do not have “fatigue as their main symptom”; they have post-extertional fatigability accompanied by malaise as their main symptom… — Margaret Williams Copy Share Image
“For 13 years now I have suffered. I have lost my job that I loved, my financial independence, my social life, my… — Tracey Browett Copy Share Image
“For the last 48 years, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) has been formally classified by the World Health Organisation as a neurological disorder but… — Margaret Williams Copy Share Image
“The pathophysiological consequences of ME/CFS are multi-systemic and may include: immune and neuroendocrine abnormalities; brain dysfunction and neurocognitive defects; cardiovascular and autonomic… — Anthony Komaroff Copy Share Image
“I take no pleasure in, and set no store by, the suggestion that Professor Wessely effectively hijacked the WHO logo to give… — Frederick R.P. Curzon Copy Share Image
![“It [ME] is one of the most disabling diseases that I care for, far exceeding HIV disease except for the terminal stages.” quote by Daniel L. Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c4/daniel-l-peterson-230406_chronic-fatigue-synd_it-me-is-one-of-the-most-disabling-disea_1991371.jpg)
![“It’s absolutely retrogressive to suggest [ME] CFS is in the heads of patients. I have seen patients commit suicide, or have been otherwise destroyed, because some professor has diagnosed them as having a psychiatric illness.” quote by Peter Behan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/peter-behan-269225_chronic-fatigue-synd_it-s-absolutely-retrogressive-to-suggest_1250466.jpg)
![“The finding that ME and CFS group had more functional limitations and more serious symptoms than those with MS [multiple sclerosis] provides additional evidence to the seriousness of ME and CFS.” quote by Leonard A. Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/leonard-a-jason-49563_chronic-fatigue-synd_the-finding-that-me-and-cfs-group-had-mo_3048194.jpg)
![“Individuals are often stigmatized and told their illness isn’t real… People with [ME] CFS face an incredible burden just getting doctors to take their symptoms seriously” quote by Barry E. Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/barry-e-hurwitz-222278_chronic-fatigue-synd_individuals-are-often-stigmatized-and-to_913193.jpg)
![“The most important limitation of [clinical] guidelines is that the recommendations may be wrong... Practices that are sub-optimal from the patient’s perspective may be recommended to help control costs, serve societal needs, or protect special interests (those of doctors…or politicians, for…” quote by Steven H. Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/steven-h-woolf-280034_cfs_the-most-important-limitation-of-clinica_1464808.jpg)
![“ME/CFS has a greater negative impact on functional status and well-being than other chronic diseases, e.g., cancer or lung diseases[8], and is associated with a drastic decrement in physical functioning[9]. In a comparison study[10] ME/CFS patients scored significantly lower than patients with…” quote by Frank Twisk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/frank-twisk-66444_cfs_me-cfs-has-a-greater-negative-impact-on_448653.jpg)
![“Several years ago I was lecturing in British Columbia. Dr [Simon] Wessely was speaking and he gave a thoroughly enjoyable lecture on M.E. and CFS. He had the hundreds of staff physicians laughing themselves silly over the invented griefs of the M.E. and CFS patients who according to Dr Wessely had…” quote by Byron Hyde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b1/byron-hyde-181868_british-columbia_several-years-ago-i-was-lecturing-in-bri_1382328.jpg)
