I have already been referred: the new physio and CBT clinics I will be attending are under the CF Clinic umbrella at an NHS hospital where the CF service is run from, so I am not attending any thing outside of that apart from my current physio and CBT NHS-led clinics which are still ongoing and which I need. I have yet to see if I will need to drop these when the specialised/tailored ones start, or if they will work in conjunction… it is my call.
It is a structured programme, to mirror my now structured life, and I have no idea if I will be able to keep up with the pace… but I am willing to give it a go for the sake of alleviation.
Now I have a phobia? Addressing the illness has given me a truer sense of self, as alleviating the symptoms through diet has lifted the mental fog I was in, but the fatigue still remains, which is causing my body to prioritise and subsequently reduce its internal functions. The specialist CF consultants are there to help us, and we help them understand the illness better in return.
How would talking to him about CBT help me? Is he a CF specialist? as the only people I want to deal with right now are those who have specialised in and have a full understanding of the illness and the patients’ very specific needs.
Is your answer to the problem for me to immerse myself in everything that is making me sick? consume everything unselectively a’la bachanal? function indiscriminately without thought of impact on health? acquaint myself with people I know nothing about and explain myself to them in a non-CF CBT group? No! No! and No!
Thanks, but I am getting all the help and advice I need
I won’t be looking him up in this context, but in a general philosophy context… sure.
Celery? is it organic? a cure all for all ills?