I am currently doing a course of Mickel Therapy, which is similar. It is based on the theory that ME is an abnormality of the Hypothalamus which has been switched into overdrive somehow in our life, and this therapy reverses that. This appealed to me as I believe this illness is all to do with the glands and particularly the Hypothalamus which is like the conductor of an orchestra, ie. controls every body system via our glands. Mickel Therapy believes CFS/ME IS a physical illness, it is not 'all in our heads'.
Look up:
www.mickeltherapy.com
I will let you know how I go with this. Some people have amazing 'cures', for others it is a slow movement into a normal life.

Yes I have heard of it and downloaded a short book on it to read.My physio,s friend had cfs and she was cured using this therapy..she has now trained in it and helping others....my physio is going to lend me the DVD...unfortunately her friend is like a couple of thousand kilometres away....but I am going to look into it....

I know of two people who have tried reverse therapy.

My understanding is that it isn't hailed as a cure for ME/CFS but that it can help improve things. Fantail has described the principles of the therapy so well already.
One person I know of who underwent Reverse Therapy travelled a long way to find a therapist, in Liverpool, that she felt was 'good'. She says that it was very expensive as she had to go to a number of sessions. However, though still very much having ME/CFS it has, she says, raised her percentage in the ability range up a notch or two and has enablled her to attend College (which she wasn't able to do at all beforehand).

The other person went to a few sessions with a therapist in Shrewsbury and found neither the therapist or the therapy any help at all. It just left her disalusioned and with a big hole in her pocket.

I looked into downloading the book too but was able to buy a secondhand copy quite cheaply on Amazon. The principles of the therapy does seem to make sense to me but I think, as with all types of therapy, it may only be as good as the therapist and your relationship with them. I have heard of someone who followed what was recommended in the book and decided to 'help-yourself'. Unfortunately we have lost touch and I don't know how successful that was for her.

We are all different and you need to do what feels right for you. Please let us know how you get on if you decide to follow this route. xoxo

Thanks for all your thoughts on this. Yes, Poppy, I agree it may be about finding the right therapist - I had a conversation with one who is quite local to me, so it would be cheaper to see her but, although she sounded very nice and put me in touch with a client whom it had worked for after 16 years of suffering, I just didn't feel confident enough in her professionally. So I'm going to carry on looking for the right person I think. I'll keep you posted.

Thankyou Poppy for your reply..I wholeheartedly agree that this is not a cure in itself ...but fortunately it sounds like for some it has been their answer..I am so happy for them...I am always more than willing to look into treatment that may have merit..usually I go with my heart and gut feeling...I believe it could be more a management strategy of our triggers which could be very beneficial...I know that acomplete chnage in my diet has had enormous benefits for me...so everything is worht apraising ..but for many the cost can be huge financially..many years a go I learnt to lean on the arm of caution after going like a bull at a gate and being dissapointed...hugs J

I found this approach interesting too.
However I could not have done this in the first few years I had CFS/ME as simply getting out of the house to go to the doctors was out of the question at times.

This website gives the details on how the therapy is done. And I was thinking about doing this myself at home. It's just writing down your feelings / thoughts and working through them. Just an idea for those who are housebound or can't afford a therapist. Marcia


http://www.beatcfs.info/reverse1.htm

I heard of Reverse Therapy. Phoned the ME Association to ask about it. The ME Association did advise me not to try it. There are people who gets worse. I felt fear, it is very expensive and you could get worse. Be careful