Tag Archives: stress
Elements of suffering in ME/CFS… in the severely & very severely affected
Elements of suffering in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the experience of loss, grief, stigma, and trauma in the severely and very severely affected, by Patricia A Fennell, Nancy Dorr and Shane S George in Healthcare 2021, 9(5), 553; [doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050553] 9 May … Continue reading
The most extreme consequence of ME/CFS – trauma & premature death
Livets bilder (Life images) blog post, 25 October 2016: The most extreme consequence – trauma and premature death (Originally written in Swedish) In this post I will write about something that I see as the most extreme consequence of what I … Continue reading
The role of stress in biological systems and chronic fatigue
Review highlights: • We review stress signal sensitivity of immune cells in chronic stress and fatigue. • Chronic stress seems to result in resistance of immune cells to stress signals. • Findings on stress signal sensitivity under acute stress were … Continue reading
Perfectionism & stress in CFS could be due to HPA dysregulation
Article Background: There is increasing evidence that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) may reflect a dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis after a prolonged period of hyperactivity due to chronic stress/overload. We and others have hypothesized that chronic stress and subsequent … Continue reading
The nature of fatigue in CFS
Research abstract In this article, we report the findings of our study on the nature of fatigue in patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Using ethnoscience as a design, we conducted a series of unstructured interviews and card sorts to … Continue reading
Role of insomnia in the treatment of chronic fatigue
Research highlights: • We studied if insomnia was related to outcomes in the treatment of chronic fatigue. • A decrease in insomnia severity reduces fatigue in chronic fatigue patients. • A decrease in insomnia severity improves the cortisol recovery after … Continue reading
