There are huge links, which go both ways. All of the therapists in my team are now trained to work with people with copd, heart disease, diabetes, as well as ibs, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and various types of chronic pain. We obviously don't cure the physical illness, but we can either help with blocks to self management, or with illnesses where there is a functional aspect - so there's not a structural issue, but the way that system/organ works has gone out of whack. Also, perfectionists really struggle with a long term health condition, so therapy can help with adjustment, which can make a long term health condition easier to manage and to have less impact on someone.Zoomer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:52 pm The placebo effect is an actual real thing, though. Which always makes me wonder how much of peoples problems/illnesses are ...not psychosomatic exactly, but ... I don't know how to say this without insulting people, including me, who suffer from mental health problems...how much your mental health influences your physical health, maybe?
There's something going on with chronic fatigue/fibromyagia etc and previous traumas, I'm sure.
The chronic fatigue patient groups are not happy with the therapists though, it can feel quite dismissing to be offered psychological therapy (if you introduce it badly).