Resources: ME/CFS Videos
Videos about the illness experience of ME/CFS
The following videos highlight the nature of the illness and its symptoms and the difficulties faced by patients.
An excellent video made by the Sleepydust website, giving an honest picture of the symptoms of ME/CFS, facts about the lack of a cure, social stigma, loss of life and work, refusal of benefits etc...and what friends and family can do to help support the patient and why this is important. It also highlights the fact that the illness is different for every person and what makes a difference to one patient may not work for another.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0w9-eQ_fKQ
If Only - A video about ME/CFS from the ME Association (UK charity) with quotes from patients highlighting their struggles. It highlights well how the patient often looks well and how the However, it on really highlights the tip of the iceberg of what living with this illness is like rather than the grim reality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=PKfdFzvrzRE
Natalie, a patient with severe ME/CFS raises awareness for ME/CFS awareness day 2008. Natalie talks about symptoms, how she would become parAMF84DcL196jalysed if she overdid things physically or mentally, the varying severity of the illness in different people and how some patients may become depressed as a result of having a chronic illness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qREb3B5erSQ
Missing My Life - Short well made video by the American Centre for Disease Control and Prevention about ME/CFS. Expresses the importance of getting a diagnosis and help, and highlighting that the greatest difficulty with the illness is missing out on your life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCUvygbYdXs&feature=related
Its all about M.E. - short video highlighting some truths about what patients experieince from symptoms to treatment from others.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncMa_xdL9sw
Controversial New Invisble Diseases Discussed - Dr Franky Dolan discusses invisible diseases, symptoms of ME/CFS and helpful tips for coping.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIfUoKatiLA&feature=related
Dr Franky Dolan interviews 2 women housebound with ME/CFS about the difficulties they face, and why having an invisible illness is so hard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ8u1FWgxQ8&feature=related
Christina Newman talks about her diagnosis of ME/CFS and the debilitating symptoms she has experieinced and the effect they have had on her life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YemwVBeYVKM&feature=fvw
Annette has had chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME, for over 25 years. She talks about how the condition affects her life and the things that have helped her to stay happy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3HOV4tP-w0
Psychology and ME/CFS – The Latest Talk - A series of videos were recorded to give a simple overview of the role of psychology in M.E., a synopsis of various treatment modalities and an overview of treatment at The Optimum Health Clinic.
http://www.freedomfromme.co.uk/blog/?p=111
Treating symptoms of ME/CFS
Dr. Vincent Bellonzi talks about treating symptoms of ME/CFS with nutrition, as well as getting rid of infection, correcting sleep imbalances, stress, hormonal imbalances and other investigations,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pGBB-FIb5k&feature=related
ME/CFS Research
Patient with ME/CFS Teri Reports about 2 scientific breakthroughs the first regarding adrenal insufficiency and the second about proteins in the spinal fluid only found in ME/CFS as well as Fibromyalgia ((FMS) and Gulf War Syndrome (GWS).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifoeTpgTDcs&feature=related
The truth about the psychiatric industry and their hold on ME/CFS
The following videos highlight the truth about the scandals behind the treatment of patients with ME/CFS, the abuse by psychiatrists with conflicting interests, the sectioning of patients who are accused of having psychiatric illness.
The Classification of ME - 3 part video by Ciaran Farrell, explaining the role of the World Heath Organisation (WHO) and their international classification of diseases (ICD) and how Benign Myaglic Encephalomyelitis, Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are all indexed as the same neurological condition according to the WHO, and are none are classified as psychological conditions, which is why we use the term ME/CFS as they are the same neurological disease. The third part explains why Benign Myalgic Encepalomyelitis is named as it is.
http://www.youtube.com/user/GBCTwo#play/uploads/6/EYzaqChf0QE
http://www.youtube.com/user/GBCTwo#play/uploads/4/t9z6sB9XS8k
http://www.youtube.com/user/GBCTwo#play/uploads/3/Sk_eehZXSvE
Sweet Charity? A View on ME Charities in th UK - Ciaran Farrell talks the truth about certain ME Charities in the UK including Action for ME and their questionable practices, research and allegance with psychiatrists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXbj9jHCNlI
ME-A National Scandal Exposed - UK documentary from 2005 which highlights the reality of sufferers of severe ME/CFS, and the governments lack of funding to valuable research as demonstrated by Dr Johnathan Kerr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkGq0BH6AHw&feature=related
ME-Doctors disbelief kills young woman - The truth about Sophia Mirza who had ME/CFS, killed by abuse from the doctors. She is the first person in the world to officially have ME/CFS as a cause of death on her death certificate. Talks about the abuse of those with ME/CFS by psychiatrists in the UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y_T5ylWUv4&feature=related
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