At least 3 to 5 million Americans suffer from environmental illness (EI) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), two illnesses cast into a skeptical light by the medical community and the general public. Those with EI and CFS suffer not only with their illnesses, but also from feelings of isolation and the uncertainty of whether or not they will ever be 'normal' again. The Rebellious Body is not only a guide for alleviating symptoms, but also is an invaluable tool that makes sense out of the confusing quirks of these illnesses, and offers choices as to what to do about them in order to maintain a balance of body, mind, and spirit. Ideal reading for individuals suffering from EI and CFS, and also for health practitioners, families and friends of sufferers, and for all who struggle with fatigue and immune-related health problems. The Rebellious Body is an extraordinary resource that offers tangible relief from EI and CFS. If you want to make sense out of the broad spectrum of disparate information, this practical, self-help book engages you in your own recovery, and assists you in customizing healing options. You will hear the unique stories of those who have struggled with these illnesses and thereby recover a sense of hope. Ms. Strubbe Wittenberg, a registered nurse and health educator, herself afflicted since 1982 with both illnesses, combines personal experience and scientific research to help you:

The Rebellious Body

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Wittenberg, Janice Strubbe

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Insight Books

This book offers a hypothesis centering around the concept of the "Fantasy Bond", an illusion of connection formed with the mother and later with significant others in the individual's environment.

The Fantasy Bond: The Structure of Psychological Defenses

Firestone, Robert W.

Psychology & Counseling

The Fantasy Bond: Effects of Psychological Defenses on Interpersonal Relations

Catlett, Joyce

Looks at the history and the extent of homelessness in the U.S., discusses the causes of this nationwide problem, and considers possible solutions

The Invisible Homeless: A New Urban Ecology

Politics & Social Sciences

Ropers, Richard H.

Social Sciences

This collection of stories, based upon the lives of psychiatric patients, articulates the span of the field as perceived through a uniquely literary sensibility. Portraying a spectrum of human situations drawn from his clinical experience - instances of suicide, psychotic behaviour, depression in old age, and other conditions encountered frequently in the learning and practice of psychiatry - Dr Bowers senses the human spirit at work in the lives of even his most forlorn patients. With compassion and unusual sensitivity, he demonstrates that behind what might appear to be the most bizarre of mental phenomena is a human life afflicted, but with aspirations and expectations shared by all of us. By allowing the clinical situation to speak for itself, the author presents each patient's life story in such a way as to highlight the essence of his profession - the fundamental importance of relationships and the impact of human interaction which, in varied settings and circumstances, has the ultimate power to create or destory.

A Psychiatrist Recollects: Stories from the Lives of Psychiatric Patients

Bowers, Malcolm Baker

This work offers important insights in the origins, pervasiveness, and destructiveness of the defensive process. The text formulates these views and then elaborates upon both the pain and joy of human existence. The authors point the way toward reversing the damaging process that keeps an individual from experiencing genuine satisfaction while maintaining feelings of compassion for oneself and others. Case histories show how people ultimately reject love and companionship with their mates and families for an imagined connection or an illusion of security. The text aims to be a source of information and enlightenment for broadening our understanding of ourselves, and enabling change toward positive, constructive behaviour.

Psychological Defenses in Everyday Life

Medical Books

This is not for your everyday reader. This book is for farmers, students in agriculture or professionals in the milk producing industry. But this book has it all--the entire history of milking from how it was once done to how it is done now.

Machine Milking and Lactation

The Violet Quill Reader

David Bergman

Textbook for Language Arts and English Literature students.

English in Year 11

Unknown, Author

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