WIRED @wired.com 路 Jun 1 The result is a cascade of symptoms she attributes to nervous system dysfunction. The solution, Kennedy argues, is retraining the brain to break the loop. www.wired.com/story/the-pa...
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they've been saying this for decades about POTS, but after decades and thousands of people trying brain-retrain efforts, it's not a recommended treatment. because there's no evidence it does anything for the underlying problem.
It's called the Biopsychosocial Model and it's bullshit, and the health insurance industry 馃挄LOVES it, because it means the people who aren't "cured" by it* are just choosing to remain ill, so clearly they shouldn't get any money. PLEASE STOP BOOSTING THIS UTTER BOLLOCKS. *nobody is cured by it
WIRED contributor Alan Levinovitz has spoken with a dozen formerly bedbound sufferers who credit brain retraining with partial or full recoveries from severe long Covid and other conditions. Hundreds more have shared testimonials about a range of similar approaches. www.wired.com/story/the-pa...
She attributes it to that because she's a hack, a quack and a grifter all at once.
Fuck, and I mean this sincerely, off.
"Attributes" is what you say when you have no evidence of something and are going off vibes.