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ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 10/08/2026

3) For those who don't yet know: the Lightning Process is a commercial treatment created by a British osteopath that is based on questionable ideas such as neurolinguistic programming. It encourages patients to say stop to their symptoms.

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Inside The Controversial Therapy For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome That Some Patients Call A “Cult”

A recent scientific trial has led to acrimonious debates over chronic fatigue syndrome, aka ME, and boosted interest in a secretive therapy that some call a “cult” and others call a “miracle”. BuzzFeed News investigates.

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ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 10/08/2026

4) It has a pseudoscientific background, including making overstatements of curing ME/CFS and treating various other conditions, all in a mere 3-day period. The current NICE guidelines on ME/CFS recommends against it.

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ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 10/08/2026

5) The Lightning Process encourages patients to see themselves as no longer ill ("Instead of saying I'm incredibly tired," you'd say 'l am doing fatigue.'"), which will bias the results. Participants basically get instructions to rate their symptoms differently.

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