ME/CFS
No benefit
ME/CFS flare and PEM after trauma therapy, still persisting with no improvement
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
can be a ME/CFS trigger
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
One session caused a horrible flare and PEM that’s persisting (with no end in sight)
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A person with ME/CFS worked for more than six years to become mentally stable enough to begin intensive trauma therapy. After one prolonged exposure session they had a bad flare and PEM that was still persisting, with no end in sight, when they posted. They did not think they could manage 8-12 more weeks of weekly sessions while that ill.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- prolonged exposure (imaginal) · Much worse
One session caused a horrible flare and PEM
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Adverse events
- Trauma work (EFT, EMDR, TRE)“one prolonged exposure trauma therapy session triggered a bad flare + PEM” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
One session caused a horrible flare and PEM that’s persisting (with no end in sight)
In context ↗