Comment by noshbrinken

Unfortunately, CFS is not the only illness whose existence the medical profession generally refuses to admit. There are a host of other syndromes or symptom constellations that doctors can't find markers of and thus call psychosomatic. Generally, people suffering from these conditions congregate on message boards where they develop a culture and community. Sometimes this is truly productive research sharing and emotional support and sometimes it promotes alternative treatments of dubious efficacy and speculative science based on amateur readings of research. What's really overwhelming is the disconnect between the medical profession and the people they exist to serve. These people need help and yet doctors seem to push them away because doctors are too uncomfortable with a state of not knowing or not understanding.