My last post was about self-efficacy, which is the belief that you can do certain things to improve your health. Now, let’s look at the opposite of self-efficacy – catastrophizing.
What is catastrophizing? It’s the distorted believe that nothing is going to improve your health. When someone with a chronic illness like fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome catastrophizes, they’re essentially giving up all attempts at trying to manage their illness. It’s no surprise that catastrophizers don’t do as well as those with good self-efficacy.
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2009/03/02/catastrophizing-about-fibromyalgia-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.htm
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