I’m going to start by being honest and telling you that I think Sarah Wilson is an idiot. Her whole I Quit Sugar bullshit is nothing more than a moneymaking scam, and I will never understand why she thinks her D-grade celebrity status gives her any credibility when it comes to offering health advice.
But today, she has gone from being just a misinformed fool to an absolute troll. Because surely, that can be the only reason she would write that autoimmune conditions are all caused by self-hatred.
Oh yes she did.
Read this. I really don’t want to promote her stupid rantings, but read it. Read the ridiculous rhetoric. Read the assumptions. Read the complete and utter lack of anything resembling evidence. Read that this thoughtless opinion was a result of watching a TED talk given by Dr Habib Sadeghi, a so-called ‘healer to the stars’.
In addition to telling the world that autoimmune conditions are a result of self-loathing (as a person with three AI conditions, I clearly despise myself!), she also writes about a magic talent she has. So magic, that I am unable to understand why she is not teaching at Hogwarts.
Apparently, Sarah Wilson has the ability to ‘spot at “autoimmune type”’. What’s an autoimmune type? Well, the type who ‘…have an intensity about them, a desire to impress. They’re always the ones at the front of my lectures, frantically taking notes. They have an air of “I’m not good enough as I am’. I know as I write this, many heads out there are nodding.’
No, Sarah, no. They are not heads nodding, you foolish woman, they are heads shaking. In shock and disgust and amazement that someone could be so stupid, and dismay and outright disbelief that someone with a megaphone gets to say such damaging things.
Helpfully, Sarah has given us the secret of how to heal ourselves from these pesky autoimmune conditions we have hated upon ourselves.
It turns out The Beatles were right – all you need is love. Self-love.
Yes. That’s right. Sarah Wilson tells us that all autoimmune conditions can be cured with self-love.
Now, I am the first person to say that we should all be kind to ourselves. We shouldn’t feel guilt for our health conditions or blame ourselves (or anyone else for that matter). And when I am feeling good about myself – when I feel emotionally robust – it certainly does make it easier to care for myself and my diabetes.
But no matter how much I like or love myself – and truthfully, I actually do think I’m a bit of alright – I cannot cure my diabetes. And it would be irresponsible of me to think that I could.
Sarah Wilson, please, please stop writing such rubbish. Please stop outright lying to people about medical issues. Stop using your wide reach to say such damaging things. Please just stop.
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November 22, 2014 at 6:52 pm
Richard T
Ignorance makes the world go round. Unfortunately we have no control of people’s words butt we can voice our own opinion and disagreement as well.
Stay positive and stay happy with what we have been blessed with in our lives!
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November 22, 2014 at 8:25 pm
Liliana Lees
Unfortunately there are many people just a stupid as Sarah that will believe all this stuff. it makes our job so much harder to try to explain just exactly what Type 1 Diabetes is. Perhaps Renza we need you to do a Ted Talk and Type 1 may be recognised for what it is an autoimmune disease with no CURE.
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November 22, 2014 at 11:27 pm
Jeann
Where do these people come from…outer space?? It would be funny if they weren’t so dangerous.
I would love to see Sarah ‘spot me as an autoimmune type’ but I think it would be difficult for her. I don’t believe I am an intense type. Nor do I ‘hate myself’. I think I am a relaxed type and I have always thought I have value to myself and others.
What a self-centred person she is!
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November 23, 2014 at 2:23 am
Jo Thouas
I could say and call her all the swear words in Jo’s dictionary, but I won’t! Right now my blood’s boiling!
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November 23, 2014 at 8:25 am
pumpinglaura
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November 23, 2014 at 9:30 am
denise graham
Sarah Wilson makes me sad. She is obviously a person who thinks she knows everything but really knows nothing at all. She’s just trying to make money and in the process has upset a lot of people. I at the moment am in tears coz she has made me so angry. I have type 1 AND ITS NOT MY FAULT !!!!!
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November 23, 2014 at 10:15 am
Marlena Klaic
There should be some form of legal recourse we can take against people like Sarah Wilson who espouse such dangerous and offensive philosophies. Unfortunately there are many vulnerable individuals who will believe this utter shite and subsequently make poor decisions about their condition and treatment.
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November 23, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Scott E
So for the infant who was diagnosed at 15 months old, can we really say that it happened because he didn’t love himself enough?
Yeah. Didn’t think so.
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November 23, 2014 at 3:07 pm
Alex
Thanks Renza, I read Sarah’s article, (and some of the gushing comments following it) and was horrified. In the guise of being empowering and supportive she is yet another troll telling us our ills are all our fault, and if we try hard enough everything will be perfect. If you want it enough, you can have a natural birth. If you try hard enough your kid will be perfectly behaved. If you love yourself, you will cure your AI disease???? Just makes me angry. By all means, as you say, taking care of ourselves and giving ourselves a break is a good thing but this is hurtful, dangerous and frankly wrong.
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November 23, 2014 at 4:17 pm
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November 23, 2014 at 10:40 pm
Carly Findlay
I stI’ll can’t believe her claims.
She must be grappling with a lot of self doubt and hatred to spout this.
Great post x
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November 24, 2014 at 2:56 am
Christine
So the week old baby diagnosed with Type1 diabetes doesn’t love herself???
What utter irresponsible rot. This woman belongs with the flat earth brigade.
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November 24, 2014 at 10:05 pm
Gina
Yep – when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 6, I was full of self loathing, gee I wish my mother had told me to love myself more at that age…oh my dear Sarah Wilson, get a brain and do some thing that doesn’t give journalists a bad name….do some RESEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 22, 2017 at 9:11 pm
Bina J
I agree. I read that article about Hashi people. All being earnest etc and she was a Hashi person herself. I started following her when she had Graves disease. So did her change of autoimmune status signal a personality change as well. Graves is the opposite thyroid condition to Hashi’s.
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April 19, 2017 at 4:53 pm
Belinda
Amen!
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