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{{NeedsImage}} '''Susan Jane Blackmore''' (born 29 July 1951) is a British parapsychologist, freelance writer, lecturer, sceptic, and broadcaster on psychology and the paranormal, and is best known for her book ''The Meme Machine''. She has written or contributed to over 40 books and 60 scholarly articles and is a contributor to ''The Guardian'' newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.susanblackmore.uk/biography/ | title = Full Biography|website=Dr Susan Blackmore|language=en|access-date=2021-12-14}}</ref> She was diagnosed with [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS) in 1995.<ref name="cfs book">{{Cite book | last = Lisman | first = S.R. | last2 = Dougherty | first2 = K. | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome For Dummies |chapter=Ten Famous People with CFS|pages=297-904 | date = 2007 |publisher= John Wiley & Sons |isbn= 9780470117729 | chapter-url= https://books.google.ca/books?id=GRe5TQFr2k8C&pg=PA298}}</ref> She has controversially described CFS as a "meme in some respects".<ref name="bmj">{{Cite journal | last = Blackmore | first = Susan | author-link = | date = 2021-12-14 | title = Re: What causes chronic fatigue syndrome?|url=https://www.bmj.com/content/329/7472/928/rr/759419|journal=The BMJ|volume=|issue=|pages=|quote=|via=}}</ref> ==Illness== Susan Blackmore became ill with [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] in 1995 after a bout of [[influenza]]. She also attributes "many years of overwork and sleep deprivation" to the development of her CFS. She credits [[bed rest]], [[pacing]], and improving her sleep with improving her symptoms.<ref name="bmj" /> ==Online presence== *[http://www.susanblackmore.co.uk/index.htm Susan Blackmore website] *[https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanBlackmore Susan Blackmore facebook page] ==Learn more== *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Blackmore Wikipedia - Susan Blackmore] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:British famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]]
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