Comments for Chronic Fatigue Survivor's Blog http://cfs-survivors.org A blog about my experience recovering from Chronic Fatigue Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Overwhelmed with fear and anxiety by TJ Kharahttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/04/08/overwhelmed-fear-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 TJ Khara Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:43 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=536#comment-1481 Hi Graham,Great to hear from you. I guess the not trying so hard comes when it comes. However, on a more tangible level I really altered my diet. I was a 3 times a day type meat eater and am now vegan, so that definitely helped me. Eating lots of fruits and veggies helped me a lot too. My yoga teacher - who was instrumental in my recovery - actually prescribed that I eat at least five pieces of fruit every day. Honestly, I am not an expert by any standard, but through my experience, I feel as though the diet is the first step towards recovery. An analogy that my yoga teacher gave me was when you pull one leg of a stool, the other three come towards you too. One step in the right direction is all that is required.I am not sure what kind of diet you are following. We could discuss more about that and try to figure some stuff out. Also, you can check out pranayama breathing exercises. From your reply it seems like you are able to exercise a bit (which was not the case with me at all - could barely do very mild yoga.) So, maybe you can try tai chi or something like that.Let me know what you think about this.Best and hope you get well soon,TJ. Hi Graham,

Great to hear from you. I guess the not trying so hard comes when it comes. However, on a more tangible level I really altered my diet. I was a 3 times a day type meat eater and am now vegan, so that definitely helped me. Eating lots of fruits and veggies helped me a lot too. My yoga teacher - who was instrumental in my recovery - actually prescribed that I eat at least five pieces of fruit every day. Honestly, I am not an expert by any standard, but through my experience, I feel as though the diet is the first step towards recovery. An analogy that my yoga teacher gave me was when you pull one leg of a stool, the other three come towards you too. One step in the right direction is all that is required.

I am not sure what kind of diet you are following. We could discuss more about that and try to figure some stuff out. Also, you can check out pranayama breathing exercises. From your reply it seems like you are able to exercise a bit (which was not the case with me at all - could barely do very mild yoga.) So, maybe you can try tai chi or something like that.

Let me know what you think about this.

Best and hope you get well soon,

TJ.
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]]> Comment on Update on Mickel Therapy progress by MFD in NYhttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/05/15/update-mickel-therapy-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 MFD in NY Tue, 15 May 2012 16:59:08 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=541#comment-1479 Glad you're getting out but sorry the anxiety is so bad. I've been reading dr. Sarno's book (highly recommend the mindbody prescription) & taking dr schubiner's class online. It's $100 & it's at unlearnyourpain.com. I'm better than I have been in a year but have a LONG way to go. I've read 2 books on mickel. It doesn't make as much sense to me as sarno/schubiner but I won't rule anything out either. I've lost a decade of my life & I'm just 29 so I'm open to anything other people have had luck with & that strikes me as semi-logical. Hang in there. Take care buddy Glad you're getting out but sorry the anxiety is so bad. I've been reading dr. Sarno's book (highly recommend the mindbody prescription) & taking dr schubiner's class online. It's $100 & it's at unlearnyourpain.com. I'm better than I have been in a year but have a LONG way to go. I've read 2 books on mickel. It doesn't make as much sense to me as sarno/schubiner but I won't rule anything out either. I've lost a decade of my life & I'm just 29 so I'm open to anything other people have had luck with & that strikes me as semi-logical. Hang in there. Take care buddy

]]> Comment on Update on Mickel Therapy progress by MFD in NYhttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/05/15/update-mickel-therapy-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 MFD in NY Tue, 15 May 2012 16:58:35 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=541#comment-1478 Glad you're getting out but sorry the anxiety is so bad. I've been reading dr. Sarno's book (highly recommend the mindbody prescription) & taking dr schubiner's class online. It's $100 & it's at unlearnyourpain.com. I'm better than I have been in a year but have a LONG way to go. I've read 2 books on mickel. It doesn't make as much sense to me as sarno/schubiner but I won't rule anything out either. I've lost a decade of my life & I'm just 29 so I'm open to anything other people have had luck with & that strikes me as semi-logical. Hang in there. Take care buddy :) Glad you're getting out but sorry the anxiety is so bad. I've been reading dr. Sarno's book (highly recommend the mindbody prescription) & taking dr schubiner's class online. It's $100 & it's at unlearnyourpain.com. I'm better than I have been in a year but have a LONG way to go. I've read 2 books on mickel. It doesn't make as much sense to me as sarno/schubiner but I won't rule anything out either. I've lost a decade of my life & I'm just 29 so I'm open to anything other people have had luck with & that strikes me as semi-logical. Hang in there. Take care buddy :)

]]> Comment on Update on Mickel Therapy progress by Grahamhttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/05/15/update-mickel-therapy-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Graham Tue, 15 May 2012 05:19:01 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=541#comment-1476 God that website pissed me off! His articles have virtually no content, and the videos rabbit on and on about the importance of understanding the cause of CFS... without ever saying what he thinks the cause is. Really made me angry. Fucking internet marketers getting into the CFS niche piss me off. Do you have any idea what he thinks the cause actually is? I don't plan on buying an ebook just to find out whether he's peddling the same old shit or not.Cranky as, Graham God that website pissed me off! His articles have virtually no content, and the videos rabbit on and on about the importance of understanding the cause of CFS... without ever saying what he thinks the cause is. Really made me angry. Fucking internet marketers getting into the CFS niche piss me off. Do you have any idea what he thinks the cause actually is? I don't plan on buying an ebook just to find out whether he's peddling the same old shit or not.

Cranky as,
Graham

]]> Comment on Update on Mickel Therapy progress by Niahttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/05/15/update-mickel-therapy-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Nia Tue, 15 May 2012 04:05:02 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=541#comment-1475 Graham, A bloke up here i know, a Physiist, has cured himself. He says he completely researched every bit literature on CFS all over the world. I am too tired to explain but the ANS plus other stuff is behind it all but look at it anyway as he talks about what is important like Hypoglycemia. www.cfsunravelled.com and download his book. He and I had Hypnotherapy Tme Line Therapy and I reacted so bad after the 5 th visit, been sleeping for 3 mths since .....now I am awake again but not sleeping well...all BS Graham,
A bloke up here i know, a Physiist, has cured himself. He says he completely researched every bit literature on CFS all over the world. I am too tired to explain but the ANS plus other stuff is behind it all but look at it anyway as he talks about what is important like Hypoglycemia. www.cfsunravelled.com and download his book. He and I had Hypnotherapy Tme Line Therapy and I reacted so bad after the 5 th visit, been sleeping for 3 mths since .....now I am awake again but not sleeping well...all BS

]]> Comment on Overwhelmed with fear and anxiety by Grahamhttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/04/08/overwhelmed-fear-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Graham Tue, 15 May 2012 02:11:44 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=536#comment-1474 Umm... yeah... thanks. Umm... yeah... thanks.
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]]> Comment on Just started Mickel therapy by Grahamhttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/03/07/started-mickel-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Graham Tue, 15 May 2012 01:40:15 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=532#comment-1473 Hey there, Yes, it makes sense; our mind/brain is the control centre of our body. Yet I've been working on mind stuff for years and years, and still haven't cracked it. In fact, I feel worse: I was in the middle of doing therapy when I fell ill. I guess that's why I'm still so goddam skeptical. Keep in touch! Cheers, Graham Hey there,
Yes, it makes sense; our mind/brain is the control centre of our body. Yet I've been working on mind stuff for years and years, and still haven't cracked it. In fact, I feel worse: I was in the middle of doing therapy when I fell ill. I guess that's why I'm still so goddam skeptical.
Keep in touch!
Cheers,
Graham

]]> Comment on Just started Mickel therapy by Grahamhttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/03/07/started-mickel-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 Graham Tue, 15 May 2012 01:36:52 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=532#comment-1472 Hi Amaya, Sure; I just <a href="http://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/05/15/update-mickel-therapy-progress/">posted an update</a>. Cheers, Graham Hi Amaya,
Sure; I just posted an update.
Cheers,
Graham

]]> Comment on Overwhelmed with fear and anxiety by Grahamhttp://cfs-survivors.org/blog/2012/04/08/overwhelmed-fear-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Graham Tue, 15 May 2012 01:05:26 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/?p=536#comment-1471 Hey TJ, Thanks for your comment. I find it difficult to stop trying so hard; it seems to cause me a lot of anxiety when I just stop. I get bored. I want to move on. Meditation helps a little, and my body seems to tolerate exercise pretty well these days. But the goddam cold/flu-like symptoms like the runny nose and cough drive me nuts. I'd happily feel 1% better. And the other 99 too. Happy to talk to you on Skype sometime; my address is: graham.a.stoney Cheers, Graham Hey TJ,
Thanks for your comment. I find it difficult to stop trying so hard; it seems to cause me a lot of anxiety when I just stop. I get bored. I want to move on. Meditation helps a little, and my body seems to tolerate exercise pretty well these days. But the goddam cold/flu-like symptoms like the runny nose and cough drive me nuts. I'd happily feel 1% better. And the other 99 too. Happy to talk to you on Skype sometime; my address is: graham.a.stoney
Cheers,
Graham

]]> Comment on About by Grahamhttp://cfs-survivors.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1470 Graham Tue, 15 May 2012 01:02:06 +0000 http://cfs-survivors.org/blog/?page_id=2#comment-1470 Hi Linda, Thanks for the advice. It's a little difficult to know which advice to take, given so much of it is contradictory. I've also thought to myself "if it's an immune system over-responding, why are people suggesting taking things to <em>boost</em> your immune system?" I'm certainly looking forward to the day it "just starts going away". (Yeah, yeah; I know somebody will chime in about acceptance and not resisting life... blah blah blah) Cheers, Graham Hi Linda,
Thanks for the advice. It's a little difficult to know which advice to take, given so much of it is contradictory. I've also thought to myself "if it's an immune system over-responding, why are people suggesting taking things to boost your immune system?" I'm certainly looking forward to the day it "just starts going away". (Yeah, yeah; I know somebody will chime in about acceptance and not resisting life... blah blah blah)
Cheers,
Graham

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