Chronic fatigue, barely able to walk a block, now recovered after JournalSpeak
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- years
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
This is 100% spot in this is the way out of CFS I am proof
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I could barely walk down the block in August
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I'm at 100%, falling asleep within 10 minutes 90% of the time
In context ↗
Read from 24 of their posts and comments; links to the 12 this page draws on
Summary
Oak 88822 had chronic fatigue for years and by August 2024 could barely walk down a block. After starting daily JournalSpeak (Nicole Sachs) shadow-work journaling in late September, they felt 50% better within a month and about 90% by November, walking or running 17,000 steps. In December 2024 they squatted 225 lbs, and by January 2025 reported 100% recovery and sleeping well; in May 2025 they still described themselves as cured.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Journal Speak · Helped a lot
Yes through journalspeak I recovered 100%
In context ↗ - Buddhist meditation, yoga · No change
I tried Buddhist meditation, yoga, sauna, etc.. and nothing this is what helped me actually feel better.
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | onset of chronic fatigueI was able to heal myself after years of struggling with chronic fatigueIn context ↗ | |
| August 2024 | could barely walk down the blockin August I could barely walk down the blockIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-10-26 | about 50% better after a month of JournalSpeakprobably 50% better now after doing the above for a monthIn context ↗ | Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak |
| 2024-11-08 | about 90% recovered, walking and running 17k stepsprobably around 90% now, just ran/walked 17k steps, and have been averaging around 7k steps a day this weekIn context ↗ | Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak |
| 2024-12-21 | squatted 225 lbs for 5 repsjust squatted 225 lbs for 5 reps (100 KG)In context ↗ | Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak |
| 2025-01-29 | 100% recovered and sleeping wellat 100%, falling asleep within 10 minutes 90% of the timeIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak“The journaling triggered symptoms while journaling” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak“As I was typing I felt more intense zapping or muscle contractions, and stuff like that” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
I am sleeping better than ever
In context ↗ - Brain fog
my mental clarity improved
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was at a similar low place
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
I felt more intense zapping or muscle contractions
In context ↗
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