ME/CFS fatigue and lingering pains, somewhat better with meditation and Qi Gong
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 8 months
- Last post
- Oct 2015
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I myself have had CFS for about 8 months now
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I've been dealing with chronic fatigue for about a year, at various levels of severity.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
While I still have a lot of pains etc, I seem to have made some headway into battling the fatigue. ... it has been CENTRAL in my gradual recovery
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Summary
Coast 34279 had had CFS for about eight months when they began posting in 2015, describing chronic fatigue that varied in severity and lingering pains. They credited a change of mindset, daily meditation, Qi Gong, posture work, self-massage and leaving a stressful career, and said they had made some headway against the fatigue and were in gradual recovery by October 2015.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Change my mind set · Helped a lot
Ridding myself of this alone boosted my energy tremendously.
In context ↗ - Qi Gong · Helped
I started practicing Qi Gong. This helped reveal areas of tension in my body that I didn't even know were there.
In context ↗ - Self massage of tense spots · Helped
Self massage of tense spots will relieve tension.
In context ↗ - Eliminate stresses · Helped
it was helpful for me to find the true source of my stress and eliminate it
In context ↗ - Posture work · Helped
This was one of the first things I was guided to do and it really helped me.
In context ↗ - Taking a year off to focus on getting better · Helped a lot
I did something very similar and it was tremendously helpful for me.
In context ↗ - Meditation · Helped a lot
I meditate daily however, and it has been CENTRAL in my gradual recovery.
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining · Mind-body practices · Radical rest
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. The chart starts 8 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | CFS onsetI myself have had CFS for about 8 months now.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2015-05-17 | made headway against the fatigue after mindset change, Qi Gong, posture work and cutting stressI seem to have made some headway into battling the fatigue.In context ↗ | Mild | Qigong, tai chi and isometric yoga |
| 2015-10-05 | gradual recovery, with daily meditation described as centralI meditate daily however, and it has been CENTRAL in my gradual recovery.In context ↗ | Mild | Meditation, yoga, breathwork |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
While I still have a lot of pains etc
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
meditation has been a tool to regulate stress and anxiety
In context ↗
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