32 years of ME/CFS, often at a dead end, now recovered after following a book's advice
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 32 years
- Last post
- Dec 2020
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I have had CFS for 32 years
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I truly believe that I have recovered!
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
After 32 years of CFS, during which they often felt at a dead end, they read Dr Marc Sopher's book To Be or Not To Be ....in Pain and followed his advice three weeks before writing. They noted their main symptom had not been pain. They wrote that they truly believed that they had recovered, and recommended the book.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- To Be or Not To Be ....in Pain, by Dr Marc Sopher · Helped a lot
I was convinced that what he said had merit and followed his advice. I truly believe that I have recovered!
In context ↗
Approaches: Brain retraining
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 years before 2020 | onset of CFSI have had CFS for 32 yearsIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2020-12-03 | read Sopher's book and followed his advice; believes recoveredThree weeks ago I read a book To Be or Not To Be ....in Pain, by Dr Marc Sopher. ... I truly believe that I have recovered!In context ↗ | Recovered | Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak |
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