ME/CFS
No benefitIll for 17 years
Sick with ME/CFS and severe CPTSD, on disability, trying JournalSpeak
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 17 years
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I've been sick and on disability since 2008.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I have tried journaling many times and it makes me worse.
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user in r/mecfs said they had been sick and on disability since 2008, with many health problems and severe CPTSD. In May 2025 they were just starting JournalSpeak, a journaling method, after ordinary journaling had repeatedly made them worse. They found it incredibly hard and worried that revisiting past trauma could make them sicker.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- journal speak · Not said
I am just dipping my toes in the water of journal speak. ... I have tried journaling many times and it makes me worse.
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2008 | became ill and eventually went on disabilityI've been sick and on disability since 2008.In context ↗ |
| — | journaling repeatedly made them worseI have tried journaling many times and it makes me worse.In context ↗ |
| 2025-05-21 | still ill, just starting JournalSpeakI am just dipping my toes in the water of journal speak.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak“I have tried journaling many times and it makes me worse.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I have tried journaling many times and it makes me worse.
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