ME/CFS for two years, now recovered after mindbody work and journaling
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Oct 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I'm a recovered ME/CFS patient who recovered via psychological methodologies
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I was sick from 22 - 24, and have been feeling great ... for the past 5 years!
In context ↗
Read from 12 of their posts and comments; links to the 6 this page draws on
Summary
The user was ill with ME/CFS from age 22 to 24, about two years, and called it truly hell at the time. They credited recovery to psychological, mindbody methods, especially Dr Sarno's and Schubiner's work, plus journaling and absorbing the material repeatedly instead of paying for therapy. They reported feeling great for five years and in 2025 said they had recovered fully, with only unrelated mindbody symptoms under stress.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Dr Sarno/Schubiner's work (mindbody techniques, journaling) · Helped a lot
I'm a recovered ME/CFS patient who recovered via psychological methodologies
In context ↗ - Somatic therapy · Helped
Somatic therapy was part of it...I've recovered fully.
In context ↗
Approaches: CBT & mindset · Brain retraining
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 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.
Show as a table
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| age 22 | ME/CFS began at age 22I was sick from 22 - 24In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| age 24 | recovered after mindbody workwhere I said I recovered based on Dr Sarno/Schubiner's workIn context ↗ | Recovered | Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak |
| 2025-09-26 | still recovered about five years onI recovered via mindbody techniques.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
fatigue, dizziness, PEM (which is just symptoms)
In context ↗
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