ME/CFS
Severe → no benefit
ME/CFS with flu-like symptoms and heavy head, no clear benefit from somatic tracking
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
r/cfsnervoussystemwork
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
Been doing nervous system regulation for 5-6 days now. Have been out of bed everyday. ... Even though I also feel like I did so little.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I’m trying to respond calmly, but I feel so bad for pushing too hard.
In context ↗
Summary
The person reported a 2% improvement after two days of somatic tracking and the right mindset. After 5-6 days of nervous system regulation, they had been out of bed daily but felt flu-like symptoms, headache, heavy head and pressure coming up, and worried they had overdone it. They also said aggressive resting made them anxious. They asked whether this was a setback.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- nervous system regulation · Worse
Been doing nervous system regulation for 5-6 days now. ... I can feel the flu like systems, headache, heavy head and pressure coming up.
In context ↗ - somatic tracking · Helped
I’m already 2% better after 2 days of somatic tracking and the right mindset.
In context ↗ - aggressive resting · Not said
Aggressive resting makes me so anxious
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ill before trying somatic trackingI’m already 2% better after 2 days of somatic tracking and the right mindset.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2025-12-31 | 2% better after 2 days of somatic tracking | Not stated | Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak |
| 2026-01-02 | flu-like symptoms and head pressure after overdoing nervous system regulationI can feel the flu like systems, headache, heavy head and pressure coming up.In context ↗ | Moderate |
Adverse events
- Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust)“Been doing nervous system regulation for 5-6 days now. Have been out of bed everyday. I can feel the flu like systems, headache, heavy head and pressure coming up.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I’ve overdone it
In context ↗ - Flu-like symptoms
I can feel the flu like systems
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
headache, heavy head and pressure coming up
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Aggressive resting makes me so anxious
In context ↗