Young athlete: from very severe ME/CFS to full recovery
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Very severe (bedbound, unable to do basic care)
- Ill for
- 8 months
- Published
- Nov 2025
Summary
Credits brain retraining and JournalSpeak. Jay was ill 8mo with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. 97% bedbound; now competes in freestyle skiing.
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What they credit
Credits Brain retraining, Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust), Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak.
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