Before I post the main details, I must explain that what follows is a short personal story of how I see my ME/CFS came about. The circumstances are personal to me, and not all cases of ME/CFS come about in the same way. The spectrum of cause and symptoms are so varied, and it is essential to bear this in mind. Disclaimer out of the way, then...
I'll begin by quoting Louise Hay. She says that "stress and worry creates feelings of guilt, fear, criticism and resentment". In the case of my ME/CFS, this started a vicious circle which led to tiredness, which further developed into the following symptoms: muscle fatigue, fibromyalgia, headaches, cognitive dysfunction, broken sleep, lack of appetite, hypersomnia, leaky gut and a depleted immune system, emotional stress, anxiety and depression. Left unchecked for a long period of time (around ten years in my case), led also to depression, and ultimately chronic fatigue (which is a myriad of the above symptoms). "Chronic" meaning long term, which then exacerbates the stress and worry, this state becomes normal for the body and mind, and therefore the process starts all over again hence the vicious circle analogy.
I believe that the only way to heal from ME/CFS at present is to take on an entire change of lifestyle. Not only do you have to treat the symptoms, you also have to treat the cause of the symptoms, otherwise you will just keep going round in the vicious circle.
The above is basically a journal extract from around 2 years ago, when I was still trying to get my head around what was wrong with me, and I wrote it in the early hours of the morning whilst reading "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay, a book recommended to me by a recovered ME/CFS sufferer. (Yes, recovered! She exists! Here!) I was trying to rationalise my state of health, and this was the most comprehensive description I could come up with at the time. As I've said, I believe you must discover the cause of your symptoms, whether they be physical, mental or even spiritual, before you can truly make changes and heal.
Hey, it might sound preachy and profound, but it's just my humble opinion.
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Saturday 17 August 2013
How I see my ME/CFS started
Before I post the main details, I must explain that what follows is a short personal story of how I see my ME/CFS came about. The circumstances are personal to me, and not all cases of ME/CFS come about in the same way. The spectrum of cause and symptoms are so varied, and it is essential to bear this in mind. Disclaimer out of the way, then...
I'll begin by quoting Louise Hay. She says that "stress and worry creates feelings of guilt, fear, criticism and resentment". In the case of my ME/CFS, this started a vicious circle which led to tiredness, which further developed into the following symptoms: muscle fatigue, fibromyalgia, headaches, cognitive dysfunction, broken sleep, lack of appetite, hypersomnia, leaky gut and a depleted immune system, emotional stress, anxiety and depression. Left unchecked for a long period of time (around ten years in my case), led also to depression, and ultimately chronic fatigue (which is a myriad of the above symptoms). "Chronic" meaning long term, which then exacerbates the stress and worry, this state becomes normal for the body and mind, and therefore the process starts all over again hence the vicious circle analogy.
I believe that the only way to heal from ME/CFS at present is to take on an entire change of lifestyle. Not only do you have to treat the symptoms, you also have to treat the cause of the symptoms, otherwise you will just keep going round in the vicious circle.
The above is basically a journal extract from around 2 years ago, when I was still trying to get my head around what was wrong with me, and I wrote it in the early hours of the morning whilst reading "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay, a book recommended to me by a recovered ME/CFS sufferer. (Yes, recovered! She exists! Here!) I was trying to rationalise my state of health, and this was the most comprehensive description I could come up with at the time. As I've said, I believe you must discover the cause of your symptoms, whether they be physical, mental or even spiritual, before you can truly make changes and heal.
Hey, it might sound preachy and profound, but it's just my humble opinion.
I'll begin by quoting Louise Hay. She says that "stress and worry creates feelings of guilt, fear, criticism and resentment". In the case of my ME/CFS, this started a vicious circle which led to tiredness, which further developed into the following symptoms: muscle fatigue, fibromyalgia, headaches, cognitive dysfunction, broken sleep, lack of appetite, hypersomnia, leaky gut and a depleted immune system, emotional stress, anxiety and depression. Left unchecked for a long period of time (around ten years in my case), led also to depression, and ultimately chronic fatigue (which is a myriad of the above symptoms). "Chronic" meaning long term, which then exacerbates the stress and worry, this state becomes normal for the body and mind, and therefore the process starts all over again hence the vicious circle analogy.
I believe that the only way to heal from ME/CFS at present is to take on an entire change of lifestyle. Not only do you have to treat the symptoms, you also have to treat the cause of the symptoms, otherwise you will just keep going round in the vicious circle.
The above is basically a journal extract from around 2 years ago, when I was still trying to get my head around what was wrong with me, and I wrote it in the early hours of the morning whilst reading "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay, a book recommended to me by a recovered ME/CFS sufferer. (Yes, recovered! She exists! Here!) I was trying to rationalise my state of health, and this was the most comprehensive description I could come up with at the time. As I've said, I believe you must discover the cause of your symptoms, whether they be physical, mental or even spiritual, before you can truly make changes and heal.
Hey, it might sound preachy and profound, but it's just my humble opinion.
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Jen, you always never cease to amaze me because you wanted to try to heal yourself and you did! I'm glad that we popped up in each other's lives and I could support you.. Finding people who have recovered is often a challenge as we tend to need and want to get on with lives that have lost a number of years. So happy you're back to good health. Love, Jules xx
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Jen, you always never cease to amaze me because you wanted to try to heal yourself and you did! I'm glad that we popped up in each other's lives and I could support you.. Finding people who have recovered is often a challenge as we tend to need and want to get on with lives that have lost a number of years. So happy you're back to good health. Love, Jules xx
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