Does This Sound Familiar?
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A Murky, Never-Ending Nightmare...
It's funny how certain memories stay with you. You can picture them almost as vividly as when they first occurred. Of course, that's not saying much considering it all seemed like a big, murky, never-ending nightmare at the time. But I can remember glimpses of my lonely reality back then...
I was living in student halls and I was trying to make it back from the bathroom to my bedroom (which was just a few steps away). I remember how difficult it was. How terrible I felt. I was shaking. I felt hot. My vision was blurred. I felt faint and so totally, totally drained of energy...
I remember putting my hand up to steady myself against the wall, as I slowly walked, step by tiny step, back to my room. What a feat it was. What a struggle. And such a simple
thing, I remember thinking. Why? I probably then just flopped on the bed and slept again for what would be
probably another 22 hours. I can't remember.
During that first period of my illness, I remember feeling so confused and frightened. And, well, down.
What was so wrong with me that I, a once vivacious, fun-loving 19 year old, couldn't even make it to the bathroom and back without a struggle? While everyone else in the student dorms were having the time of their lives, I was struggling to stay awake for an hour or two a day. I felt terrible. So drained. The flu feeling hadn't gone. And I felt so indescribably weak.
The ME/CFS kept its grip throughout my university years, but eased up enough so that on most days, I was able to venture out. Later, I was lucky enough to enjoy about a year or so where the ME/CFS went into remission, and I recovered about 90% of my health. But my days were numbered. The ME/CFS
would return, and this time much more severely. This time I became housebound.
Winging It...
My ME/CFS journey has been long and varied since 1995. Unfortunately at first, when it came to coping with ME/CFS and trying to recover, I just winged it, a rather risky approach for managing an illness that seems to get worse with the slightest thing. It took Muggins here, quite a while to catch on that I just couldn't do most of the things I did pre-ME/CFS'. Not without repercussions anyway.
In a nutshell, I had no clue what I was doing!
I ended up yearning for some sort of 'ME/CFS guide' : something
that would just tell me what to do, and perhaps more importantly, what not to do! Don't get me wrong - I knew there was no universal miracle cure' out there. But I had heard of many isolated ME/CFS recovery stories. Deep down, I really believed that recovering from ME/CFS simply WAS possible.
Investing Time, Energy & Hope...
In my many desperate attempts to recover, there were countless
things I (unwittingly) tried that either made no difference at all, that made me feel 10 times worse, or that just threw me into an outright relapse!
How many hours have I spent searching for the latest cure? The
hottest tip that made this person recover, or that person increase their energy levels? How much money have I spent on things that just didn't work? I daren't think about it.
And in the meantime, my health would, at best, stay on an even
keel. An 'even keel', for me, meant operating at 30% of my
previous levels of health and activity. And sometimes, despite
all my efforts, research, and desperation to get better, I'd
have a flare of symptoms and get even worse.
Does This Sound Familiar?
At the beginning of this year I was still housebound. Very rarely would I venture out. The last time I had gone out, I was in a wheelchair. And before that, I had to use a walking stick to walk just a few paces.
I couldn't wash my own hair. I couldn't see my friends because
I felt too ill. I couldn't talk on the phone for long. I felt ill, pretty much every day. I never felt refreshed from sleep. Basically, I was in pretty bad shape.
I'm sharing this with you because you, as an ME/CFS sufferer,
have no doubt experienced many of the problems and frustrations I have encountered in your own journey through
this illness. If you're anything like I was, you're probably
constantly on the look out for the latest therapy, treatment,
prescription... anything to help make you feel better. Anything to get your life back.
Yet, like me, you may also have that all-too-familiar seed of
doubt. Does it really work?
Getting Better...
Six months ago however, my persistent endeavours to recover
from ME/CFS began to really pay off. I was starting to see really major, positive results in my health, changes like nothing I had experienced since my second, more severe relapse. And they were all based on some very simple concepts that I had firmly come to believe made a difference in my wellbeing. Adopted in isolation, these concepts did not seem to make much of a difference, recovery-wise. But when I adopted the concepts altogether, I started to recover, radically. I was getting better.
The result of what I have learned is now available for you to
share, in the form of the new Sleepydust ME/CFS online
course, titled, 'Working Towards Better Health: A Holistic Approach To ME/CFS, Using Your Body, Mind & Soul'.
After adopting the basic concepts and ideas that are set out in the course, I am now 70-80% recovered, and getting better and better, day by day. Even my quality of life has significantly improved. It's a long process that I'm still in the midst of. But one that I am overjoyed to see is working.
Introductory Discount To Celebrate Launch!
To celebrate it's launch and give you the opportunity to try it out for yourself, Sleepydust is currently offering the new
ME/CFS online course, 'Working Towards Better Health: A Holistic Approach To ME/CFS, Using Your Body, Mind & Soul', at a special low introductory price.
To find out more about the course,
visit:
http://www.sleepydust.net/recover-from-me-cfs.html
Wishing you the very best in health
Claire
Editor of Sleepydust
http://www.sleepydust.net/recover-from-me-cfs.html
It's funny how certain memories stay with you. You can picture them almost as vividly as when they first occurred. Of course, that's not saying much considering it all seemed like a big, murky, never-ending nightmare at the time. But I can remember glimpses of my lonely reality back then...
I was living in student halls and I was trying to make it back from the bathroom to my bedroom (which was just a few steps away). I remember how difficult it was. How terrible I felt. I was shaking. I felt hot. My vision was blurred. I felt faint and so totally, totally drained of energy...
I remember putting my hand up to steady myself against the wall, as I slowly walked, step by tiny step, back to my room. What a feat it was. What a struggle. And such a simple
thing, I remember thinking. Why? I probably then just flopped on the bed and slept again for what would be
probably another 22 hours. I can't remember.
During that first period of my illness, I remember feeling so confused and frightened. And, well, down.
What was so wrong with me that I, a once vivacious, fun-loving 19 year old, couldn't even make it to the bathroom and back without a struggle? While everyone else in the student dorms were having the time of their lives, I was struggling to stay awake for an hour or two a day. I felt terrible. So drained. The flu feeling hadn't gone. And I felt so indescribably weak.
The ME/CFS kept its grip throughout my university years, but eased up enough so that on most days, I was able to venture out. Later, I was lucky enough to enjoy about a year or so where the ME/CFS went into remission, and I recovered about 90% of my health. But my days were numbered. The ME/CFS
would return, and this time much more severely. This time I became housebound.
Winging It...
My ME/CFS journey has been long and varied since 1995. Unfortunately at first, when it came to coping with ME/CFS and trying to recover, I just winged it, a rather risky approach for managing an illness that seems to get worse with the slightest thing. It took Muggins here, quite a while to catch on that I just couldn't do most of the things I did pre-ME/CFS'. Not without repercussions anyway.
In a nutshell, I had no clue what I was doing!
I ended up yearning for some sort of 'ME/CFS guide' : something
that would just tell me what to do, and perhaps more importantly, what not to do! Don't get me wrong - I knew there was no universal miracle cure' out there. But I had heard of many isolated ME/CFS recovery stories. Deep down, I really believed that recovering from ME/CFS simply WAS possible.
Investing Time, Energy & Hope...
In my many desperate attempts to recover, there were countless
things I (unwittingly) tried that either made no difference at all, that made me feel 10 times worse, or that just threw me into an outright relapse!
How many hours have I spent searching for the latest cure? The
hottest tip that made this person recover, or that person increase their energy levels? How much money have I spent on things that just didn't work? I daren't think about it.
And in the meantime, my health would, at best, stay on an even
keel. An 'even keel', for me, meant operating at 30% of my
previous levels of health and activity. And sometimes, despite
all my efforts, research, and desperation to get better, I'd
have a flare of symptoms and get even worse.
Does This Sound Familiar?
At the beginning of this year I was still housebound. Very rarely would I venture out. The last time I had gone out, I was in a wheelchair. And before that, I had to use a walking stick to walk just a few paces.
I couldn't wash my own hair. I couldn't see my friends because
I felt too ill. I couldn't talk on the phone for long. I felt ill, pretty much every day. I never felt refreshed from sleep. Basically, I was in pretty bad shape.
I'm sharing this with you because you, as an ME/CFS sufferer,
have no doubt experienced many of the problems and frustrations I have encountered in your own journey through
this illness. If you're anything like I was, you're probably
constantly on the look out for the latest therapy, treatment,
prescription... anything to help make you feel better. Anything to get your life back.
Yet, like me, you may also have that all-too-familiar seed of
doubt. Does it really work?
Getting Better...
Six months ago however, my persistent endeavours to recover
from ME/CFS began to really pay off. I was starting to see really major, positive results in my health, changes like nothing I had experienced since my second, more severe relapse. And they were all based on some very simple concepts that I had firmly come to believe made a difference in my wellbeing. Adopted in isolation, these concepts did not seem to make much of a difference, recovery-wise. But when I adopted the concepts altogether, I started to recover, radically. I was getting better.
The result of what I have learned is now available for you to
share, in the form of the new Sleepydust ME/CFS online
course, titled, 'Working Towards Better Health: A Holistic Approach To ME/CFS, Using Your Body, Mind & Soul'.
After adopting the basic concepts and ideas that are set out in the course, I am now 70-80% recovered, and getting better and better, day by day. Even my quality of life has significantly improved. It's a long process that I'm still in the midst of. But one that I am overjoyed to see is working.
Introductory Discount To Celebrate Launch!
To celebrate it's launch and give you the opportunity to try it out for yourself, Sleepydust is currently offering the new
ME/CFS online course, 'Working Towards Better Health: A Holistic Approach To ME/CFS, Using Your Body, Mind & Soul', at a special low introductory price.
To find out more about the course,
visit:
http://www.sleepydust.net/recover-from-me-cfs.html
Wishing you the very best in health
Claire
Editor of Sleepydust
http://www.sleepydust.net/recover-from-me-cfs.html
Extra 5% Off ProHealth's 'Buy One Get One Free'
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As you may or may not know, we have negotiated a cool deal for you so that you can get 5% off all purchases from ProHealth, by clicking through on our links. And right now, you can get even more money off - hurrah!
ProHealth are having a summer sale, 'Buy 1, Get 1 Free'. I'm not sure how long this promotion will last, but it seems that it's 'while stocks last', so get the bargains while you can.
To get 5% off their 'Buy One Get One Free' deal, and indeed, to get 5% off anything from ProHealth, just click through on this link:
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ProHealth are having a summer sale, 'Buy 1, Get 1 Free'. I'm not sure how long this promotion will last, but it seems that it's 'while stocks last', so get the bargains while you can.
To get 5% off their 'Buy One Get One Free' deal, and indeed, to get 5% off anything from ProHealth, just click through on this link:
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What Would YOU Ask Mickel Therapy's Founder?
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What Would YOU Ask Mickel Therapy's Founder?
We're planning to record an interview with the founder of Mickel Therapy, Dr David Mickel. For those of you who have no idea what Mickel Therapy is, it's a 'newish' therapy that has been making waves in the ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia communities. If you've already ordered the Sleepydust Online Course, don't worry, there's a whole lesson dedicated to explaining the basic concepts of Mickel Therapy.
Mickel Therapy claim that they can 'cure' ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia, and indeed, I have received so many positive recovery stories from sufferers, that I felt it would merit further investigation. But it's not without its controversy! And there seems to be lots of confusion surrounding it - what is it? How does it work?...
So this is YOUR chance to ask the founder. Put forward your comments and questions and we'll pick the best questions and ask them for you on your behalf. The interview will be recorded and will be made available to everyone for free.
Send us your questions and comments for Dr Mickel, here (please make sure you state that your message is for the Dr Mickel interview):
http://www.sleepydust.net/ask.html
Claire
Editor of Sleepydust
We're planning to record an interview with the founder of Mickel Therapy, Dr David Mickel. For those of you who have no idea what Mickel Therapy is, it's a 'newish' therapy that has been making waves in the ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia communities. If you've already ordered the Sleepydust Online Course, don't worry, there's a whole lesson dedicated to explaining the basic concepts of Mickel Therapy.
Mickel Therapy claim that they can 'cure' ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia, and indeed, I have received so many positive recovery stories from sufferers, that I felt it would merit further investigation. But it's not without its controversy! And there seems to be lots of confusion surrounding it - what is it? How does it work?...
So this is YOUR chance to ask the founder. Put forward your comments and questions and we'll pick the best questions and ask them for you on your behalf. The interview will be recorded and will be made available to everyone for free.
Send us your questions and comments for Dr Mickel, here (please make sure you state that your message is for the Dr Mickel interview):
http://www.sleepydust.net/ask.html
Claire
Editor of Sleepydust
