E6: Gaining wisdom from conversations with 100s of people that recovered from Fibromyalgia, POTS, ME/CFS & MCS

Wisdom From The Other Side Of Recovery from Fibromyalgia, ME, CFS, POTS & MCS

After speaking with 100s of people that have found a way to cure their Fibromyalgia, POTS, ME/CFS and MCS, there are many learnings to be shared.
Raelan Agle who also shares recovery interviews on her YouTube channel was the ideal person to join me for a conversation about recovery.
We discuss what we learned from our interviews, commonalities around the onset of illness, how rare recoveries may or may not be and some of the pitfalls people experience, plus much more.
For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode6

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a diagnosis or medical advice of any kind. The content are opinions and information presented for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, and MUST NOT be used as an alternative to a healthcare professional’s diagnosis and treatment. Only a physician or other licensed healthcare professional are able to determine the requirement for medical assistance. Please seek the advice of your physician or other licensed healthcare provider if you have any questions regarding a medical condition.

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Podcast Disclaimer (00:01:54)

3. Dan's explains why he has focussed on recoveries (00:02:37)

4. Dan & Raelan talk about not knowing recovery was possible (00:08:21)

5. Discussion on recovery not being as rare as suggested (00:09:41)

6. Raelan & Dan talk about isolation in sickness and recovery (00:10:54)

7. Discussion on the learnings from the illness (00:12:43)

8. We discuss the spiritual aspect of recovery (00:14:13)

9. We discuss the onset of illness commonalities (00:15:06)

10. Are people that recover special or lucky? What causes the shift into recovery? (00:22:18)

11. We discuss what motivates us and how it can be a double edge sword. (00:28:06)

12. Discussion about depression with chronic illness (00:30:05)

13. Discussion of why mental outlook matters for a physical illness (00:31:34)

14. Discussion on what stops people recovering & importance of persistence (00:36:08)

15. Discussion on pitfall number two - following the rabbit (00:43:07)

16. Dan & Raelan discuss the 'miracle cure' people - super fast recoveries (00:44:28)

17. The approach that is always common in recoveries (00:47:28)

18. Raelan shares more commonalities in recoveries & Dan explains how people can adopt them (00:50:55)

19. We discuss how treatments work at different points in people's journey (00:57:46)

20. Raelan brings up the 'stress' connection in people's recoveries (01:00:48)

21. Dan shares who can and can't recover (01:02:15)

22. Dan talks about how people overcome impossible odds (01:04:15)

23. Discussion on responsibility vs self-blame & need for self-love (01:08:28)

24. We explore the importance of listening to your instinct (& his or hers) (01:09:52)

25. A discussion about not trying too hard (01:13:20)

26. A big concern - expectations when we get diagnosed (01:14:45)

27. Another big concern - severe mental health disturbance (01:20:47)

28. Closing messages from Dan & Raelan (01:27:20)