Recovery from CFS/ME
I was introduced to RT by a health professional that I respect and trust, had the recommendation come from anywhere else, I might have been even more cautious than I already was. I was sceptical. Even as I read the testimonials from others I was shouting at the screen “that’s all well and good but they’ll pay for those things later!!” and quietly believing that anyone who had done all those things and not felt the pain afterwards didn’t have the same illness as me. They couldn’t have.
And then I met Lyn and my energy levels increased within 24 hours.
Understanding that my illness was a result of unanswered messages from my body’s watchman, the hypothalamus, I now listen to those messages or symptoms instead of simply resenting them. Realising that my symptoms are not a result of something I did 2-4 days ago, and that doing something *now*, at any given moment, will improve how I feel has been a huge part of letting go of my preconceived ideas about my illness. Once I started acting upon my symptoms in the way shown to me by Lyn, I felt I had more control and was able to reduce or reverse the symptom altogether. What a wonderfully empowering feeling that was.
4 sessions and 3½ months later, I feel like sleeping beauty coming out of a deep, heavy sleep! I am energised, I am having fun, doing things I love, my relationships are so much better, my days are brighter. I value my health and being trapped in the nightmare that was the perpetuating circle of ME symptoms seems almost like a distant bad dream. My family and friends feel it’s miraculous, (partly because I’m doing more chores and grocery shopping than I ever did before I was ill - and loving it I must add!), but it isn’t. Not really. It’s just about understanding the cause of the illness, and taking the right steps to better health at a pace that feels comfortable. It’s not always an easy path but the small steps, symptom messages, RT CD all help along the way.
If there’s a magic wand for CFS/ ME & Fibromyalgia, this is it and Lyn is my Fairy Godmother. It does take commitment and effort and my Fairy Godmother didn’t make me well. But she did show me how to be well and for that I am truly grateful!
KR - Aug 08