Does Brain Retraining ACTUALLY Work?! Everything You Need To Know.

Brain retraining is a highly popular topic in Long Covid recovery. In fact, you may have encountered several online programs that focus on brain retraining... But the real question is, do they actually work?

I let you in on everything you need to know about brain retraining and Long Covid in this video.

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REMINDER: The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only, and should not be construed as medical advice. Make sure to do your own research and consult with trusted healthcare professionals before making any decisions about what may be right for you.

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[GungaLaGunga]

I cannot express enough thanks to these professionals sharing knowledge like this. I'm simply do not have access or ability to get resources like this. I've leanred so much about myself that would simply not had time for in the past rat race that used to be my life. I am just studying things until I feel better. This psychological, mental and emotional wisdom is a so much needed right now. A port of safety and relief in this terrible long covid storm that has no end in sight yet. Other videos helped me learn the vagal maneuver to relieve tachycardia episodes that my doctors simply did not teach me. Grateful they put this information out there so we can find it ourselves. A gift to humanity. Thank you.

[taragunn]

Perfect timing! Someone posted a video that was suggesting LC is ALL fear based- but I couldn’t articulate myself well enough to say what this video is saying. LC has kicked off a fear response in some ways- but we ain’t thinking our way out of this!

[username]

i cant even tell you how appreciative i am of this perspective!!! for so long i have felt like there is something wrong with me bc it didnt work for me.

[GrahamSharples-mxog]

Thank you very much for clarifying neuroplasticity & the limbic system in such easy to understand ways. It's so helpful for me.

[sayit-sayit]

You're helping my family. Thank you. I look forward to your videos.

[seaweedeater]

I’ve watched this several times and I really am none the wiser on how to actually get better.

[djones]

Wow - thank you for explaining why I've gotten nowhere with brain retraining. I've tried 3 different programs during the past 7 years and could not do the visualizations AT ALL. Now I know why - it's not because I'm a loser, failure, or in "limbic resistance." What I need is the bottom up ANS work - THEN reinforce rest and digest by creating new neural pathways with limbic training.

[leaperrins]

This is so important! So many recovery stories incorporate brain retraining, and I absolutely think it is valid. However, there has always been a question around when to apply it for me. I read Jan Rothneys book recently and she talks about this also.

Jan states that doing things when you are feeling well and safe enough to do them will build new pathways, whereas doing things when you are stressed out, fatigued and overwhelmed just enforces those states, and pushes you deeper into shutdown.

Recovery from long covid, I believe, is multifaceted. Reduce stress, increase connection (if that feels right), increase feelings of safety and anything that makes you feel good. Eat as healthily as possible not to add more dietary stress on your body.

Concentrating on keeping my breathing under control whilst doing activities was something that helped me, and not resisting rest. I always wanted to push and not rest when I felt fatigued which is silly I know!

Brain retraining exercises are helping me not signal more danger to my body which is already struggling. I made a 80 percent recovery initially from covid (took 6 months), could run and exercise, felt pretty good. But then I got a kidney infection and gradually became more tired until one severe relapse/crash after aggressively defrosting a freezer one day. Overnight I lost all physical ability almost. Crazy!

All of the above helped me get to that 80 percent initially. I believe that if I could get to that 80 percent before then I can do it again!

[Zsazsazoella]

Thank you so for much for this! What is, if I feel like I am never in rest and digest?

[Happyhappyvrai]

Hi!
First of all: Thank you much for your knowledge that helps me more than and other theory.
Then, I have a question: can we be totally shutdown, but having high heart rates (like anxiety with adrénaline rushes)? Or is that fight or flight with no energy?

[roydecaestecker]

I find it difficult to sort out if I'm in rest & digest or in shut down. How do I tell the difference. e.g. Am I in rest & digest watching tele, playing darts, hitting the weight room, .... ?

[sadnagoso-yniz]

Thank you for helping us god bless.
I have a question i developed breathing issues after covid. I have long covid since 2021 August. And so many symptoms have been cleared with brain retraining. But I have Problem with air hunger. I do exercise for air hunger but no changes and meditation 🧘‍♀️. What can I do? I can’t walk because of this, because after walking small my air hunger increases.
Thank you again.

[mindful__gardener]

I agree alot of retraining programs are keeping people stuck. I was one of them. I had 70 symptoms. Mast activation syndrome histamine intolerance ibs uc anxiety ptsd ocd looping thoughts and more. I am fully recovered. I became my own guide..guinnea pig and made mistakes and found what worked. I treated it as an alarm system. I call it the Alarm System Reset. It works faster and the journey sucksss but it works. 🤪

[Zonnerise]

The way out of freeze is stimulation of the nervus vagus, or ? But I am trying to do that, but nothing works. I tried for example the eye movement exercise of stanley rosenberg ( super dizzy after that for weeks ), I tried amofit device ( super quick overstimulation ), I tried solfeggio frequencies ( overdid it once and again overstimulation and super tired ). So what is not right about this ?

[lilmac-shxd]

Any idea how to stop the insane adrenaline dumps???

[max-csko]

My personal observation is something different, long covid is somehow associated with limbic brain or Emotional brain and limbic brain develops during 0-6 years of child growth. Hence, it's difficult to train Or modify it, most of modern psychology fail to help developmental trauma due to same reason. As per my experience, NARM therapy which is specifically designed for developmental trauma can be a game changer in LC

[Tupacsure]

MY BRAIN FEELS ITCHY AND AFTER THREE YEARS SEEMS TO BE MAKING MY MEMORY FADE FASTER AND FASTER 🤷🏽‍♂️