Incredible Results: How to Recover From ME/CFS & Long Covid

In this video, I share the three main aspects of ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) and long covid recovery revealed in my almost 100 recovery interviews. We understand the solution better than ever before and beating ME/CFS, for many people, is now possible.

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TIME STAMPS:
00:00 - What I Learned from Hundreds of Recovery Stories
02:43 - Three Components of Recovery
03:04 - Understanding the Role of the Nervous System
05:43 - Harnessing the Benefits of Brain Training
09:12 - Addressing Underlying Infections, Gut Issues, etc.

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REMINDER: This is for information purposes only and nothing I share should be considered medical advice. Please make your own assessment, do your own further research, and consult your trusted healthcare professionals before deciding if anything I talk about here might be right for you.

[wolfgangdali]

Raelen your channel was a huge part of helping me recover. Digging into childhood traumas, emotional suppression, pacing etc were what led me to recover. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 💙

[HeythereImsaf]

currently dating someone with ME/CFS and i love and support them so much. One time while at school, (6th form) They crashed and were sat in the corner with headphones on. I say with them, told them how much i loved them, held their hand and cuddled with them. They managed to push through the day and crashed again at home, but, when i was cuddling with them and was Non- verbal. They leaned towards me and whimpered “Thank you” and when i got home, i burst into tears. Thank you for this ❤❤❤

[carolesenecal]

Raelan, what would have we done without you... You are so generous. Because of you, so many people are healing. Thank you so much for everything. 💕

[KleoCosima]

Yes, Calming down the nervous system was key for me to getting better. In my first year I was stuck in Fight or Flight. I was only getting 4 hours of not even propper sleep a day. I learned about the nervous system and did all the things to calm it down, meditation, natural remedies, meds, breathwork, HRV feedback. I was trying to take control over my nervous system, but it just would not calm down. Right when I hit the one year mark, I got reinfected and crashed to very severe ME. This was where I gave up. And THIS was a turning point for me. I gave up trying to control things. I let go. I let my body do its thing. And this was when my nervous system switched to recovery. All of the sudden I went from 4 hours of sleep to 20 hours of sleep per day. Good, restful sleep. And I started getting better. From Bell 5 to Bell 20 within 6 months, which felt insanly rapid.

[Roberto-Escobar]

I cant thank you enough Raelan. Your videos gave me hope on my recovery journey and I wouldn't have healed without your channel. Your channel is a lighthouse in this dark sea of dysautonmia.

[HeavenShallTremble]

3 Components
- Work with the Nervous System (Autonomic Nervous System)
- Meditation
- Therapy
- Dealing with past trauma
- changing life cirumstances
- Brain Training
- Treating the condition like a phobia
- You are scared of everything (foods, people, cirumstances) You become an expert in being sick.
- Teaching the brain that the world is safe.
- Gradual exposure therapy is pacing.
- Looking at underlying infections
- Adressing the gut, nutrition, heavy metals and molds in the body.Healing the gut is crucial

[fendercodes]

Yep. I went from completely bedridden to almost there in less than a year. If you can believe, accept and TREAT this as a (very) severe anxiety disorder, you will recover. It's undeniable. It's very physical and it's very real, but it all stems from your brain. Take responsibility and take action.

This is the conversation we should all be having, all the time. Thank you Raelan for highlighting!

[lostinthestcentury-]

Yes! This is what it took me months of research-- and numerous medical tests--to understand on my own. Now ready to address it. I subscribed and look forward to learning more.

[elisaschauer]

This Video is literally LIFE SAVING. Thank you so much for summarizing the most important healing techniques!

[Awesomes]

Going to a therapist? Having a career? Trauma therapy? Having relationships? I’m glad to hear there are people with long Covid that can do these things. Many of us can hardly get out of bed.

[vegamusician]

OMG Raelan, this is a GAME CHANGER. My LC started in January and it def has progressed to where it's obvious today it's turned into ME/CFS. I fought that for a bit there and kept pushing myself, stressing myself, only to relapse obviously, or get worse. For me it happened due to a big life change I made willingly, which taught me now in hindsight, that changes when possible need to be gradual, not sudden.

It costed me my health, but the advice you are giving us here, is amazing. It says the hard truth, which is, it's us. It depends on us, and that's why no doctor or supplement is healing us. It's up to us. Lots of love, thank you for your work!

[anitas]

I just discovered this channel. This video was like a light bulb going on in my head - I have become afraid of literally everything and I didn’t even realize it. “I don’t want to…” because I won’t have the energy, it’ll hurt, I’ll be too tired after, it’ll make me worse, etc etc etc. Everything.

[adriannesist]

This is exactly how I healed. This is the golden ticket 🎫 Thank you, Raelen!

[chubsmckinzy]

Raelen, I think I have this from getting sick at the start of 2023, I'm 6-7 months in and it still remains. Sometimes I don't know if I can have a normal life again. Thank you for making these videos. I don't feel quite so alone knowing you and other people have been through this.

[jim]

Great video Raelan! It took me 14-15 years of treating the symptoms I had in my body, before I learned that they were caused by me being stuck in a fight, flight, freeze state.

I've been doing brain retraining and doing things to better manage my stress for the last few months. I'm seeing subtle but consistent improvements in my symptoms. This information is SO important to not just CFS but so many other conditions too!

[I_am_Spartacus]

I don't agree with the pacing exercise approach to Long Covid. I've had LC for almost a year now and my GP here in the UK told me to exercise no matter what and every time I do, I crash. Even if my session is light or it's a walk in the forrest, and before this I was an extremely fit rock climber. I eventually switched Drs in the practice and she told me not to exercise at all and that is also the advice from the leading LC researchers/Drs here in the UK. I know some people are claiming to have success with pacing, but I'm more convinced this is a media driven story that's pushing people further into trouble. My real progress kicked in once I really looked at my gut health and I've made huge leaps forward.

[Ella-pslg]

This is one of your best videos ever Raelan!

[JuniorKymusic]

Thank you Raelan for summing up the things the recovered community has been trying to say for so long repeatedly.

My biggest key to a full recovery was understanding that this issue was my autonomic nervous system and not some undiagnosed disease that was going to kill me. Especially after being cleared by my doctors.

This was a brain-body illness for me and realizing that was huge. I don’t like the phrase mind-body because people think I’m saying the illness is “all in your head”. The issue needs resolving with brain rewiring. It just so happens that your brain is located in your head 😅

Doesn’t mean your symptoms aren’t real or made up. Very real symptoms. Very real condition. Very real approach to recovery as well. Recovery is also very real too. All these recovery stories aren’t made up.

Keep doing what you do Raelan. The community loves ya and so do all of us over at Recovery Jumpstart!

[tikachu]

Hi, I recently recovered from a long covid since I was positive with covid 19 in October 2022. I'm in my 30s, was moderately active (running and hiking) before covid, but afterwards I struggled with long covid. I had fatigue, couldn't walk before I had to sit down and rest, I was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was prescribed Symbicort. I couldn't work out for more than 15 minutes. I started eliminating food that causes inflammation such as red meat, deep fries and white sugar from my diet, and incorporating more strength training instead of primarily cardio, especially core training. I took multivitamins, ramped up my water intake and made sure I had enough vitamin D. Now's the third month I've been feeling my normal self again.

[peterpoterstein]

After about 3 years into it and slowly but steadily making progress: Raelan you are so right with everything! Atm I am 3 months practicing DNRS and now I understand what was wrong. I am really happy with the results but it is still a long way to go. Btw your videos are always calming my nervous system and I can not thank you enough for your work!