This interview has been SO meaningful for me! The clarity, the depth of knowledge and information, the learning, everything resonated. Thank you both for sharing your time and expertise. You are the BEST EVER in the field. Absolutely fascinating. Such a rewarding experience for me. Awesome! Thanks again. I’m 90% there. The dizziness has subsided, the stomach aches are fewer and l am functioning normally after a year of symptoms.
This explains even more of what I have suspected for over 30 years. I developed what I self diagnosed as IBS while working for a boss that pushed my stress over the limit. And through the years it's been one thing after another til I hit the wall in 2014 and woke up with vertigo. And I know exactly what happened 2 weeks before the vertigo hit. These interviews are so good to hear. I also had my neurologist tell me that I would have to learn to live with the vertigo when I saw him at the start of this in 2014. Fortunately I have stubbornness issues so I fired him. I know our bodies were designed to heal we just have to figure out how to do that. And I am so glad to have found you Dr. Yo.
I love your stubbornness issues, Tobie 😂😂😂 IBS issues were some of my mindbody symptoms as well. I can testify personally that it was totally mindbody and is now completely resolved.
Thank you for doing this video, Long time IBS sufferer here. I wondered if there was a connection to the vertigo and chronic dizziness that suddenly came on last year after having worsening bowel symptoms and lots of stress. After finding your channel and doing your course, I am about 85% better with the dizziness but I find I keep getting new symptoms and now its attacking my pelvic floor. Moves around a lot and has caused chronic fatigue. I feel like I'm constantly chasing symptoms around my body. I'm working on the mind/body and trying to release this stress, not easy to do but it always helps to be validated.
Hi Kitt, these traveling symptoms are a normal part of recovering. I even did a video on this that you may find interesting if you haven't already checked it out th-cam.com/video/APOw4MWc-Gc/w-d-xo.html
Wow, lately you are interviewing the superstars of mind-body field and I thank you for it! Dr. Clarke is such a genuine knowledgeable and kind ( I can really see that in his face :) )person. My symptoms manifest in head (dizziness, migraines) and in stomach (pain, dispepsia, heartburn). The thing about selfcompassion and giving ourselves a credit for all the things we endured resonated especially with me. For a long time I didn't do that and still I don't enough but now, as I know how important that is, I'm working on it. Second, the excersise when we have to imagine ourselves as butterflies on our childhood home wall and watch a child we care about trying to cope is a great one and really changes the perspective. So, thank you Dr. Yonit and Dr. Clarke :)
What an amazing interview Light bulb moments went off I never realised the amount of stress I was going through when it hit Thank you so much this video is going to my Drs to understand so much more what is actually going on with us all
Phenomenal interview. I'm amazed at how much great material Dr Yo puts out, so regularly. I am extremely grateful, and hope you don't burn yourself out!
What I’m not exactly clear on is why symptoms are 24.7 for so many of us. There doesn’t seem to be a rhyme of reason for them. The stories he’s telling the symptoms make sense because there’s a specific trigger- someone’s mom, etc. but in the case of 24.7 symptoms there is no clear trigger like that. And often times the symptoms increase with simple things like walking or movement, which is not tied to trauma. Ok, back to the interview!
Yes, we didn't directly address this, but often there are no clear triggers- someone is in 24/7 fight/flight mode. And that is often because of ongoing, persistent life stress.
So excited to see you being able to bring so many of the pioneers in TMS to your audience. Dr. Clark was among the authors you recommended to me early on and had so much to offer. Thank you Dr. Yo.
Great interview! MdDS hit me in my 20s but no one had any idea what it was? Then came the panic attacks, severe anxiety, IBS....flash forward and at 55 my nervous system went crazy! Years of stress, abuse, a relationship break down and I'm now battling Fibromyalgia, CFS type symptoms, tinnitus, internal vibrations, tingling, buzzing, chronic pain etc. Again the MdDS, tinnitus and chronic IBS were my first symptoms! Doctors don't have a clue after endless testing? A chronic stress response is the diagnosis but zero treatment ideas other than an antidepressant? An insensitive ER doctor told me to ^go away and just accept all of this!^ Thank God for this lady and her wonderful info ! Thank you so much!
I'm so thankful for this! I resonate with all the info. My issues have been gastro with a small minor in dizziness. It is so good to be reassured that my issues are mind body. I'm so close to full recovery and so thankful!
The personality part is definitely me since I was a child...I can't put my finger on the exact cause there's so much through the years...that have effected me emotionaly..but I do remember the summer it started when I was 9 years old
@@missEvaMarie58 Me too...I was always a nervous and shy child, I remember so clearly my first feelings of panic at a sleepover as a little girl..I'd like to believe I'm very self aware. Nothing buried or hidden. And yet still developed this PPPD and have had a host of other mind/body illnesses that I was able to successfully recover from. I think over time, it just becomes a hypervigilant response in the brain and nervous system in an effort to protect you. I read somewhere that the protective mechanisms of the brain don't care if you're happy or comfortable. They just think they're "saving you from a tiger chasing you"...makes so much sense to me. Wishing you all the very best..❤️
@@lunarlass5033 what helped you recover? I am still trying to calm my nervous system and gain homeostasis once again. I was sick for a year and a half with gallbladder sickness and they didn't diagnose me till September 2022, Had the GB out Dec 20, 2022. My nervous system is trying to recover from the trauma and stress and anxiety of it all. Anything you can share with me to help me I will greatly appreciate. Thank you, friend. Wishing the best for you as well.
In 1993 I was still seeing my pediatrician at 21. I had a bizarre constellation of symptoms, they ruled out infection, cancer, and sent me to a psychotherapist with "functional" illness. Best thing , because he was right. I had a trauma the previous year, and still today a good barometer of how life is going is various psychosomatic symptom appearance.
Just finding this channel and guests by accident…. Never gave much attention to any of these symptoms as anything related to my repeated acute on chronic PTSD from decades career as a Paramedic 😮
These revelational interviews are from the very best so like the rest of your community I am truly grateful Dr Yoni for your choices. The more we hear these messages the body does quieten a little for us to see the fight flight suspend 2% + that’s a safety signal worth in small miracles as we see our health + wellness turn the corner.
Dr. Yonit, thank you so much for this wonderful interview - I hear this again and again as this exactly relates to me, having IBS for 30 plus years and PPPD for the last 2 years. This is an amazing video that I have ever come across and I am convinced I do not have to go consult any doctor further on my ongoing symptoms. This gives me confidence that I can get better with a better self compassion and stress management. I live in India and I do not know how to approach someone for getting psycho therapy, but I will find this out. Thanks again!!
YES! Ravi, I thought of you when I posted this! I remember you asking about it at the Q&A. What a liberating feeling to know that you can stop trying to chase the doctors. You can get better from this!! And as far as mindbody practitioners go, yes, I know this is an area where it's hard to get help in India. You might consider sirpa.org, they have practitioners in Europe if that is financially accessible to you.
I am an IT consultant and I lived in the US 15 years back for around 10 years, I wish I was there even now. But at some point I want to meet you in person to personally thank you to convey how well you have been influencing me positively thru your videos, book and sessions.
Wow. Thanks for this. A real light bulb moment for me! It took me a year to discover my dizziness was likely PPPD but I never thought the cough, congestion, indigestion etc could be anxiety related because they are "physical symptoms" and "I'm not stressed". I always thought I was unlucky to have lots of symptoms going on at the same time (pins and needles, abdominal pain, tinnitus etc) because I didn't think they could all be related, but of course if it's psycho-physiological then it makes perfect sense. Thanks and keep up the good work :)
This is a FABULOUS interview. Thank you both so very much for sharing all your professional experience & expertise in such an articulate and interesting dialogue. It is so wonderfully helpful to have this information - helpful, and hope-giving! Most heartfelt thanks!
Thank you both for this interview. I have suffered from IBS for over a decade, but recently I developed many other symtoms that caused my life to come to a complete halt. I started learning about Mind-Body Syndromes/TMS and it's giving me hope.
This is an amazing interview. It deserves more views. I have been following mind body healing for at least a decade and this is the first time I’ve heard David Clarke being interviewed. Such a depth of knowledge.
Thank you, Talia! I am so glad that you liked this interview. It is truly my privilege to be able to interview people like Dr. Clarke and share this information with others.
This has been very inspiring on the one hand. However, I have spent a lifetime uncovering past issues and gradually reprocessing them through various methods. I’m now 69 and just feel frustrated that I have to keep digging to relive myself of bowel and vertigo issues. If I had to diagnose myself, I would say that despite knowing and processing past issues my body is stuck in a pattern of protecting me. I feel I now have to convince my brain that I am safe. My conscious brain knows I am safe it’s just my subconscious brain is stuck despite knowing why it all started in the first place.
Hi there Krysia, this is an important distinction and thank you for bringing this up. I think there's a difference between "understanding" and "believing" you're safe. Cognitive methods can help us understand that we're safe and no longer in the old situation, but we can't think our way out of not feeling safe. I think somatic methods are much more effective for that- therapies like internal family systems, accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy and somatic experiencing come to mind.
@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you so much for your reply I really appreciated it. I will try somatic tracking and will look into the accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy and somatic experiencing.
That was amazing. So many light bulb moments. I decided just last week after looking at the scales and seeing I'd lost so much weight through this whole experience to start eating everything I wanted before this dizziness and so called migraines started, that to tell myself I don't have any food triggers and to look at the stress triggers instead.Crazy IBS symptoms that the dr wants me to test for but I even said to him it started with the dizziness. So glad I've found this channel. THANKYOU
Hey Dr. Yo, I’ve been experiencing pppd symptoms for 4 years and have been working on myself since September of last year. I’ve been trying to better understand myself and I feel like I’m getting no where. I’m showing compassion, learning to calm myself, etc but as the months go by, it seems to get worse. I can’t seem to break this cycle of negative thoughts because of it(I’m thinking about my symptoms from the moment I wake up till I go to sleep). I’m not sure if I’m trying to much, not enough or I’m not pin pointing the specific method to getting better. Is this normal?
I am sorry that you are experiencing, but you are not alone in your thinking. Many people feel the same way during their recovery. You may be interested in a couple of my videos about these topics. th-cam.com/video/e3RKGM2zaWs/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/t_-PHxrB4Ug/w-d-xo.html
as a long time sufferer from GERD (20+ yrs told I had it due to hiatal hernia) I'm curious- PPi used to work but stopped helping mean 2019...and yes I've been in a stressful and at times traumatic situation since then. Is mine both psychological or from my hernia? this is a big question for me....
I just got a POTS diagnosis because of stomach issues, coat hanger pain, extreme fatigue, anxiety, high heart rate upon standing, chest pains, shortness of breath, etc and I really do think a lot of my symptoms are caused by trauma. Growing up in foster care and scoring a 9/10 on the ACE test has really taken a toll on my body. I’m in therapy now and I’m really trying to heal this to heal my body and I’m not sure what else to do. It feels so defeating 😕
Oh my goodness, Kaitlyn, I am so very sorry to hear what you're going through. In my view, this is 100% related to the trauma you went through. But that does NOT mean you cannot recover. Please listen to this success story interview- Mark went through horrible trauma as a child. th-cam.com/video/UgYzZGuvHsA/w-d-xo.html
Hey ive had basically same symptoms as you Been checked out for everything and am certain it’s a mind / body issue Suppressed inner Rage / Fear ! At first I was like no I’m not mad but as I did some deep work I found out I was straight up pissed up and upset with past situations and current. I wish you the best on your recovery and That butterfly 🦋on the childhood home wall is a great exercise
You are on the right track! I to had POTS and it is now healed With meditation and tapping the Tapping Summit is free on TH-cam.I was at first given a diagnosis of gastroparesis and IBS fibro blah blah it was just my brain was so scared for me and it needed my reassurance through these types of trainings and lots of awareness that it got as good as it has with no drugs. I am still working on the dizziness it is a stubborn little thing but it will get better too.They say the symptom that you fear/hate the most is the one that goes away last.Make sense to me! You are going to heal just watching this IS healing you so don't google pots anymore it is just your ANS trying to tell you to slow down and love yourself.! xxoo Ava
This explains so much. I have been suffering with chronic pain , digestive issues and vertigo for many years without no known cause. I also have panic attacks almost daily which seem to be getting worse. I have been in therapy most of my life but still can't get at the root of all of this. I started with anorexia at age 12, been in and out of hospitals and I am now 49 and can barely leave my house. I don't know what to do??? I know this is all mind body syndrome but I can't seem to get away from the fear of all these sensations.
Hi Laura, goodness, you've been trhough so much. I TOTALLY get this. I too was in therapy many different times yet still ended up with chronic migraines and back pain. I found experiential therapy (IFS and AEDP) to be WAY more effective than talk therapy and CBT for me and for my clients.
I grew up in a divorce home at the age of 8 and my mother took me and i felt i was never good enough growing up,,so i grew up a nervous wreck and now at the age of 50 have many stomach issues and dizzy spells
I have exorbitant amounts of stress both past and current, and unfortunately cannot alter my present circumstances. I was however, able to recover from chronic hand, foot, and back pain after two years of disability, applying the psychophysiologic approach brilliantly outlined in this interview. I also have a history of IBS that lasted for a decade years ago and has been alleviated with the same methods...and now the hardest one I've ever grappled with...PPPD. This one, quite frankly, is really challenging and especially frightening..more than the other conditions were. I was wondering if age can lessen one's chances of recovery? ( But that topic seemed to be covered here.. I'm 56, btw...) Seems too, that anxiety is PPPD's best friend. But, Dr.Yo is a light at the end of a seemingly hopeless tunnel, and a massive comfort..an absolute angel on earth for sharing these interviews that provide solid evidence that recovery is entirely possible. Lots of love to you, Dr. Arthur. You deserve every accolade in the world! ❤️
I hear you on this- PPPD is a doozy. I have worked with quite a few people who suffered with other mindbody symptoms and they felt that dizziness was particularly awful. Absolutely NO bearing on recovery though.
Hi there, my channel is basically full of info on how to fix this, but his book is an excellent resource, link in video description. There are also some other great channels like @painfreeyou and Healing Chronic Pain- The Pain PT
Great interview and example stories! I was hoping to hear something about SIBO and his perspective on this. I’ve heard elsewhere it’s an incidental finding..meaning there are people who test positive with no symptoms..so makes me lean towards mindbody. Anyways.. overall really helpful and informative!
The tests for SIBO are often falsely positive. Real SIBO usually only occurs in people with a disease (or a medication) that slows the gut contractions.
@@deejanz3763 The tests for SIBO are often falsely positive. Real SIBO usually only occurs in people with a disease (or a medication) that slows the gut contractions.
I’ve gone 4 years with vestibular issues…. No one can help me hundreds of dollars spent maybe a thousand or two between therapy as well… I am now heading to my doctor to check up on stomach issues GERD runs in my family and maybe this is a cause to my dizziness and regular heartburn
I talk about this in depth in the course (FREE) at thesteadycoach.com/free-course but generally experiential therapy modalities like Internal Family Systems, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Compassionate Inquiry are more geared toward helping people with these issues.
@@TheSteadyCoach also Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (They Can't Find Anything Wrong!, Psychophysiologic Disorders and Hidden From View are books on this) and Pain Reprocessing Therapy (The Way Out).
Please help. I am out of money for medical care. I keep having gas at night and waking up. I am stressed... this is me. I always have to be in control. No physical cause has been found.
A year ago I got what seemed to be food poisoning. The food poisoning turned into post infectious ibs. A week into it I went to bathroom one day and been dizzy ever since. GI doctor said no GI issue would cause it. I got a colonoscopy and was all good. I got diagnosed with pppd and vm by nuero doctor.
It is very common for these syndromes to overlap. The more symptoms you have that are seemingly unrelated, the more likely they have one common cause: nervous system in danger mode. I am sorry you’re going through this.
Dr.yo.i m hina from pakistan. I m very grateful to u.ur videos put me back to life 80 %.dr i want to do optokinetic head roll exercise for mdds.but dont get the link of moving stripes.can u help me.
Hi Hina! Just search TH-cam for optokinetic stripes. There are videos with just the stripes. Some of the apps are not available in all countries, unfortunately!
what are we supposed to do if the source of our trauma and stresses are our family and we are constantly experiencing it? also living in middle east where moving out is not an option for a girl b4 marriage! but i really want to get better...i get better for a month or a few weeks and then my symptoms start again ...i know that i could have a much better progress if i wasnt in constant stress
Hi Metaili, this is a common question that comes up. Please see my answer in Ask Dr. Yo: I can't reduce my stress. Can I still recover from chronic dizziness symptoms? th-cam.com/video/LodqWgKvUvw/w-d-xo.html
Madam I have marshmallow walking so how I can treat my symptoms Through stress reduction or other kind treatment Please reply As you said It’s not pschophysiological
Very much the same thing. In Sarno's language, dizziness is a TMS equivalent. I think there are some nuances to dizziness (which is why I've devoted an entire channel to it) but the general idea is the same.
This interview has been SO meaningful for me! The clarity, the depth of knowledge and information, the learning, everything resonated. Thank you both for sharing your time and expertise. You are the BEST EVER in the field. Absolutely fascinating. Such a rewarding experience for me. Awesome! Thanks again. I’m 90% there. The dizziness has subsided, the stomach aches are fewer and l am functioning normally after a year of symptoms.
YESSS Paulette, this fills my heart with joy!!! Here for you til you get to 100% (and beyond)
Amazing 🎉
I really believe that my nervous system said I've had enough...!!
My certainly has.
@@lunarlass5033 Hi!!! How are you ? Take medication ?
Amen.
This explains even more of what I have suspected for over 30 years. I developed what I self diagnosed as IBS while working for a boss that pushed my stress over the limit. And through the years it's been one thing after another til I hit the wall in 2014 and woke up with vertigo. And I know exactly what happened 2 weeks before the vertigo hit. These interviews are so good to hear. I also had my neurologist tell me that I would have to learn to live with the vertigo when I saw him at the start of this in 2014. Fortunately I have stubbornness issues so I fired him. I know our bodies were designed to heal we just have to figure out how to do that. And I am so glad to have found you Dr. Yo.
I love your stubbornness issues, Tobie 😂😂😂 IBS issues were some of my mindbody symptoms as well. I can testify personally that it was totally mindbody and is now completely resolved.
Thank you for doing this video, Long time IBS sufferer here. I wondered if there was a connection to the vertigo and chronic dizziness that suddenly came on last year after having worsening bowel symptoms and lots of stress. After finding your channel and doing your course, I am about 85% better with the dizziness but I find I keep getting new symptoms and now its attacking my pelvic floor. Moves around a lot and has caused chronic fatigue. I feel like I'm constantly chasing symptoms around my body. I'm working on the mind/body and trying to release this stress, not easy to do but it always helps to be validated.
Hi Kitt, these traveling symptoms are a normal part of recovering. I even did a video on this that you may find interesting if you haven't already checked it out th-cam.com/video/APOw4MWc-Gc/w-d-xo.html
Have you ever checked your pulse rate
@@asisbaishya6349 Yes. It was high last year during the worst of the symptoms. Much better now.
Wow, lately you are interviewing the superstars of mind-body field and I thank you for it! Dr. Clarke is such a genuine knowledgeable and kind ( I can really see that in his face :) )person. My symptoms manifest in head (dizziness, migraines) and in stomach (pain, dispepsia, heartburn). The thing about selfcompassion and giving ourselves a credit for all the things we endured resonated especially with me. For a long time I didn't do that and still I don't enough but now, as I know how important that is, I'm working on it. Second, the excersise when we have to imagine ourselves as butterflies on our childhood home wall and watch a child we care about trying to cope is a great one and really changes the perspective. So, thank you Dr. Yonit and Dr. Clarke :)
Yes, because I want them all to come on record and say, "... AND dizziness!"
What an amazing interview
Light bulb moments went off
I never realised the amount of stress I was going through when it hit
Thank you so much this video is going to my Drs to understand so much more what is actually going on with us all
You're very welcome, Diane! I am so glad this resonated with you! ❤
So informational. I have been suffering from PPPD and gastritis for 3 years now with no relief. PPI not helping. This makes sense
So glad you're here, Nerie!
This gave me so much hope and it’s so nice to see how much doctors do really care!
Holy smokes. This has blown my mind. You are speaking to my life and soul. Insane 🤯
❤❤❤
Phenomenal interview. I'm amazed at how much great material Dr Yo puts out, so regularly. I am extremely grateful, and hope you don't burn yourself out!
Thanks Brian, and thank you for caring about me! I stick to strong boundaries about my work hours to try to avoid that kind of thing.
What a kind soothing man..thank u dr yo fir another hopeful interview
You're very welcome, Jackie!
What I’m not exactly clear on is why symptoms are 24.7 for so many of us. There doesn’t seem to be a rhyme of reason for them. The stories he’s telling the symptoms make sense because there’s a specific trigger- someone’s mom, etc. but in the case of 24.7 symptoms there is no clear trigger like that. And often times the symptoms increase with simple things like walking or movement, which is not tied to trauma. Ok, back to the interview!
Yes, we didn't directly address this, but often there are no clear triggers- someone is in 24/7 fight/flight mode. And that is often because of ongoing, persistent life stress.
So excited to see you being able to bring so many of the pioneers in TMS to your audience. Dr. Clark was among the authors you recommended to me early on and had so much to offer. Thank you Dr. Yo.
It really helps to listen to other experts confirm I'm not the only one saying it or seeing it!
Oh wow, this interview had me realizing when one of my symptoms started, and why! Thanks!
Amazing, Deb, so glad it made sense!
Great interview! MdDS hit me in my 20s but no one had any idea what it was? Then came the panic attacks, severe anxiety, IBS....flash forward and at 55 my nervous system went crazy! Years of stress, abuse, a relationship break down and I'm now battling Fibromyalgia, CFS type symptoms, tinnitus, internal vibrations, tingling, buzzing, chronic pain etc. Again the MdDS, tinnitus and chronic IBS were my first symptoms! Doctors don't have a clue after endless testing? A chronic stress response is the diagnosis but zero treatment ideas other than an antidepressant? An insensitive ER doctor told me to ^go away and just accept all of this!^ Thank God for this lady and her wonderful info ! Thank you so much!
Unbelievable about that ER doc. I have heard so many stories like this. I can't believe no one asked what was going on in your life.
I'm so thankful for this! I resonate with all the info. My issues have been gastro with a small minor in dizziness. It is so good to be reassured that my issues are mind body. I'm so close to full recovery and so thankful!
I am so glad that you found this interview!
Stunning. Thank you both so much
So glad you enjoyed it. Dr. Clarke is awesome.
You give me hope to carry on. Thank you so much.
You're very welcome!
The personality part is definitely me since I was a child...I can't put my finger on the exact cause there's so much through the years...that have effected me emotionaly..but I do remember the summer it started when I was 9 years old
That is just like me too. I remember being about 7 to 8 years old when my anxieties first started to appear.
@@missEvaMarie58 Me too...I was always a nervous and shy child, I remember so clearly my first feelings of panic at a sleepover as a little girl..I'd like to believe I'm very self aware. Nothing buried or hidden. And yet still developed this PPPD and have had a host of other mind/body illnesses that I was able to successfully recover from. I think over time, it just becomes a hypervigilant response in the brain and nervous system in an effort to protect you. I read somewhere that the protective mechanisms of the brain don't care if you're happy or comfortable. They just think they're "saving you from a tiger chasing you"...makes so much sense to me. Wishing you all the very best..❤️
We'll be talking about this in an upcoming interview!!
@@lunarlass5033 what helped you recover? I am still trying to calm my nervous system and gain homeostasis once again. I was sick for a year and a half with gallbladder sickness and they didn't diagnose me till September 2022, Had the GB out Dec 20, 2022. My nervous system is trying to recover from the trauma and stress and anxiety of it all. Anything you can share with me to help me I will greatly appreciate. Thank you, friend. Wishing the best for you as well.
In 1993 I was still seeing my pediatrician at 21. I had a bizarre constellation of symptoms, they ruled out infection, cancer, and sent me to a psychotherapist with "functional" illness. Best thing , because he was right. I had a trauma the previous year, and still today a good barometer of how life is going is various psychosomatic symptom appearance.
Exactly!
Just finding this channel and guests by accident…. Never gave much attention to any of these symptoms as anything related to my repeated acute on chronic PTSD from decades career as a Paramedic 😮
These revelational interviews are from the very best so like the rest of your community I am truly grateful Dr Yoni for your choices. The more we hear these messages the body does quieten a little for us to see the fight flight suspend 2% + that’s a safety signal worth in small miracles as we see our health + wellness turn the corner.
Thank you so much, Lynn! I want a parade of experts to reassure everyone with PPPD/MdDS/vestibular migraine that recovery is possible.
Dr. Yonit, thank you so much for this wonderful interview - I hear this again and again as this exactly relates to me, having IBS for 30 plus years and PPPD for the last 2 years. This is an amazing video that I have ever come across and I am convinced I do not have to go consult any doctor further on my ongoing symptoms. This gives me confidence that I can get better with a better self compassion and stress management. I live in India and I do not know how to approach someone for getting psycho therapy, but I will find this out. Thanks again!!
YES! Ravi, I thought of you when I posted this! I remember you asking about it at the Q&A. What a liberating feeling to know that you can stop trying to chase the doctors. You can get better from this!! And as far as mindbody practitioners go, yes, I know this is an area where it's hard to get help in India. You might consider sirpa.org, they have practitioners in Europe if that is financially accessible to you.
Thanks! I will try. You are the best 🙂
I am an IT consultant and I lived in the US 15 years back for around 10 years, I wish I was there even now. But at some point I want to meet you in person to personally thank you to convey how well you have been influencing me positively thru your videos, book and sessions.
Wow. Thanks for this. A real light bulb moment for me! It took me a year to discover my dizziness was likely PPPD but I never thought the cough, congestion, indigestion etc could be anxiety related because they are "physical symptoms" and "I'm not stressed". I always thought I was unlucky to have lots of symptoms going on at the same time (pins and needles, abdominal pain, tinnitus etc) because I didn't think they could all be related, but of course if it's psycho-physiological then it makes perfect sense. Thanks and keep up the good work :)
You're very welcome! I am so glad this really resonated with you!
Thank you, thank you for this 🙏🏾❤️. I am ready to move forward with therapy. 🧿🤞🏾❤️
This is great, Britt! You're very welcome!
This is a FABULOUS interview. Thank you both so very much for sharing all your professional experience & expertise in such an articulate and interesting dialogue. It is so wonderfully helpful to have this information - helpful, and hope-giving! Most heartfelt thanks!
Thank you both for this interview. I have suffered from IBS for over a decade, but recently I developed many other symtoms that caused my life to come to a complete halt. I started learning about Mind-Body Syndromes/TMS and it's giving me hope.
There is hope, Alyeska!
This is an amazing interview. It deserves more views. I have been following mind body healing for at least a decade and this is the first time I’ve heard David Clarke being interviewed. Such a depth of knowledge.
Thank you, Talia! I am so glad that you liked this interview. It is truly my privilege to be able to interview people like Dr. Clarke and share this information with others.
This has been very inspiring on the one hand. However, I have spent a lifetime uncovering past issues and gradually reprocessing them through various methods. I’m now 69 and just feel frustrated that I have to keep digging to relive myself of bowel and vertigo issues. If I had to diagnose myself, I would say that despite knowing and processing past issues my body is stuck in a pattern of protecting me. I feel I now have to convince my brain that I am safe. My conscious brain knows I am safe it’s just my subconscious brain is stuck despite knowing why it all started in the first place.
Hi there Krysia, this is an important distinction and thank you for bringing this up. I think there's a difference between "understanding" and "believing" you're safe. Cognitive methods can help us understand that we're safe and no longer in the old situation, but we can't think our way out of not feeling safe. I think somatic methods are much more effective for that- therapies like internal family systems, accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy and somatic experiencing come to mind.
@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you so much for your reply I really appreciated it. I will try somatic tracking and will look into the accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy and somatic experiencing.
That was amazing. So many light bulb moments. I decided just last week after looking at the scales and seeing I'd lost so much weight through this whole experience to start eating everything I wanted before this dizziness and so called migraines started, that to tell myself I don't have any food triggers and to look at the stress triggers instead.Crazy IBS symptoms that the dr wants me to test for but I even said to him it started with the dizziness. So glad I've found this channel. THANKYOU
So glad you are here!
Hey Dr. Yo, I’ve been experiencing pppd symptoms for 4 years and have been working on myself since September of last year. I’ve been trying to better understand myself and I feel like I’m getting no where. I’m showing compassion, learning to calm myself, etc but as the months go by, it seems to get worse. I can’t seem to break this cycle of negative thoughts because of it(I’m thinking about my symptoms from the moment I wake up till I go to sleep). I’m not sure if I’m trying to much, not enough or I’m not pin pointing the specific method to getting better. Is this normal?
I am sorry that you are experiencing, but you are not alone in your thinking. Many people feel the same way during their recovery. You may be interested in a couple of my videos about these topics. th-cam.com/video/e3RKGM2zaWs/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/t_-PHxrB4Ug/w-d-xo.html
as a long time sufferer from GERD (20+ yrs told I had it due to hiatal hernia) I'm curious- PPi used to work but stopped helping mean 2019...and yes I've been in a stressful and at times traumatic situation since then. Is mine both psychological or from my hernia? this is a big question for me....
NOT !!! CBT !!!!
No sweeter words have I ever heard !!!
This was such a great video. I've got GI symptoms with my dizziness that I'm beginning to believe are mind body, just like my dizziness.
I'm glad this resonated with you!
Are you on ppi/h2 blocker?
I hv same problem dizzines along with ibs, if u get any help with any medicine u can help me
I just got a POTS diagnosis because of stomach issues, coat hanger pain, extreme fatigue, anxiety, high heart rate upon standing, chest pains, shortness of breath, etc and I really do think a lot of my symptoms are caused by trauma. Growing up in foster care and scoring a 9/10 on the ACE test has really taken a toll on my body. I’m in therapy now and I’m really trying to heal this to heal my body and I’m not sure what else to do. It feels so defeating 😕
Oh my goodness, Kaitlyn, I am so very sorry to hear what you're going through. In my view, this is 100% related to the trauma you went through. But that does NOT mean you cannot recover. Please listen to this success story interview- Mark went through horrible trauma as a child. th-cam.com/video/UgYzZGuvHsA/w-d-xo.html
Hey ive had basically same symptoms as you
Been checked out for everything and am certain it’s a mind / body issue
Suppressed inner Rage / Fear !
At first I was like no I’m not mad but as I did some deep work I found out I was straight up pissed up and upset with past situations and current.
I wish you the best on your recovery and That butterfly 🦋on the childhood home wall is a great exercise
You are on the right track! I to had POTS and it is now healed With meditation and tapping the Tapping Summit is free on TH-cam.I was at first given a diagnosis of gastroparesis and IBS fibro blah blah it was just my brain was so scared for me and it needed my reassurance through these types of trainings and lots of awareness that it got as good as it has with no drugs. I am still working on the dizziness it is a stubborn little thing but it will get better too.They say the symptom that you fear/hate the most is the one that goes away last.Make sense to me! You are going to heal just watching this IS healing you so don't google pots anymore it is just your ANS trying to tell you to slow down and love yourself.! xxoo Ava
Well, this explains the IBS I’ve had most of my life 🥴
I know it's a lot to take in... all of these issues are often related.
This explains so much. I have been suffering with chronic pain , digestive issues and vertigo for many years without no known cause. I also have panic attacks almost daily which seem to be getting worse. I have been in therapy most of my life but still can't get at the root of all of this. I started with anorexia at age 12, been in and out of hospitals and I am now 49 and can barely leave my house. I don't know what to do??? I know this is all mind body syndrome but I can't seem to get away from the fear of all these sensations.
Hi Laura, goodness, you've been trhough so much. I TOTALLY get this. I too was in therapy many different times yet still ended up with chronic migraines and back pain. I found experiential therapy (IFS and AEDP) to be WAY more effective than talk therapy and CBT for me and for my clients.
I grew up in a divorce home at the age of 8 and my mother took me and i felt i was never good enough growing up,,so i grew up a nervous wreck and now at the age of 50 have many stomach issues and dizzy spells
That makes a lot of sense.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you for what you do,,,I love your channel...great job
What is the difference between normal abnormalities versus structural issues?
How do I find a therapist qualified to successfully provide a service like this?
ppdassociation.org !
I have exorbitant amounts of stress both past and current, and unfortunately cannot alter my present circumstances. I was however, able to recover from chronic hand, foot, and back pain after two years of disability, applying the psychophysiologic approach brilliantly outlined in this interview. I also have a history of IBS that lasted for a decade years ago and has been alleviated with the same methods...and now the hardest one I've ever grappled with...PPPD. This one, quite frankly, is really challenging and especially frightening..more than the other conditions were. I was wondering if age can lessen one's chances of recovery? ( But that topic seemed to be covered here.. I'm 56, btw...) Seems too, that anxiety is PPPD's best friend. But, Dr.Yo is a light at the end of a seemingly hopeless tunnel, and a massive comfort..an absolute angel on earth for sharing these interviews that provide solid evidence that recovery is entirely possible. Lots of love to you, Dr. Arthur. You deserve every accolade in the world! ❤️
I hear you on this- PPPD is a doozy. I have worked with quite a few people who suffered with other mindbody symptoms and they felt that dizziness was particularly awful. Absolutely NO bearing on recovery though.
U r right dizzines is something u can,t do anything, other problems u might be manage
great video coach! But I was hoping he would also give solutions in this video :/ where can find his solutions?
Hi there, my channel is basically full of info on how to fix this, but his book is an excellent resource, link in video description. There are also some other great channels like @painfreeyou and Healing Chronic Pain- The Pain PT
Great interview and example stories! I was hoping to hear something about SIBO and his perspective on this. I’ve heard elsewhere it’s an incidental finding..meaning there are people who test positive with no symptoms..so makes me lean towards mindbody. Anyways.. overall really helpful and informative!
The tests for SIBO are often falsely positive. Real SIBO usually only occurs in people with a disease (or a medication) that slows the gut contractions.
See Dr. Clarke's response in this comment thread!
@The Steady Coach I can't see Dr Clarke's response. I too have the same question about SIBO.
@@deejanz3763 The tests for SIBO are often falsely positive. Real SIBO usually only occurs in people with a disease (or a medication) that slows the gut contractions.
Same don't see anything about SIBO?
Should I try a ppi medication before I determine its ppd???
I’ve gone 4 years with vestibular issues…. No one can help me hundreds of dollars spent maybe a thousand or two between therapy as well… I am now heading to my doctor to check up on stomach issues GERD runs in my family and maybe this is a cause to my dizziness and regular heartburn
I am sorry you are going through this, but yes, these can be connected.
Are u sure stomach problems can cause dizzines I hv same problem but no gastrologist able to tell me this is due to stomach problems or pshycological
Lab resukt was normal. As i use eyeyglass i oten see things to be two. My writing has been affected how can i cope with this.
Quick question if not CBT which my therapist does what KIND of therapy should I do?
I talk about this in depth in the course (FREE) at thesteadycoach.com/free-course but generally experiential therapy modalities like Internal Family Systems, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Compassionate Inquiry are more geared toward helping people with these issues.
@@TheSteadyCoach also Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (They Can't Find Anything Wrong!, Psychophysiologic Disorders and Hidden From View are books on this) and Pain Reprocessing Therapy (The Way Out).
Please help. I am out of money for medical care. I keep having gas at night and waking up. I am stressed... this is me. I always have to be in control. No physical cause has been found.
PPIs may not work if they are genetically a CYP2C19 rapid or ultra rapid metabolizer. Can you hit on that?
Outside of my area of expertise, so I can’t comment on this!
A year ago I got what seemed to be food poisoning. The food poisoning turned into post infectious ibs. A week into it I went to bathroom one day and been dizzy ever since. GI doctor said no GI issue would cause it. I got a colonoscopy and was all good. I got diagnosed with pppd and vm by nuero doctor.
The post infectious ibs lasted 3 months.
It is very common for these syndromes to overlap. The more symptoms you have that are seemingly unrelated, the more likely they have one common cause: nervous system in danger mode. I am sorry you’re going through this.
I hv same symptoms and same illness strory but from 4 years I don,t get any medicine which can help
Dr.yo.i m hina from pakistan. I m very grateful to u.ur videos put me back to life 80 %.dr i want to do optokinetic head roll exercise for mdds.but dont get the link of moving stripes.can u help me.
Hi Hina! Just search TH-cam for optokinetic stripes. There are videos with just the stripes. Some of the apps are not available in all countries, unfortunately!
what are we supposed to do if the source of our trauma and stresses are our family and we are constantly experiencing it? also living in middle east where moving out is not an option for a girl b4 marriage! but i really want to get better...i get better for a month or a few weeks and then my symptoms start again ...i know that i could have a much better progress if i wasnt in constant stress
Hi Metaili, this is a common question that comes up. Please see my answer in Ask Dr. Yo: I can't reduce my stress. Can I still recover from chronic dizziness symptoms? th-cam.com/video/LodqWgKvUvw/w-d-xo.html
Mam i used airpods a lot for music and then I feel loss of balance.. Do you think excess use of airpods are the reason for off balance?
Nope!
Madam I have marshmallow walking so how I can treat my symptoms
Through stress reduction or other kind treatment
Please reply
As you said
It’s not pschophysiological
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Madam I have marshmallow walking from 8 months
Is it psychophysiological ?
I want to confirm that madam please reply please m suffering
Madam I need your response please
M following you from Pakistan
I have bouncy trampoline walking is it psychophysiological ?
Madam m still waiting for your answer
Can random heart arrhythmia’s, flutters and palpitations be a mind body stress issue ?
Yes!
@@TheSteadyCoach That makes sense
Because as soon as my dizziness and occipital neuralgia just about disappeared,
these palpitations started.
My mother pushed my stress over the limit and she died at 100 yo
This sounds a lot like TMS work, Sarno and a Nicole Sachs with mind and body , journaling and meditation is that a true correlation?
Very much the same thing. In Sarno's language, dizziness is a TMS equivalent. I think there are some nuances to dizziness (which is why I've devoted an entire channel to it) but the general idea is the same.
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