Rewire Your Brain for Recovery: It Might Be Faster Than You Think

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  • @pamponsart
    @pamponsart 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    I'm 82 and 3.5 years post-covid and am working on brain training too. Thank you for bringing these videos to us❤

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You've got this! 🧡 🧡

  • @jim8779
    @jim8779 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +27

    What you said about age being a factor in recovering from these mind/body symptoms really hit home with me. I'm 64 years old and have had ME/CFS since I was 17. I've heard this before about how age effects recovery but I looked at it like I couldn't recover because of my age.
    Watching this video, I realized I now see it as very doable, it's just taking longer, in large part probably because of my age. I've been in therapy, doing somatic tracking and meditation for 2 years or so. I feel like I'm finally coming out of the chronic fight, flight, freeze state I was in, which gives me a lot of hope for my recovery!
    You're doing such great work Raelan! I wish you continued success in doing what appears to be something you really enjoy!

    • @vinnies5615
      @vinnies5615 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Just wanted to give you a cheer, Jim - learning how to gradually wind yourself down from chronic FFF is a huge thing. Congrats :)

    • @francescam.6999
      @francescam.6999 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      You can be so proud of yourself. Thats already the most difficult step. You got this.

    • @katydonna6015
      @katydonna6015 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Remember our symtoms quite often rotate in and out. I look at our recovery as it works in circles rather than a straight line. Progress is progress, change is change. Don't feel defeated if anything returns, its just part of the rotate and the transition through stages ❤❤

  • @cindyparmiter5419
    @cindyparmiter5419 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I listened to Dr John Sarnos You Tube lecture video 2 hour and 18 min . Three times in one week, accepted it was true for me also, and immediately I had a vast improvement . That was in Jan 2024, it's now May and I'm feeling 90% recovered. In the process though, I'm learning to take better care of me, instead of taking care of everyone else, slow down the pace that I have been living all my life. I'm a new me, setting new boundaries on people's expectations of me and my time. I have had to learn to stand up for me for the first time in my life and be kind to myself. Everything I learned as a child that made me feel valued was not true.

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      You've got this, rooting for you, Cindy! ❤️ 🧡

    • @avamihalik7531
      @avamihalik7531 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      OMG, I am listening to him now and it is like Mr.Rogers is telling me everything is ok and I am so happy! Thanks hun! The more we learn and accept the better we get!

    • @lindsayh1502
      @lindsayh1502 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Love this. So happy for you! ❤

  • @me-cfs-strategiesforhealing
    @me-cfs-strategiesforhealing 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    There's a lot more going on in ME/CFS than just the ANS dysfunction. And a lot of the other stuff feeds back into the ANS dysfunction too, particularly if people have been ill a while. Not that we shouldn't practice neuroplasicity, but it is important to be realistic about all the factors in this illness.

  • @jay-jay-jet
    @jay-jay-jet 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I’ve actually had experienced overnight recovery from multiple joint pains and overall body pains, just one morning I didn’t need painkillers anymore. Unfortunately CFS won’t go away yet, but at least this event gives some confidence and hope

  • @carolnascimento7494
    @carolnascimento7494 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    Knowledge is Power

  • @EmergingForward
    @EmergingForward 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I love this- video recoveries. To me I frequently think of “overriding” my brain rather than rewiring it. And videos help do this- they help my brain think in the right way, instead of old unhelpful patterns.

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

  • @brooksbarton-ne9sm
    @brooksbarton-ne9sm 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    It’s important to note that Nick was not completely better after he cut down the tree. There’s a lot more to his story. Rebecca Tolin had a good interview with Nick where he goes into the details. Rebecca herself had a similar experience where she had a rapid temporary recovery after hearing someone tell her what was going on, but then she had many more months where she had to retrain her brain to get completely better. So I don’t really think these book cures are very often, if ever, immediate. I myself can attest to having days where I have almost 0 symptoms, and I have learned that this process is not linear. That being said pattern interrupting is by far my greatest tool for retraining, the brain.yesterday I had more energy than I have had in a very long time and it was all because I danced all day saying songs all day started to work out again like a normal person and I just had zero fear. Today I’m a little bit more tired, but I’m doing the pattern interrupting.

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      That's so incredible to hear that pattern interrupting is really making a difference for you, Brooks! ❤️❤️

    • @barbaralittle2429
      @barbaralittle2429 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I would live to understand this concept better. I tried to research it but it only came up in relation to making sales. If you see this message, maybe you could point me to a resource. Thanks!

    • @avamihalik7531
      @avamihalik7531 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Christmas Eve I was throwing up from nerves and could hardly walk and then I said "NO" and put music on, my favorites, and danced like a fool and the next day Christmas I had ABSOULITLY no symptoms all day and thought I was healed! Not so fast BUT it is proof to me and my husband that it is possible to be 100% in the future now!

  • @nolamayer4101
    @nolamayer4101 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +27

    So “ this old dog” is really going for it. I might be older but I know my brain can change quite easily from experience. So my family left for Peru this morning 🥲so rather than be sad and eat chocolate whilst watching Netflix I’m going to take the opportunity of only cooking if I want and limited housework and maximum joy to the enth degree.💃💃 I’m sure I can improve during the three weeks they are away , just don’t ask me to ride a “ backwards” bike as that would end really bad, lack of coordination here 🤕🤕🤕

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      OMG Nola, love this 🧡 Maximum joy to the enth degree!

    • @nolamayer4101
      @nolamayer4101 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@RaelanAgle just went to my favourite cafe for a delicious lunch and bought four, yes four books on the way home! Joy on steroids 🤓

    • @maryriew3702
      @maryriew3702 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m sorry but you don’t need 😊

  • @lisanne6427
    @lisanne6427 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    This sounds interesting, but is based on the presumption that nothing is wrong in your body. In long-covid-patients there are found all kind of physical things that are wrong with the body, like microclots, too much inflammation and metabolic dysfunction of cells. So to me it sounds a bit too simplistic to recover by just teaching your brain to ignore certain signals. I think it could be only part of the problem/solution at most.

    • @lisanne6427
      @lisanne6427 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Well, Raelan, you react on allmost all the reactions but not on this one. Are you afraid of questions like this? Are you afraid that it is bad for your businessmodel?

    • @katydonna6015
      @katydonna6015 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@lisanne6427stop trying to antagonize. She doesn't owe you a response.

    • @NinaKatharinaWeber
      @NinaKatharinaWeber 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My thoughts exactly.
      I can imagine that the brain is one factor. And I‘m sure it makes matters worse that with Long Covid we constantly have to monitor: „Is this too much? Remember the crash after the last walk!“ - sort of whispering failure into our thoughts.
      But if something is wrong in your body, brain-retraining will only get you a few steps of the way. I also dislike that if we do crash again, apparently we didn‘t retrain the brain enough - when it was actually something physical that happened.
      In a Long Covid Reddit thread someone said that MS shares the same history as ME/CFS/Long Covid: people were told to retrain their minds, to lower stress etc to be healthy again. Which actually does help with MS, but it doesn‘t change the underlying illness.

  • @alexandrecouture2462
    @alexandrecouture2462 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Super interesting, thank you!

  • @yvonnehigginson3154
    @yvonnehigginson3154 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well done!

  • @MyFriendPeter
    @MyFriendPeter 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    I do believe in brain retraining now thanks to yours and others research. Thank you.
    However, I also feel there is more going on and there are likely many forms of ME/CFS

  • @amysin963
    @amysin963 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I’m so appreciative that you mentioned the age factor. It’ll help me have more self compassion with my brain retraining. Great video, thanks Raelan!

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Oh Amy, I'm so glad it was helpful! 🧡 🧡

  • @IanMaddx110
    @IanMaddx110 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks Raelan, a great video, gives such a clear concise understanding of brain training and makes it easy to explain to others too. Every video I watch I seem to learn something new, including mental note to myself not to glue my fingers together

  • @ChrisZemdegs
    @ChrisZemdegs 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks very much

  • @sjstone7337
    @sjstone7337 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great information, great energy.

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @mike7920
    @mike7920 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The easy way to quit smoking by Allen Carr is a good example of a book cure that does actually rewire your reward pathways (as opposed to pain or fatigue)m although the cure is in a sense instant, the rewiring takes place over several weeks and months after you quit

  • @stevebarlow1959
    @stevebarlow1959 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Wow! You link to so much great stuff here (I've just watched the first Howard Schubiner video) Raelan, you really are the gift that keeps on giving! Thank you ❤

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You're so welcome, Steve! 🧡 🧡 Let me know what you think of Schubiner's course!

    • @stevebarlow1959
      @stevebarlow1959 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@RaelanAgle Sure thing. I've just finished Dr Rebecca Kennedy's live group course, which I saw her mention in her interview with you and which is based on his model. She is fantastic!

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So happy to hear that!

  • @timm.8729
    @timm.8729 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Another great video! ❤

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you 🤗

  • @yumzsid
    @yumzsid 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Really well done video! Synthesizes info really well!

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thanks a lot! 🧡 🧡

  • @drew2685
    @drew2685 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great summary and reminder. Thanks for the extra details! I have recovered a lot from long covid with these videos!!

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wow! Great to hear, Drew! 🧡 🧡

  • @jack-dy7cx
    @jack-dy7cx 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video as always

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thanks again! 🧡🧡

  • @cindyparmiter5419
    @cindyparmiter5419 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you Raleen, I started my recovery 2 yes ago with your on line program. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Much appreciated! 🧡 🧡

  • @avamihalik7531
    @avamihalik7531 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    After being bed bound 3 tears, I did DNRS and in 4 days I walked a football field. Now I am not saying it was easy nor did I heal overnight but it was the proof I needed to recover from POTS and a lot of other symptoms.YES, it can happen that fast IF you really believe so strongly that you are not your body and YOU are in control and make up your mind with such strong conviction that the brain pays more attention to that new empowered emotion than the trauma that got you there.

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Well said, Ava. Your experience with DNRS is super inspiring! 🌟 Thanks so much for sharing!

    • @Butterflyintheskywhite
      @Butterflyintheskywhite 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wow this is amazing! 4 days!

    • @avamihalik7531
      @avamihalik7531 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Butterflyintheskywhite

  • @HeavenShallTremble
    @HeavenShallTremble 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Summary
    Neuroplasticity
    Our brains don't just build their connections during childhood and then remain fixed. The brain can rewire and repair itself even in old age. There is no point where you are too old for the brain to rewire itself.
    So new pathways are created on the things we do on a daily basis. If we do more math, then our brains rewires itself more towards math, if we do languages, our brain wires itself towards that.
    Neurophisology
    Pain and other sensations don#t happen where we feel them. They happen in the brain. The autonomous nervous system is in part responsible for turning symptoms off and on. Because symptoms are just a extra strong signal to warn the body of danger.
    Example: Cut yourself on a sharp corner. -> Pain -> brain telling us, not do that again.
    But there can be errors.
    When the "Check the Enginge" lamp is burning in your car but the enginge is fine. Then the lamp might be the problem or the connection to the lamp.
    Getting Stuck
    So the Autonomous nervous system might be stuck in the alarm mode. So the symptoms are real. The issue is that the danger is long over (this also happens in depression and PTBS or in amputees with phantom pain)
    So in long covid our brain can get stuck in the danger zone and tell us that leaving the house is danger, that excercising is danger and will cause symptoms as warning signals that we have to stop that.
    How long takes rewiring a brain.
    In an experiment where a person glued 2 fingers together and observed how quickly the brain structure could build new connections to reflect the new bodily reality. [Source: www.amazon.com/Secrets-Brain-Season-1/dp/B09H5S7T1B]. They found out that first changes occured within 24h. This does not mean that all necessary changes occured. It is recommended that you try out the practice for 30 days every day and then evaluate the effect on you.
    There are circumstances that can slow down or speed up the process:
    ○ Age: the younger we are the quicker the brain adapts
    § Try to teach a child juggling and an adult. The child is vastly quicker
    § Emotional state: The calmer the quicker the brain can adapt.
    It will still happen when the optimal conditions are not met, but it will take longer.

  • @julianamoreno2846
    @julianamoreno2846 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Would you recommend any type of food?

  • @jackiegroden416
    @jackiegroden416 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Omg just talking about the goggles made me feel dizzy! 😂🤪

  • @kemosabe5120
    @kemosabe5120 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    @14:31 I think you meant rest and digest, not fight or flight? Good video, thanks.

    • @RaelanAgle
      @RaelanAgle  10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      For sure! Thanks for catching that.🧡

  • @vegamusician
    @vegamusician 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    quantum jumping, look into that to challenge skepticism further

  • @fannielepage9542
    @fannielepage9542 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Any idea for brain retraining for constipation??

  • @brooksbarton-ne9sm
    @brooksbarton-ne9sm 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    By the way, I am 50 years old. So age is really not a restriction.

  • @lisettemesa3846
    @lisettemesa3846 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hello… I wanted to know if the courses are only in English? Or can they have subtitles in Spanish?

  • @monkeybearmax
    @monkeybearmax 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I don’t feel “under threat” snd I’m not fearful of excercise. I do some walking often for a hr but it always feels like climbing mt Everest snd the fatigue never goes away. I have never had a remission from fatigue. So telling my brain I’m safe I’m not sure woukd be helpful. Am I missing something?

    • @AnrupB
      @AnrupB 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Same for me in the beginning. But I had a lot of fears and uncertainty about life and direction, and it makes total sense to me that my brain would say, “ok then we’ll make walking in any direction hard” in a literal way. This has been the case with other things I didn’t think I was afraid of or experience certain emotions when I did some deeper reflection, there were underlying wounds, traumas or beliefs from them that I still carried (and am working on changing a few now). Of course, there can be other issues like in my case, some bloodwork came back with abnormal results. They have since stabilized, so the rest from here is all the mind and brain.

    • @monkeybearmax
      @monkeybearmax 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@AnrupB i see…I think I have had severe life events that were not typical that were stressful and physical stressors and traumas like Lyme… it all added up and then my body just gave up. Maybe cell danger response? I suppose I can rewire for these things?

    • @nestechen
      @nestechen 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Maybe start with less walking and then when you’re resting, reminding yourself that you are healthy and just try to be indifferent to the symptoms?

    • @lisanne6427
      @lisanne6427 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Be very carefull! It is not recomended for people with PEM to push the limit; it will make the long covid much worse. It is allso not true that nothing is wrong with the bodyś of long covid patients; they found all kinds of things like microclots, inflammation in the brain, differences in cell-metabolism. It is dangerous to ignore your symptoms. This braintraining may be working for some people, but is not a golden method for evrybody. Don forget that Raelan is making money of the hope of people ....

  • @user-ss3uj7cr7f
    @user-ss3uj7cr7f 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hola! Please aside from of the short course you have, consider an intensive brain retraining program like DNRS. I strongly believe you can make it a FUN, EXCITING, challenge that's never been done w/ your very own "steps" (literally, both GUPTA and ANNIE created steps). You have all it takes! Please have it be an online program we can watch on the computer or via cell phone (computer for me). Give us the newest neuroplasticity book titles to read, steps to do, humor and bring in your puppy! take care and thanks for all you do.

  • @tammygravis1462
    @tammygravis1462 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Let me go find that book I put on the shelf. Are you getting younger or are my eyes getting older?

  • @alicequayle4625
    @alicequayle4625 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I got gene testing done and turns out I have double mthfr so dont absorb folate B9 well. This has a load of knockon effects eg for energy and neurotransmitters. But this didnt show up in regular NHS blood tests apart from mild macrocytosis (blood / oxygen issue). So I think its a reasonable idea to get gene testing if you can afford it, so you can address or remedy any issues. Eg I take methyl folate now. I told my gp and she had never heard of mthfr. I guess gps dont get trained in metabolism issues much.

  • @a_pomerleau
    @a_pomerleau 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hogwash

  • @granniefromky
    @granniefromky 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Her ‘claw hand’ motions are distracting and annoying, moved video away. Then still had to leave because of unnecessary word salads. Need to edit this for clarity.

    • @woodfloorsjohnny
      @woodfloorsjohnny 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Kinda Wierd...you sound very uptight

  • @germanside7890
    @germanside7890 9 วันที่ผ่านมา