Im in tears listening to this, this is very very inspirational. I’ve blamed myself many times for not doing enough brain retraining, or not doing enough meditation etc. I also find myself walking around constantly monitoring how my nervous system is, how much it’s on high alert, how my breathing is and how much that’s gonna cause more symptoms. Thank you so much Sam for sharing this. As Dan always says, live your life ❤🎉
Bless you Sam...you are so brave & courageous. Thank you for sharing your inspirational journey. You are so authentic & beautiful sending such love to you. Lovely interview Dan thank you💜
Thank you!! This is almost my story to a T. I am doing brain retraining and seeing SO MUCH SUCCESS AND GETTING SO MUCH BETTER. No matter what anyone says, I know I’m healing and will only continue to get better! I’ll be sharing my story one day!
This was excellent, Sam! Your understanding of these concepts and story telling is perfect! Thanks again Dan! Hang in there people! We’ve got this! This story is so much like mine and I am feeling better all the time!!!
This is great, its useful to have someone focus on how they felt and thought, since a lot of interviewees focus on symptoms that ultimately dont matter since a/ they're all gone and b/ they were tms and not 'real' anyway, they dont tell us anything useful as such, what IS useful are the underlying thought patterns and emotions and how they are influencing behaviours, as a teacher from the uk who has been housebound i identify with this talk.
I’ve listened to almost all your recovery stories and this is the best one!!! She kept it so simple and it gives so such hope that I don’t need to do anything, I just need to believe I’m okay and I will get there. Thank you so much Dan and Sam! I’m going to listen to this every day as long as I need it to keep me in the right head space!
Thank you Sam! This was one of my favorite testimonials and will be going in my repeat list for when I forget and need a reminder of how simple this all is.
I do appreciate hearing this success story....I have a similar story overall. I have gained a lot of practical tips from her story ....thank you! This journey is difficult and yet I know I will someday soon be a success story! My challenge is when I do so many things but the difficult symptoms persist even though I have practiced not fearing the symptoms and I do many things with no conscious fear. Needing som encouragement if someone has any 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your story! It's amazing how relatable a story can be of someone from the other side of the globe.. I also dealt with POTS which is now gone and so many other symptoms which are improving so much. I am using a backup plan as well when I try to expand my life and get out of my comfort zone, and find it super helpful
This was exactly what I needed to hear!!! Suffering with anxiety and anorexia for over 40 years and now chronic widespread pain for the last 10 years. I love how Sam dealt with her fear of food and making choices for herself that worked for her. I give up so quickly. I tried doing all the tools just like Sam and getting frustrated that nothing got better. I can't live like this anymore. Constantly being afraid of every symptom and fearing to eat or I won't be safe anymore.
Awesome as always. Thanks for each and every morning bringing a little piece to my life. I hope your book sales are going through the roof and as always, I will see you tomorrow morning.
Woah, Sam! I’ve stopped listening to success stories as hearing other people’s symptoms has sometimes led to me getting those symptoms, but for some reason I watched yours and I’m so glad I did… Our stories are nigh-on identical apart from the initial trigger (accident for you, an illness for me). I’ve followed your route exactly - the descent from the POTS neighbourhoods to the MCAS ones is terrifying. The long waits for NHS appointments only feeds it as I too spent all day every day googling for over a year. I also then got drawn into ‘intensive fixing’ and pondering “traumas”…. Before an overnight lightbulb moment when I just KNEW that it was simple - fear of and focus on symptoms was what’s keeping me sick. I have such strong views now on bad neighbourhoods, on the brain retraining industry, on wishing doctors were trained on this and could sit people down early and have a frank, compassionate conversation about what’s happening to us. I wish we could have a chat! I’m also now gradually doing more and more, also always with an escape route because I can see that all my flares have been due to feeling overwhelmed and trapped. I can’t wait to be where you are! To everyone else: For me, the best book on all of this is ‘The Way Out’ by Alan Gordon. Dr Sarno’s books are great for convincing you TMS is real, but they led me astray blaming it on repressed emotions. I’ve no doubt that’s the case for some people, but if it doesn’t ring true try Alan Gordon. His view is it’s simply a cycle of fear of symptoms causing symptoms. He’s treated thousands of people, cites many scientific studies, and has loads of case studies. I re-read him any time doubt or fear creeps in again.
If you don't know, I just published my book a couple weeks back. It's called "Pain Free YOU - Teach Your Brain to End Your Pain" and it's available on Amazon.
Thanks Sam. A very detailed success story, of creating a sense of safety. Loved your tenacity, and the understanding you gained. The way you communicated your story was so amazing to listen to. Thanks for sharing the wisdom you gained. Very much appreciated. Blessings 🙌.
My symptoms are different but I can relate so so hard to trying to do it all right and healing being a full time job. And getting it perfect. Thanks for sharing ❤
This was an amazing video. And I *think* I know the brain retraining program she was in based on the description. Regardless, it sounds like a program I signed up for and only got halfway through because it was informational overload... trying to figure out fight/flight vs freeze, which "right" exercises to use for getting out, the parts work, all of it was too much. You're right it's not about the technique - it's the feeling of safety or peace that comes from it. Thank you both ❤
Love this success story thank you for sharing it. I agree with the fb groups being "bad neighborhoods" I was in a few myself and it completely spiraled me in fear and more symptoms. Thank you for spreading hope!
Always thought having a backup plan was a crutch, a coward's way of managing. Thx for saying it's ok. I think I can go out now and do more normal things on my own. Thanks Sam ❤, thanks Dan ❤
Thanks for sharing and so glad your a success story. Fellow potsie and autonmic dysfunction person here amd working on my healing. I do have thoraic outlet syndrome and other compression disorders bur keeping faith and trying to avoid surgery and magically cure myself. Enjoy your new chapter of living pain free
This was excellent and very inspiring, Sam! Thank you so much for sharing your story, it was perfectly explained. I’m dealing with chemical sensitivities. I am doing a brain retraining program and it is overwhelming. I am a perfectionist too. I would love to hear how you recovered from chemical sensitivities, did you do a gradual exposure? Also, thank you so much Dan for everything that you do !
All of this is OCD. We get in this symptom, thought, fear, compulsion loop. Googling, going to doctors, feeling our throat, etc.. is what keeps us in this loop. Our nervous system becomes over stimulated from all of the false alarms and adrenaline. We've trained our nervous system to react to non threats. OCD keeps us locked onto our thoughts. I'm learning to stop feeding my compulsions.
Sam this SO inspirational! I would like to hear Eugenia’s story but can’t find it? Do you know how I could find her? 🎉Thank you so much!! I’m so happy to hear that you are better ❤
Thank you, Sam and Dan! What a great interview. Can someone help me with the name of the person (recovery interview) Sam's listened to prior to her recovery. Please!
Sam, whose success story did you mention? Can you write it down or give the link? Did you have digestive issues? Did you have any gut infections that were diagnosed like H. Pylori or SIBO?
I found it! Look back in Dan’s success stories playlist and it’s Gigi. She did an initial success story a few years ago, then a follow-up a year later.
Dan, I’ve been watching your channel and I absolutely love it. I’m still struggling. Do you have any advice for people who have limited cognitive functioning? I’m having a hard time with brain retraining because my brain feels well a bit fried. I have long covid from Pfizer vaccine, was on a benzo in the beginning and had to withdraw from that, but I am off. I can’t listen too much of anything and I have a hard time visualizing. feeling joy feels a bit forced, and sometimes can even cause pain I feel hopeless
Every pots patient should be given 6 days of Alinia. I ran into a doc who was using this to cure many pots and mold illness symptom patients and it cured me. Since then I’ve recommended to other and know other 20-25 cured. The accident could have lowered immune response in this person in order for a parasite (mostly protozoan) to take hold. There are loooong ways to look at and address POTS but why put a patient through all that and bankrupt them 1st. It takes about 2 weeks after meds end for your body to feel then healing and about a yesr to get back to yourself.
@@lucasgmolinaemotions play havoc with your entire body. It changes your pH, effects gut microbiome, making your gut a perfect place for the parasites (bad bacteria) to get out of control. It seems that the meds are a temporary kick to the parasites?
Im in tears listening to this, this is very very inspirational.
I’ve blamed myself many times for not doing enough brain retraining, or not doing enough meditation etc. I also find myself walking around constantly monitoring how my nervous system is, how much it’s on high alert, how my breathing is and how much that’s gonna cause more symptoms. Thank you so much Sam for sharing this. As Dan always says, live your life ❤🎉
Incredible testimony. Gives me so much hope ❤
Bless you Sam...you are so brave & courageous. Thank you for sharing your inspirational journey. You are so authentic & beautiful sending such love to you. Lovely interview Dan thank you💜
Thank you!! This is almost my story to a T. I am doing brain retraining and seeing SO MUCH SUCCESS AND GETTING SO MUCH BETTER. No matter what anyone says, I know I’m healing and will only continue to get better! I’ll be sharing my story one day!
This was excellent, Sam! Your understanding of these concepts and story telling is perfect! Thanks again Dan! Hang in there people! We’ve got this! This story is so much like mine and I am feeling better all the time!!!
Thanks again!
This is great, its useful to have someone focus on how they felt and thought, since a lot of interviewees focus on symptoms that ultimately dont matter since a/ they're all gone and b/ they were tms and not 'real' anyway, they dont tell us anything useful as such, what IS useful are the underlying thought patterns and emotions and how they are influencing behaviours, as a teacher from the uk who has been housebound i identify with this talk.
This is one of the best by far! Thanks Sam , Gigi and Dan!🙏🙏🙏
I’ve listened to almost all your recovery stories and this is the best one!!! She kept it so simple and it gives so such hope that I don’t need to do anything, I just need to believe I’m okay and I will get there. Thank you so much Dan and Sam! I’m going to listen to this every day as long as I need it to keep me in the right head space!
I totally agree!
Thank you Sam! This was one of my favorite testimonials and will be going in my repeat list for when I forget and need a reminder of how simple this all is.
Me too listened to this success story 2 times already 😊❤
Wonderful!
@@Lenneke8422-b3t me too! :)
I just love these success stories. Amazing Sam. Thanks for sharing and thank you Dan. Love to all.♥
Glad you like them!
Wow this is really amazing and positive and inspiring! A huge well done to Dan and Sam. 👏👍🙏
I do appreciate hearing this success story....I have a similar story overall. I have gained a lot of practical tips from her story ....thank you! This journey is difficult and yet I know I will someday soon be a success story! My challenge is when I do so many things but the difficult symptoms persist even though I have practiced not fearing the symptoms and I do many things with no conscious fear. Needing som encouragement if someone has any 😊
Im also a fellow "POTS person" and new to the mind body space so its wonderful to hear your recovery 🙌 I must say ALL these videos are very helpful!
POTS is absolutely the nervous system getting stuck in a state of fight or flight. There’s a way out ❤
@@missingjamiejean to sum it all up ... lose the fear, fight or flights goes back to normal, u heal....correct?
@@computerfastrepair and tell yourself that you’re actuallly safe. That’s what you want instead of fear - safety
This success story is my favorite so far. The way Sam broke it down is perfect. I resonated with this big time. Thank you
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing your story! It's amazing how relatable a story can be of someone from the other side of the globe.. I also dealt with POTS which is now gone and so many other symptoms which are improving so much. I am using a backup plan as well when I try to expand my life and get out of my comfort zone, and find it super helpful
Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing. I love how you shared less is more. Very inspiring.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such a good interview! Exactly how you desoribe all, is why it all goes wrong and can be right again❤
This was exactly what I needed to hear!!! Suffering with anxiety and anorexia for over 40 years and now chronic widespread pain for the last 10 years. I love how Sam dealt with her fear of food and making choices for herself that worked for her. I give up so quickly. I tried doing all the tools just like Sam and getting frustrated that nothing got better. I can't live like this anymore. Constantly being afraid of every symptom and fearing to eat or I won't be safe anymore.
Awesome as always. Thanks for each and every morning bringing a little piece to my life. I hope your book sales are going through the roof and as always, I will see you tomorrow morning.
This was perfectly explained I feel like it has pushed my recovery a few steps up. Thank you both
Woah, Sam! I’ve stopped listening to success stories as hearing other people’s symptoms has sometimes led to me getting those symptoms, but for some reason I watched yours and I’m so glad I did…
Our stories are nigh-on identical apart from the initial trigger (accident for you, an illness for me). I’ve followed your route exactly - the descent from the POTS neighbourhoods to the MCAS ones is terrifying. The long waits for NHS appointments only feeds it as I too spent all day every day googling for over a year. I also then got drawn into ‘intensive fixing’ and pondering “traumas”….
Before an overnight lightbulb moment when I just KNEW that it was simple - fear of and focus on symptoms was what’s keeping me sick. I have such strong views now on bad neighbourhoods, on the brain retraining industry, on wishing doctors were trained on this and could sit people down early and have a frank, compassionate conversation about what’s happening to us. I wish we could have a chat!
I’m also now gradually doing more and more, also always with an escape route because I can see that all my flares have been due to feeling overwhelmed and trapped. I can’t wait to be where you are!
To everyone else: For me, the best book on all of this is ‘The Way Out’ by Alan Gordon. Dr Sarno’s books are great for convincing you TMS is real, but they led me astray blaming it on repressed emotions. I’ve no doubt that’s the case for some people, but if it doesn’t ring true try Alan Gordon. His view is it’s simply a cycle of fear of symptoms causing symptoms. He’s treated thousands of people, cites many scientific studies, and has loads of case studies. I re-read him any time doubt or fear creeps in again.
If you don't know, I just published my book a couple weeks back. It's called "Pain Free YOU - Teach Your Brain to End Your Pain" and it's available on Amazon.
So Glad for you! I wish everyone the same recovery!🙏
Sam, your amazing. Thanks for sharing your story❤
Thanks Sam. A very detailed success story, of creating a sense of safety. Loved your tenacity, and the understanding you gained. The way you communicated your story was so amazing to listen to. Thanks for sharing the wisdom you gained. Very much appreciated.
Blessings 🙌.
So much of what you said resonated with me. Thank you so much Sam for sharing!!!!❤
Yes, less can be more!
I think it finally sank in.
My symptoms are different but I can relate so so hard to trying to do it all right and healing being a full time job. And getting it perfect. Thanks for sharing ❤
This was an amazing video. And I *think* I know the brain retraining program she was in based on the description. Regardless, it sounds like a program I signed up for and only got halfway through because it was informational overload... trying to figure out fight/flight vs freeze, which "right" exercises to use for getting out, the parts work, all of it was too much. You're right it's not about the technique - it's the feeling of safety or peace that comes from it. Thank you both ❤
Congratulations Sam what an inspiring story can relate to a lot!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 ty Dan for posting another great success story ❤❤❤
Love this success story thank you for sharing it. I agree with the fb groups being "bad neighborhoods" I was in a few myself and it completely spiraled me in fear and more symptoms. Thank you for spreading hope!
Always thought having a backup plan was a crutch, a coward's way of managing. Thx for saying it's ok. I think I can go out now and do more normal things on my own.
Thanks Sam ❤, thanks Dan ❤
This message came at the exact right time. Thank you so much ❤
You are so welcome
Thanks for sharing and so glad your a success story. Fellow potsie and autonmic dysfunction person here amd working on my healing. I do have thoraic outlet syndrome and other compression disorders bur keeping faith and trying to avoid surgery and magically cure myself. Enjoy your new chapter of living pain free
So inspiring! I would love to hear more success stories from people with POTS :)
Scroll through my playlist of successes. You will see POTS in quite a few more. PainFreeYouSuccess.com
Great interview. I can relate to Sam’s symptoms so much . I’m on the way to recovery and hopefully soon I will be able to tell my story 😊
Very relatable, great listen.
Thankyou this was so helpful!!
This was excellent and very inspiring, Sam! Thank you so much for sharing your story, it was perfectly explained. I’m dealing with chemical sensitivities. I am doing a brain retraining program and it is overwhelming. I am a perfectionist too. I would love to hear how you recovered from chemical sensitivities, did you do a gradual exposure? Also, thank you so much Dan for everything that you do !
All of this is OCD. We get in this symptom, thought, fear, compulsion loop. Googling, going to doctors, feeling our throat, etc.. is what keeps us in this loop. Our nervous system becomes over stimulated from all of the false alarms and adrenaline. We've trained our nervous system to react to non threats. OCD keeps us locked onto our thoughts. I'm learning to stop feeding my compulsions.
I have cfs/anxiety and i always have a back up plan and rarely need it!
I was told there was a test and a web site to go to see if this was ok for me. My symptoms can be severe.
Sam this SO inspirational! I would like to hear Eugenia’s story but can’t find it? Do you know how I could find her? 🎉Thank you so much!! I’m so happy to hear that you are better ❤
@@pamelamcdougle5726 she us called Gigi her succes story is on Dans list 😘😘
Thank you, Sam and Dan! What a great interview. Can someone help me with the name of the person (recovery interview) Sam's listened to prior to her recovery. Please!
Gigi
Sam, whose success story did you mention? Can you write it down or give the link? Did you have digestive issues? Did you have any gut infections that were diagnosed like H. Pylori or SIBO?
I found it! Look back in Dan’s success stories playlist and it’s Gigi. She did an initial success story a few years ago, then a follow-up a year later.
@@sarahallen9315 Thanks...I'm listening to it today. :)
Dan, I’ve been watching your channel and I absolutely love it. I’m still struggling. Do you have any advice for people who have limited cognitive functioning? I’m having a hard time with brain retraining because my brain feels well a bit fried. I have long covid from Pfizer vaccine, was on a benzo in the beginning and had to withdraw from that, but I am off. I can’t listen too much of anything and I have a hard time visualizing. feeling joy feels a bit forced, and sometimes can even cause pain I feel hopeless
Did you consider long covid?
Long Covid is TMS 🙏🙏🙏
I sent you an email, Dan.
Every pots patient should be given 6 days of Alinia. I ran into a doc who was using this to cure many pots and mold illness symptom patients and it cured me. Since then I’ve recommended to other and know other 20-25 cured. The accident could have lowered immune response in this person in order for a parasite (mostly protozoan) to take hold. There are loooong ways to look at and address POTS but why put a patient through all that and bankrupt them 1st. It takes about 2 weeks after meds end for your body to feel then healing and about a yesr to get back to yourself.
I'm curious, what are you doing in a mind-body channel? Do you yourself have any symptoms you're trying to overcome?
@@lucasgmolinawondering that too
@@lucasgmolinaemotions play havoc with your entire body. It changes your pH, effects gut microbiome, making your gut a perfect place for the parasites (bad bacteria) to get out of control. It seems that the meds are a temporary kick to the parasites?
@@lucasgmolinano
What does the med do?