While watching the Paris Olympics on tv, I noticed a female athlete that had a tattoo on her inner wrist. It said ‘eat the fear’. It was a light bulb moment for me. Now, whenever I feel fearful, I say to myself ‘eat the fear’ and it has a positive effect. Almost instantly I feel stronger, defiant and less fearful. I think it has something to do with eating connoting being stronger than, or being more powerful than the fear. I hope this is as useful for you as it is for me.
I love this so much! Oh boy do I miss dancing and am going to be doing finger dancing in bed from now on. Thank you for this:) Moving with joy instead of fear is so important.
Thanks for the gardening tips. I LOVE gardening and have been so frustrated not being able to get much done at a time. Going to work on your ideas. Finger dancing....what a fun way to retrain the brain😅😊❤
Thank you, these are great tips! I love gardening but once it start I tend to feel that I have to finish weeding everything or cutting back all plants... the key is to not overdo it and start small. And ignore the negative voice that focuses on what I'm not able to do.
Super helpful!! We definitely need joy in whatever ways we can get it, and I love the small moments of movement joy then checking in without fearing any symptoms popping up.
Gardening is the cause of my ups & downs. This year I have embraced 'wildlife' gardening, unfortunately my husband - who isn't a gardener - hasn't. I am just about learning how to keep within my safe zones, but have sessions when I over do it. Can't help being a people pleaser, I find it very difficult to put myself first. Just found your videos - thank you so much.
Gardening is one of those things that is so easy to overdo - it's always a good idea to set a timer, and keep to several short sessions rather than one long one. One important thing to remember as a people pleaser is that if you don't look after yourself first, you will then be unable to look after anyone else. Just remembering this one thing can be a catalyst for change - but there are plenty of books on the subject too! Thanks for subscribing 🙂
Im aware of no symptom talk. Im somewhat curious is all peiple who test positive for CFS have a chronic epstein bar activation from stress. I have that and am actively working on it but am curious to know if its responsible for many conditions. One of the symptoms is severe fatigue. Labels dont matter i know! But im still curious!
Hi. Currently, there is no test for CFS. The only way that it is usually diagnosed is by taking blood tests and ruling out anything else. I have heard that Epstein Barr may be a factor in developing CFS - but it's very difficult to know whether this is for all cases, or just a few. The trouble with CFS is that it is a syndrome - i.e. a collection of symptoms that have common elements, which is why it's so difficult to pin down to one cause. My theory is that people with CFS can all have a different collection of causes and triggers leading to similar symptoms. But whatever the cause, the strategies for recovery can help everyone.
After suffering M.e/cfs for 7 years. Absolute debilitating symptoms the first 3 years. Then constant PEM after exercise, stimulation from life basically. I went on holiday as I am so much better was able to go on waterslides felt good on holiday. No symptoms really then when i came home they started and my allergies. I feel completely defeated as I told people i was better. So living a part time life really, having rest days and really bad days in bed. Telling myself its just a blip and i will be better soon.
Hi Esther - thanks for your post. I totally understand how this feels. I think that when we do recover, it's never quite 100% and we are still vulnerable to flare-ups and setbacks - and it can feel really frustrating and depressing when the symptoms start again. I think this is very common, so don't despair - you are not alone! This has happened to me many times - you just need to go back to the strategies that helped you recover and know that things will get better again! All the best x
Sounds mcas or perceived danger no mold etc at home and your away from it and on holiday or different food do you have hypomobility highly related to mcas 26 years CFS 6 years fybromyalgia
@@Truerealism747 I have had severe allergies since a teenager, face swelling, throat swelling really scary, hives all over my body. Flares up then goes away. Took antihistamines for years daily. But now after getting M.E/CFS I learnt about histamine in foods. I eat mostly whole foods. Just drink filtered water, no juice,soft drinks, tea/ coffee alcohol. I eat two meals a day, no snacks. I restricted histamine in my diet two years ago because it was like I had mcas. I lost so much weight and started to introduce foods back into my diet. Sorted me out. I can eat what I want now. No antihistamines and only occasionally does my itching start but never hives and swelling these days. Turn to God and read the bible, these afflictions are hard to live with sometimes we can bring on disease ourselves. I am repenting of my sins and asking God to fully heal me but so grateful for the progress iv made over the years.
Neurologist days i have migraine in the body no headache rhumo says its fybromyalgia cfs decades found out i have autism adhd hefs genes for it now after 27 years my father has cfs to
Love this idea . Thank you
You’re my favorite CFS channel so far… I feel like I’ve watched 100s, so THANK YOU ❤
That's so good to hear - thank you so much!
While watching the Paris Olympics on tv, I noticed a female athlete that had a tattoo on her inner wrist. It said ‘eat the fear’. It was a light bulb moment for me. Now, whenever I feel fearful, I say to myself ‘eat the fear’ and it has a positive effect. Almost instantly I feel stronger, defiant and less fearful. I think it has something to do with eating connoting being stronger than, or being more powerful than the fear. I hope this is as useful for you as it is for me.
Thank you so much for sharing this - I love little light bulb moments like that! I'm sure it will be useful to other subscribers and viewers too!
I love this so much! Oh boy do I miss dancing and am going to be doing finger dancing in bed from now on. Thank you for this:) Moving with joy instead of fear is so important.
Connecting movement with fun instead of fear and fatigue 💯 ❤
Exactly!
Just found your channel. Love your videos!!! ❤️
Thanks for the gardening tips. I LOVE gardening and have been so frustrated not being able to get much done at a time. Going to work on your ideas. Finger dancing....what a fun way to retrain the brain😅😊❤
Thank you, these are great tips! I love gardening but once it start I tend to feel that I have to finish weeding everything or cutting back all plants... the key is to not overdo it and start small. And ignore the negative voice that focuses on what I'm not able to do.
It's so easy to forget the time and overdo it with gardening - so it's a good idea to set a timer too!
Super helpful!! We definitely need joy in whatever ways we can get it, and I love the small moments of movement joy then checking in without fearing any symptoms popping up.
Gardening is the cause of my ups & downs. This year I have embraced 'wildlife' gardening, unfortunately my husband - who isn't a gardener - hasn't. I am just about learning how to keep within my safe zones, but have sessions when I over do it. Can't help being a people pleaser, I find it very difficult to put myself first. Just found your videos - thank you so much.
Gardening is one of those things that is so easy to overdo - it's always a good idea to set a timer, and keep to several short sessions rather than one long one.
One important thing to remember as a people pleaser is that if you don't look after yourself first, you will then be unable to look after anyone else. Just remembering this one thing can be a catalyst for change - but there are plenty of books on the subject too! Thanks for subscribing 🙂
Can totally relate to the dancing vs hoovering! 😅 I❤
This is very helpful and encouraging, thank you.
This was so helpful for where I'm at with cfs. Also, I love to move with the music, so this is awesome. Thank you. 💗
So glad to hear that - thanks for your comment.🙂
Im aware of no symptom talk. Im somewhat curious is all peiple who test positive for CFS have a chronic epstein bar activation from stress.
I have that and am actively working on it but am curious to know if its responsible for many conditions. One of the symptoms is severe fatigue.
Labels dont matter i know! But im still curious!
Hi. Currently, there is no test for CFS. The only way that it is usually diagnosed is by taking blood tests and ruling out anything else. I have heard that Epstein Barr may be a factor in developing CFS - but it's very difficult to know whether this is for all cases, or just a few.
The trouble with CFS is that it is a syndrome - i.e. a collection of symptoms that have common elements, which is why it's so difficult to pin down to one cause. My theory is that people with CFS can all have a different collection of causes and triggers leading to similar symptoms. But whatever the cause, the strategies for recovery can help everyone.
Excellent! Off to finger dance for a few minutes!
Great video!
Such good ideas! Thank you for sharing.😊
This is such a helpful video! Thank you 😊
So glad to hear that!
Glad I found you, that was fun💃🏽☺️
Many thanks for this video ☺
Very helpful! Thank you!
lovely great and clear looking forward to more !
After suffering M.e/cfs for 7 years. Absolute debilitating symptoms the first 3 years. Then constant PEM after exercise, stimulation from life basically. I went on holiday as I am so much better was able to go on waterslides felt good on holiday. No symptoms really then when i came home they started and my allergies. I feel completely defeated as I told people i was better. So living a part time life really, having rest days and really bad days in bed. Telling myself its just a blip and i will be better soon.
Hi Esther - thanks for your post. I totally understand how this feels. I think that when we do recover, it's never quite 100% and we are still vulnerable to flare-ups and setbacks - and it can feel really frustrating and depressing when the symptoms start again. I think this is very common, so don't despair - you are not alone! This has happened to me many times - you just need to go back to the strategies that helped you recover and know that things will get better again! All the best x
Sounds mcas or perceived danger no mold etc at home and your away from it and on holiday or different food do you have hypomobility highly related to mcas 26 years CFS 6 years fybromyalgia
@@Truerealism747 I have had severe allergies since a teenager, face swelling, throat swelling really scary, hives all over my body. Flares up then goes away. Took antihistamines for years daily. But now after getting M.E/CFS I learnt about histamine in foods. I eat mostly whole foods. Just drink filtered water, no juice,soft drinks, tea/ coffee alcohol. I eat two meals a day, no snacks. I restricted histamine in my diet two years ago because it was like I had mcas. I lost so much weight and started to introduce foods back into my diet. Sorted me out. I can eat what I want now. No antihistamines and only occasionally does my itching start but never hives and swelling these days. Turn to God and read the bible, these afflictions are hard to live with sometimes we can bring on disease ourselves. I am repenting of my sins and asking God to fully heal me but so grateful for the progress iv made over the years.
Neurologist days i have migraine in the body no headache rhumo says its fybromyalgia cfs decades found out i have autism adhd hefs genes for it now after 27 years my father has cfs to
What a lovely lady you are! Just found you!
Thank you!
This is ridiculous.
No - amazingly enough, this is all based on scientific research, and people find it very useful.