E12: Fascinating videos capture Shannon's recovery from 7 years of ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and POTS

Wisdom From The Other Side Of Recovery from Fibromyalgia, ME, CFS, POTS & MCS

It's one thing seeing interviews with people that recovered, and another thing seeing them tell their stories in real-time.
In this interview, Shannon tells how she recovered from fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and POTS after 7 years of illness.
Her 2½ year journey was bumpy, with her actually worsening before she got better. This interview captures her journey, and when you CHECK OUT THE SHOW NOTES and you will see a collection of her video journals that captured her story which makes for a fascinating watch.
For full show notes visit: https://cfsunravelled.com/episode12

**MEDICAL DISCLAIMER**: Dan Neuffer, CFS Unravelled or ANS REWIRE do not provide medical advice, and the information available in this video does not offer a diagnosis or medical advice of any kind. The content are opinions and information presented for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, and MUST NOT be used as an alternative to a healthcare professional’s diagnosis and treatment. Only a physician or other licensed healthcare professional are able to determine the requirement for medical assistance. Please seek the advice of your physician or other licensed healthcare provider if you have any questions regarding a medical condition.

Fejezetek

1. Introduction - What If recovery isn't going well (00:00:00)

2. We discuss the experience of brain fog and how Shannon re-engaged mentally as she recovered (00:00:00)

3. Podcast Disclaimer (00:01:51)

4. Meeting Shannon (00:02:33)

5. Shannon's experience with getting diagnosed and prognosis for Fibromyalgia (00:03:37)

6. Medical emergency that led to onset of fibromyalgia (00:05:57)

7. We explore the year leading to the onset of the illness (00:09:03)

8. Shannon talks about her experience with depression pre illness (00:10:52)

9. Shannon discusses her early emotional experience with Fibromyalgia (00:13:15)

10. Shannon talks about being bedbound and the idea of 'pushing' through to recovery (00:16:09)

11. Shannon tells of positive strategies that helped but didn'tlead to recovery (00:17:25)

12. Shannon's symptoms and experience of Fibromyalgia & when she thought she may not survive (00:19:02)

13. How Shannon's family and friends reacted to her illness (00:22:58)

14. Illness frustration and onset of POTS and illness worsening & connection to PTSD (00:24:03)

15. How ANS REWIRE supported her when he condition suddenly worsened (00:29:41)

16. Dan talks about dark times in Fibromyalgia, CFS and POTS (00:31:37)

17. Shannon talks about how she used brain-training strategies for anxiety (00:32:59)

18. Shannon talks about how her CFS Fibro POTS recovery evolved with ANS REWIRE (00:35:27)

19. We talk about belief in whether we can recover and the video diary that Shannon shares (00:37:37)

20. Dan and Shannon talk about the lessons of ANS REWIRE on how Shannon applied them (00:40:17)

21. Shannon talks about what allowed her to persist to recover (00:45:05)

22. We discuss the experience of brain fog and how Shannon re-engaged mentally as she recovered (00:47:14)

23. What Shannon thinks is the most important thing for CFS/POTS/Fibromyalgia Recovery (00:50:11)

24. Dan talks about the importance of tailoring our approach for recovery (00:50:55)

25. Shannon's life after recovering from Fibromyalgia CFS & POTS (00:52:17)