The liminal space between illness and recovery
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 5 years
- Published
- May 2026
Summary
Credits brain retraining and pain reprocessing. Amy was ill 5y with severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. 95-98% recovered; occasional fatigue and brain fog.
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What they credit
Credits Brain retraining, Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust), Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak.
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