Out of the 301 accounts with a clear outcome; 9 more don’t say how it went.
How it went
Did it last?
- 12 of 310 said the benefit wore off.
- 4 of 310 needed to keep doing it to stay well.
Read from what people wrote. A story that ends without a follow-up counts as lasting, so treat these as minimums.
| Outcome described | Accounts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full recovery | 176 | 58% |
| Near-full | 26 | 9% |
| Substantial | 76 | 25% |
| Partial | 20 | 7% |
| Relapsed | 0 | 0% |
| No benefit | 3 | 1% |
| Outcome unclear | 9 | — |
By how ill people were
| Severity at worst | How it went | n | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | 2 | 50% | |
| Moderate | 24 | 46% | |
| Severe | 98 | 77% | |
| Very severe | 42 | 64% |
144 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.
Who published these accounts
86% of these accounts are on pages that sell this treatment or a program around it. Those pages publish their successes; compare the independent row.
How often it comes up
Posts that mention Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust), per 1,000 posts each year. Hover a point for the count.
Show as a table
| Year | Posts mentioning it | All posts | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 184 | 16.3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1,491 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1,708 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2,352 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2,158 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1,431 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3,110 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2,201 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,075 | 13.0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,581 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1,867 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,166 | 12.9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,000 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1,237 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1,019 | 20.6 |
| 2026 (so far) | 35 | 840 | 41.7 |
Posts in the forum threads we archived, 26,806 in all, counted per year. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. These threads all contain a recovery story, so they show what those communities discussed, not everyone with ME/CFS or long COVID. All trends
All 310 accounts
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230: I Taught Psychology But Ignored My Own Nervous System Warning Signs - Jan Rothney
Credits brain retraining and nervous system. Jan had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Psychology background; condition unnamed in title.
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Brain retraining is nervous system regulation
Amy credits the "CFS Recovery" nervous-system-regulation program with turning her case around, alongside daily red-light therapy (about 10 minutes, at least four mornings a week, using a box she bought roughly three years ago) and work with a therapist who…
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Primal Trust testimonials: Anne Katrine
Anne Katrine used the Primal Trust Regulate program, though its exact length isn't specified, for post-COVID symptoms of unstated duration. She reports her symptoms resolved to the point she can eat anything without triggering them, she now exercises daily…
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224: The Quickest Way to Get Better from Chronic Illness - Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD
Credits brain retraining and mind body. Howard had ME/CFS and is listed among the recovery accounts. Expert; not a personal recovery per his bio page.
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226: The Tinnitus Recovery Conversation No One Is Having - Dr. Marcia Dewey
Credits brain retraining. Marcia had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Tinnitus focus, not ME/CFS or long covid directly.
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227: An Occupational Therapist's 3-Step Framework for ME/CFS Recovery - Zara Dureno
Credits brain retraining and occupational therapy. Zara had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. OT; likely own recovery informs framework.
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228: The Mistakes Keeping You Stuck With Long Covid - Björn Borgers
Credits brain retraining. Björn had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Same person as cheat-sheet entry.
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A Recovery Story: From Life-Altering Chronic Symptoms to Living a Full Life
Credits trauma and somatic work, JournalSpeak, brain retraining and graded exercise. Steph was ill 2y with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. 90% bedbound; Sarno/JournalSpeak trauma journaling.
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Long Covid - The Rupture That Broke Me Open
Credits brain retraining. Lauren was ill 2y with moderate long COVID and reports a partial improvement. Fewer bad days than a year prior.
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The liminal space between illness and recovery
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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220: The 1% Shift That Changed Her Recovery (ME/CFS, Long Covid, POTS) - Dr. Crista Taylor, DPT
Credits brain retraining. Crista had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. DPT; both ME/CFS and long covid named, plus POTS.
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Coming out of hibernation
Credits brain retraining. Amy was ill 5y with severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. Exited the program at Beyond Recovery status.
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213: Key to my full Long Covid recovery - Devon Carter
Credits brain retraining. Devon had long COVID and is described as fully recovered.
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214: Dr. Hansma: The Longer You've Had Chronic Symptoms, The Easier You CAN Recover
Credits neuroplasticity. Paul had ME/CFS and is listed among the recovery accounts. Physicist/expert, not a patient.
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216: This Is What People Bedbound with ME/CFS Really Need - Junior Ky
Credits brain retraining. Junior had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Same person as healwithliz Junior story.
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218: "If they said it was my mind, I would've been pissed." (Liz's Long COVID Story)
Credits brain retraining. Liz had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Possibly distinct from Liz Carlson of healwithliz.com.
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Jordan - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Jordan was ill 22mo with moderate long COVID and reports a partial improvement. Resigned job from fatigue; regained pet-sitting and socialising.
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2025: the year I recovered from long COVID
Credits brain retraining, CBT or psychological work and pacing. Amy was ill 5y with severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. Went from 75% to 95% recovered via a coaching program.
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182: End Your Fear of Chronic Symptoms to Heal - Keelin Nielsen Donohoe
Credits brain retraining. Keelin had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Hashtags name both ME/CFS and long covid.
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Young athlete: from very severe ME/CFS to full recovery
Credits brain retraining and JournalSpeak. Jay was ill 8mo with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. 97% bedbound; now competes in freestyle skiing.
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170: Avoid Common ME/CFS & Long Covid Blind Spots - Ellen Alden
Credits brain retraining. Ellen had long COVID and is listed among the recovery accounts. Both conditions named; unclear which is hers.
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172: Dr. Becca Kennedy, MD: Finally, a Science-Backed Way Out of Long Covid
Credits brain retraining. Becca had long COVID and is listed among the recovery accounts. MD; personal-vs-expert framing unclear.
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174: How One Mother Found a Way Out of ME/CFS for Her Child - Dr. Anna Chellamuthu
Credits brain retraining. Anna had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Recovery is her child's, not her own.
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The Counterintuitive Shift That Cured My Long Covid (Giorgia Lupi's Story)
Credits brain retraining. Giorgia had long COVID and is described as fully recovered.
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178: The Unexpected "Secret" Behind My ME/CFS and Insomnia Recovery - Simona Irwin
Credits brain retraining. Simona had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid insomnia.
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160: Dr. Rachel Hollander, MD: Recovery Can Be Rapid Once You Understand This
Credits brain retraining. Rachel had ME/CFS and is listed among the recovery accounts. MD; expert framing, no personal claim.
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161: 2 Methods That Cured My ME/CFS in Just 6 Months - Kendall Berry, PhD
Credits brain retraining. Kendall was ill 6 months to recover with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. PhD; illness duration itself unstated.
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162: She Tried Everything for Lupus, Mold & Chronic Fatigue... Only This Worked (Lori Clemmons' Story)
Credits brain retraining. Lori had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid lupus and mold illness.
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163: NASA Scientist's Severe Long Covid Recovery (It's Not What You Think) - Leela O'Brien
Credits brain retraining. Leela had severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. NASA scientist.
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165: From Bedbound to Breakthrough: Stuart Porter's Way Out of ME/CFS
Credits brain retraining. Stuart had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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166: This Heals Faster Than Any Protocol - Faith Canter
Credits brain retraining. Faith had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Same Faith Canter as the healwithliz story.
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William Groves' Recovery Story
Followed the Gupta Program (joined 2023), read Dan Neuffer's book "CFS Unravelled" and Joseph Murphy's "The Power of the Unconscious Mind," got nutrition counseling through the Optimum Health Clinic, and combined this with pacing, meditation, self-hypnosis,…
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154: This Got Me Out of Severe Long Covid: Carissa Conrad, Doctor of Physiotherapy
Credits brain retraining. Carissa had severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Physiotherapist.
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157: The Recovery Tools That Work for YOU - Nate Singer's Best Advice
Credits brain retraining. Nate had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Condition unnamed in title.
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158: After 7 Years With ME/CFS, I'm Finally Breaking Free (Carolynn Woolstone's Story)
Credits brain retraining. Carolynn was ill 7 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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159: Dr. Cathleen King: Brain Retraining Is NOT Step One - Start Here First
Credits brain retraining. Cathleen had long COVID and is listed among the recovery accounts. Program founder; hashtags mecfs/longcovid, no personal claim.
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Does ME/CFS Ever Go Away?
Credits mickel therapy and brain retraining. Amy was ill 4y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Influenced by Gabor Mate's brain-immune work.
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Stuart Porter's Recovery Story
Used the ANS Rewire program alongside a paid one-on-one recovery program with two CFS coaches, then built his own RESTAND framework after studying 300+ other recovery stories over 600+ hours; he was also prescribed GTN (glyceryl trinitrate) by his doctor. He…
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Incredible recovery after 30 years of ME/CFS!
Followed the Gupta Program, a mind-body retraining program, for about a year. Had been ill with ME/CFS and post-exertional malaise since 2011 and at one point became very physically active again before relapsing roughly three and a half years before this…
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143: Amari Rejected the Cure at First — But It Gave Her Life Back
Credits brain retraining. Amari had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Condition unnamed in title.
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148: The Long Covid Recovery Path (Almost) No One Talks About - Suzy Bolt's Story
Credits yoga and brain retraining. Suzy had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Known long-covid yoga/recovery advocate.
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149: 20 Years of Severe CFS and Fibromyalgia: These 3 Things Cured Me (Ariel Shutte's Story)
Credits brain retraining. Ariel was ill 20 years with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid fibromyalgia.
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What Finally Helped After 25 Years of Chronic Pain, ME/CFS and POTS (Fiona Symington)
Credits brain retraining. Fiona was ill 25 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid chronic pain, POTS.
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Chris's story of recovery from ME/CFS, and the Freeme app
Credits brain retraining. Chris had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Built a paid Freeme app from his own recovery.
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124: Bedbound for 6 Months — Then Made Real Progress in Just One Week (Juliane Johnson)
Credits brain retraining. Juliane was ill 6 months bedbound with severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. "Real progress in one week"; condition unnamed.
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125: She Could Barely Walk. Now She's 90% Back (Yulie's Story)
Credits brain retraining. Yulie had severe ME/CFS and is described as almost fully recovered. "90% back"; condition unnamed in title.
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132: This Helped Former Marine to Cure ME/CFS Quickly (Chris Sykes-Popham)
Credits brain retraining. Chris had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Former Marine.
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134: A Highly Sensitive Person's Path Out of ME/CFS (Nicola McDonald's Story)
Credits brain retraining and HSP framework. Nicola had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Framed around highly-sensitive-person trait.
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138: I Never Thought This Would Work - But it Cured Me (Zara's Story)
Credits brain retraining. Zara had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Likely same Zara Dureno as ep227.
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Credits brain retraining and meditation. Rachel was ill ~1 year (Dec 2020-summer 2021) with long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Now runs marathons and ultramarathons.
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Credits Gupta Program, somatic and meditation. Heather was ill 35+ years with moderate ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Recovered 5+ yrs; works two jobs.
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Credits brain retraining and community. Zsuzsa was ill 1 year bedbound (2022-23) with severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Post-vaccination onset, not post-covid.
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Credits ANS Rewire and brain retraining. Catherine was ill 43 years with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Recovered over 2.5 yrs in program.
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Credits ANS Rewire and Gupta Program. Verena was ill 1.5 years with long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Now an active athlete.
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Credits brain retraining, somatic, TMS and trauma therapy. Sylvia was ill 6 years to improve with severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Works part-time now, no restrictions.
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Credits brain retraining, somatic and trauma therapy. Christine was ill 5 years (4 bedbound) with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid POTS; recovered 2 yrs at writing.
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Hope Rooted in Biology: What Helped Us Recover from ME/CFS and Long Covid
Credits diet, boundaries and brain retraining. Elizabeth was ill 3 years with moderate ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Likely site owner Liz Carlson; now has 3 kids.
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Long Covid Healing Resources
Followed a 10-point Mayo Clinic-informed protocol: a TruVaga vagus-nerve-stimulation device for 2 minutes three times a day, guanfacine at 0.5mg twice daily (with room to increase to 1mg twice daily), L-arginine 2000mg twice daily, vitamin C 500mg twice…
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Caitlan's 1-2 punch works with her severe ME/CFS
Combined low-dose naltrexone with neuroplasticity retraining work through Miguel Bautista's program, for severe ME/CFS of several years' standing. Exact doses and full illness timeline are not given in the excerpt. The site frames this two-pronged approach,…
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113: This Cured Aly John's SEVERE Long Covid (After 2 Years of Suffering)
Credits brain retraining. Aly was ill 2 years with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered.
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115: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? - Facebook Q&A Replay with Miguel Bautista
Credits brain retraining. Miguel had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Likely same Miguel as healwithliz story.
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116: Lived With ME/CFS for 32 Years… Then Found a Way Out (Anna Grear Q&A)
Credits brain retraining. Anna was ill 32 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Q&A format episode.
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118: Told "It's Just Anxiety"—What Finally Helped Colin Recover from Long Covid
Credits brain retraining. Colin had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Initially misdiagnosed as pure anxiety.
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120: Got Sick After the Booster — This Brought Her Back (Juliet Marie Stein)
Credits brain retraining. Juliet had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Post-vaccination onset, not post-infection LC.
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121: Cured After 34 Years of ME/CFS—But You Can Recover Quickly: Nicol's Story
Credits brain retraining. Nicol was ill 34 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. One of the longest stated durations found.
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Dan Neuffer's Story
Dan developed his own ANS Rewire nervous-system-retraining program and used gut healing, dietary changes, supplements, meditation and pacing as part of a personalized recovery plan, detailed in his book CFS Unravelled. He was ill with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia…
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Finally, Full ME/CFS Recovery That Stuck
Credits brain retraining and book. Tiffany was ill 4.5y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Relapsed after partial recovery via the book; program finished it.
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Caitlan's 1-2 punch works with her severe ME/CFS
Caitlan was a healthy personal trainer who became bedbound after a vaccination followed by a stomach bug, developing severe neurological and cardiovascular ME/CFS symptoms. She tried IV therapy, hyperbaric oxygen and stem cells without lasting success. She…
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Recovery Story - How I Recovered with ANS REWIRE
Credits brain retraining. Marc was ill 4y with moderate ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Ottawa; back to work in 5 months, full recovery near 1 year.
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108: How to Rewire a Brain Stuck in Fear and Pain (Dr. Tovah Goldfine)
Credits brain retraining. Tovah had ME/CFS and is listed among the recovery accounts. Expert framing, not a personal story.
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Anne's Success Story (37, Cologne, Long COVID)
Credits brain retraining. Anne had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. German-language testimonial.
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Christin's Success Story (39, Germany, ME/CFS)
Credits brain retraining. Christin had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. German-language testimonial.
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Leonie's Success Story (26, Germany, Long COVID)
Credits brain retraining. Leonie had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. German-language testimonial.
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Helene's Success Story (37, ME/CFS)
Credits brain retraining. Helene was ill 10mo with severe ME/CFS and is described as almost fully recovered. Post-viral onset; 100% physical, 80% overall claimed.
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Alisha's Recovery Story
Credits trauma and somatic work and brain retraining. Alisha was ill 3y with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Couch-bound 1.5 years; now a paid TMS coach.
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10 Years of ME/CFS - Cured in Just 1 Year: My Full Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Raelan was ill 10y with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Host's own story, a tribute to her mother.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Reese
Reese used the Primal Trust Regulate course, purchased as a 3-month package in January 2025, after struggling with Long COVID for almost three years. She reports her brain fog is gone, her eyesight has improved, and she feels stronger than she has in years,…
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Hannah Recovers From Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (Long-Covid?)
Credits brain retraining and diet. Hannah was ill 14mo with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. GP labelled it post-viral fatigue; COVID never confirmed.
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Hannah Recovers from Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome / Long Covid
Credits brain retraining and diet. Hannah was ill 14mo with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Architect; COVID never confirmed by test.
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Nearly Recovered Me
Rebuilt her gut microbiome with General Biotics Equilibrium and later Seed probiotics, which she calls a turning point, on top of a two-decade stack that included 41 days of Miracle Mineral Solution in 2008 (a self-described game changer), Fredd's B12…
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Ted Shares How to Overcome Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome
Credits brain retraining. Ted was ill 7y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. UK dentist; same Ted as the cfsunravelled 8-year story.
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How I Overcame Post-Covid POTS
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. POTS-focused; ME/CFS overlap unclear.
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Mollie's ME/CFS and POTS Recovery Success with ANS REWIRE
Credits brain retraining and trauma and somatic work. Mollie was ill 5y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Same story as the cfsunravelled family-psychotherapy post.
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Chronic Illness Advocate Tells of Her Scepticism - Recovery Success
Credits brain retraining. Claudia was ill 33y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Same Claudia as the cfsunravelled 3-decades story.
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Chronic Pain Success Story - Andrea's Journey Back to Health
Credits brain retraining, meditation and diet. Andrea was ill 6y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Content confirms ME/CFS; 15% to 100%.
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Julia Shares How ANS REWIRE Helped Her Overcome MCS
Credits brain retraining. Julia had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. MCS-centered; ME/CFS comorbidity unconfirmed.
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How I Overcame Long Covid and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Long Covid plus CFS combination; page fetch errored.
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Ela's Success Recovering from Long-Term Fibromyalgia and CFS
Credits brain retraining and meditation. Ela was ill 20y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Norway, age 47; relapsed at 9mo, recovered by 18mo.
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2 Decades of ME/CFS - Gone in 6 Months: Eric's Story
Credits brain retraining. Eric was ill 20y with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Artist/animator, illness had progressed to Long Covid.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Carina Sol
Credits brain retraining. Carina had ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. Guided practices calm difficult phases.
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Recovery from Fibromyalgia with Help of ANS REWIRE
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Fibromyalgia-led case; page blocked by JS-redirect wall.
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How I Recovered from CFS with ANS REWIRE - Stephanie's Story
Credits brain retraining. Stephanie had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Title-only entry; page fetch repeatedly errored.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Turns Mathew's Long COVID / ME/CFS / POTS Around
Mathew developed long COVID with ME/CFS and POTS after a COVID infection in February 2020 and cycled through severe crashes for four years, at times 20 hours a day in bed, despite midodrine, low-dose naltrexone, Abilify and Paxlovid. In late 2023 he…
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Can Brain Retraining Help Me Recover From Long Covid?
Credits the Lightning Process and brain retraining. Amy was ill 18mo with severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Independent magazine profile of a Recovery Norway subject.
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Emily Mure's Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Emily had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Continued healing via retraining and meditation.
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Svenja's Success Story
Credits brain retraining and pacing. Svenja was ill 2y with long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Overtriggered nervous system framing.
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Monnica
Credits the Lightning Process and brain retraining. Monnica was ill 2y with severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. Describes herself at the 90% end.
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Recovery Is Possible: Lessons in ME/CFS Recovery from YouTube (Goldsmiths)
Credits brain retraining. Raelan Agle had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. S4ME calls the study "a psychologiser's dream".
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An overview of my recovery from Long Covid
Credits brain retraining, diet, vagus nerve stimulation and pacing. Nicole had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Foundational recovery-overview post.
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From Long Covid to London Marathon
Credits brain retraining and the Lightning Process. Rachel was ill 15mo with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Went on to run the London Marathon.
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Shaun Moran's Recovery Story
Tried an extensive list of alternative treatments over the years - IV vitamin C, ozone therapy, acupuncture, cupping, EFT, homeopathy, matrix re-imprinting, amygdala retraining, qigong, restrictive diets, chiropractic and osteopathic care, hypnotherapy,…
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Life Restored: My Recovery from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Credits brain retraining and pain reprocessing. Fiona was ill 14y with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Used Curable app; disclaims financial tie; recovered 5+ years.
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Jill's CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Jill had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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Karen - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Karen was ill 6mo with very-severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. Age 66; 4-mile walks, e-bike and accordion by 7 months.
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David - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. David was ill 9mo with very-severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. Bedbound and wheelchair-dependent; 95% recovered by June 2024.
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Erfolgsgeschichte von Serafina, 33, Schweiz (Long Covid)
Credits brain retraining, diet and pacing. Serafina was ill 2.5y with very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Bed-to-sofa only; now hikes and hits 15k steps a day.
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Stefanie's Success Story - Long Covid and ME/CFS
Credits brain retraining. Stefanie was ill 6mo with very-severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. German doctor; Bell Scale 0, second infection was the trigger.
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Kevin's Long-Haul COVID Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Kevin had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; title-only entry.
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George's Long-Haul COVID Success Story
Credits brain retraining. George had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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Sarah's Long-Haul COVID Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Sarah had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; condition per title.
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Sandrine's Post-COVID-19 Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Sandrine had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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James's ME/CFS, Insomnia and Anxiety Success Story
Credits brain retraining. James had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Comorbid insomnia and anxiety noted.
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Paula's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Paula had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Comorbid fibromyalgia noted in the title.
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Jenny's ME/CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Jenny had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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Jen's ME/CFS, Anxiety and IBS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Jen had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Comorbid anxiety and IBS noted in the title.
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Jennifer's ME/CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Jennifer had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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Andrea's ME/CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Andrea had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Also published in German, Italian, Spanish and Finnish.
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Thomas's ME/CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Thomas had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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Madeleine's ME/CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Madeleine had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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Drijen's ME/CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Drijen had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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Rebecca's ME/CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Rebecca had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Page carries an "individual results vary" disclaimer.
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Inder's ME/CFS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Inder had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Vendor testimonial; body text not retrievable.
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Rachael H.
Credits brain retraining. Rachael was ill 2y with very-severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Bed-bound with suicidal ideation; started a fitness business.
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Minja
Credits brain retraining. Minja was ill 1.5y with severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Same Minja as the Recovery Norway story.
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Has anyone recovered from CFS or been able to radically improve? (Ananda1)
Credits pacing and acceptance. Ananda1 had ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. Paid clinics and DNRS failed her; light cycling and acceptance helped.
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My ME/CFS Recovery, Part II: GET, CBT, and Brain Retraining
Credits graded exercise, CBT or psychological work and brain retraining. Jay was ill 10y with moderate ME/CFS and is described as almost fully recovered. GET worsened him; DNRS gave temporary gains; ~90% recovered.
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Leon Williams
Leon Williams recovered using a mind-body/neuroplasticity approach rooted in Dr. John Sarno's Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS) framework, practicing somatic tracking meditation, expressive writing, breathwork and general meditation, with gardening as a…
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Christoph's Long COVID Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Christoph was ill 18mo with very-severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. POTS heart rate 150+; symptoms are on your path framing.
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Diane recovers from ME CFS Fibromyalgia using ANS REWIRE - testimonial
Credits brain retraining. Diane was ill 30y with ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Three decades ill, described as rapid recovery, few specifics.
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Amy Engkjer
She combined a concussion protocol (limiting phone use and conversation), neurofeedback, a five-hour NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) session, EMDR, physical therapy, shiatsu, daily cold showers, an anti-inflammatory diet, meditation, and journaling,…
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Kat Bostick, Pacific Northwest
Credits brain retraining. Kat had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Had to truly believe she would get well.
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Amy Engkjer, Positively COVID Founder
Credits brain retraining and NLP. Amy was ill 1y with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Founded Positively COVID after her own recovery.
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ME/CFS Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining and trauma and somatic work. Mellissa was ill 10y with severe ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. Guest post on doctor's site; still can't run a 10K.
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Lena Uses the DNRS Program to Fully Recover From Post-COVID
Credits brain retraining. Lena was ill 2mo with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. POTS and tachycardia; claims complete healing.
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Dr. Paul Garner, UK
Credits brain retraining. Paul was ill 7mo with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Same professor as Recovery Norway and Recovery Hub.
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Kristin recovers from 6 years of ME/CFS POTS and MCS, PTSD and Bulimia
Credits trauma and somatic work and brain retraining. Kristin was ill 6y with severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Reached remission, relapsed, then rebuilt via deeper trauma work.
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Amygdala Retraining Program Improves Symptoms and Biology in Fibromyalgia
The Gupta Program, also referred to as Amygdala and Insula Retraining, using NLP-based techniques to rewire the brain's threat response, done 100 percent for 6 months. She had ME/CFS since 2008 and fibromyalgia since 2010, and by 2018 was completely bedbound…
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Amygdala Retraining Program Improves Symptoms and Biology in Fibromyalgia
The Gupta Program, also referred to as Amygdala and Insula Retraining, using its techniques and support system to calm the limbic system, over an unspecified number of months. She had been unwell for about 10 years, diagnosed with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and…
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Kevin's Long Haul Covid Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Kevin was ill 7mo with moderate long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Resumed cycling 100 miles a week, training for a half marathon.
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Oda Shares Her POTS and ME/CFS Recovery After 10 Years Using ANS REWIRE
Oda's recovery combined daily thyroxine for diagnosed Hashimoto's hypothyroidism with the ANS REWIRE program (daily meditation and "postural rewiring" videos starting July 2017), gentle home yoga via the Yoga Studio app, one session of Thomas Hanna-method…
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Explaining Paul Garner's Long COVID Recovery Story
Credits CBT or psychological work, brain retraining and time alone. Paul Garner was ill 10mo with severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. Critics call the timing coincidental, not the technique.
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Paul Garner: on his recovery from long covid
Credits brain retraining. Paul Garner was ill 7mo with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Recovered by ending symptom-focus and false fatigue alarms.
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Jason: Recovery From Long-Haul COVID, a DNRS Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Jason was ill 9mo with severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Myocarditis and brain fog; back to high-intensity exercise.
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Colin's recovery from long-term ME/CFS and MCS using the ANS REWIRE program
Credits brain retraining and diet. Colin was ill 17y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Chicago; now cycles 10-15 miles daily after neural retraining.
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Margaret's Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Margaret was ill 10y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Now a Gupta Program Facebook group volunteer moderator.
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A Nurse With ME/CFS Finds Help in a Surprising Place: Christine's DNRS Recovery Story
Christine Reesor, a registered nurse, was severely ill for about fifteen years, the last four the most severe, becoming wheelchair-bound and hypersensitive to light and sound. A fecal transplant, acupuncture and diet changes gave only partial help. She…
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How I recovered from M E Hell
Tried an amygdala retraining program while bedridden with severe ME/CFS, but says she gave up, admitting she didn't really give it a good go. Cites her fast-paced mind and severe disability as barriers to therapies that require monitoring one's own thoughts.…
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How I recovered from M E Hell
Used Ashok Gupta's amygdala retraining program every day for months, giving it what she calls her very best shot. Illness duration and severity are not detailed in this post. Says in her own words that it made no difference to her PEM, weakness,…
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How I recovered from M E Hell
Started the ANS ReWire neural-retraining program at the end of August 2018, alongside osteopathy for pain and a daily 45-minute Qigong practice. Had roughly a decade of severe ME/CFS, at the lowest point virtually unable to walk, talk or do much of anything,…
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James's CFS, Insomnia and Anxiety Story
Credits brain retraining. James had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Dutch; had suicidal ideation, improved within 3 weeks.
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Peter's ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Story
Credits brain retraining. Peter was ill 30y with moderate ME/CFS and is described as almost fully recovered. 70-year-old; "90% cured" after 3 months, arthritis remains.
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ANS Rewire Program Works For Bed Bound 11 Year ME/CFS/FM Patient
Recently started the ANS Rewire program after decades of muscle tension related to ME/CFS. Illness severity is not otherwise detailed. Says the program let her experience the sensation of relaxed muscles for the first time in decades, and calls it very well…
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3 Decades of ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, MCS, Lyme End Fast
Claudia treated chronic Lyme disease from 2012-2015 with three years of low-dose Byron White herbal protocols plus a strict elimination diet, then in 2019 did the three-month ANS REWIRE nervous-system retraining program alongside naturopath adjustments that…
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No magic was involved, no pills or medical stuff. Just my inner power and the power of my brain
Recovered through the Lightning Process, a brain-retraining course she took in London on the first available date after finding it online. She had been ill for about a year from September 2015, seeing immunologists, neurologists and cardiologists who…
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My message to all ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and POTS sufferers is 'don't lose hope!'
Recovered using ANS REWIRE, a method he developed himself combining brain-retraining techniques, DEEP mindfulness meditation, nutrition and physiological and lifestyle changes to calm and retrain the autonomic nervous system, working with an integrative…
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I created a situation where the evidence for what I was worried about, was created by the worries themselves
Oda used ANS REWIRE, Dan Neuffer's online video-based nervous-system retraining program, after years of trying vitamins, minerals, probiotics, dietary changes and thyroid medication, and considering but not pursuing the Lightning Process. She had been ill…
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Mollie recovers rapidly after 4.5 years of MECFS and POTS
Credits brain retraining and diet. Mollie was ill 4.5y with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Psychotherapist; same testimonial also on ansrewire.com.
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ANS Rewire Program Works For Bed Bound 11 Year ME/CFS/FM Patient
Used the Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS) program for ME/CFS, fibromyalgia and mold sensitivity that had at one point forced her to sleep outside on a back porch for over a year. Initially had mini-crashes but could sleep indoors again, and by a…
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My Brain Retraining Story
She practiced the Gupta Programme's limbic retraining for several months, including daily 20-minute breathing meditation, NLP-style hand motions, and "soften and flow" visualization. She had been severely ill with ME/CFS for about six years, housebound and…
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ANS Rewire Program Works For Bed Bound 11 Year ME/CFS/FM Patient
Peter, a businessman, developed ME/CFS and fibromyalgia after stress and trauma, becoming mostly bedbound for 11 years and running up significant debt on other treatments. He enrolled in Dan Neuffer's paid ANS Rewire course, a mind-body program of…
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A day in the life of someone with chronic fatigue syndrome
Credits brain retraining. Jo was ill 1y with very-severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Could not lift her head; DNRS brought a 5km race within months.
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Mostly Recovered From ME/CFS After 22 Years!!
After antivirals didn't work and sleep medication only helped temporarily then stopped helping for 3 years, took up amygdala retraining as her primary intervention for ME/CFS. Had been ill 22 years, with PEM previously triggered by minimal activities like…
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ME/CFS/Fibromyalgia Recovery - When Retreat Means Advance
Credits brain retraining and ANS regulation. Dan was ill 7y with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Later created and now sells the ANS REWIRE program.
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How I recovered.
Combined a multi-part protocol -- twelve $325 Oxford "homeostasis" peptide shots starting September 2013, a rotary diversified (Theron Randolph) elimination diet, vitamin D, low-dose naltrexone, Remeron, the Gupta amygdala-retraining program, and removing…
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"Retraining" Puts Linda on the Path to Recovery
Combined the Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS) program with elements of the Gupta program, for severe chemical sensitivities together with ME/CFS. Specific illness duration is not given in the excerpt, though the condition is described as severe.…
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Retraining Puts Linda on the Path to Recovery
Linda, a business owner, became mostly homebound with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities, with crushing fatigue, severe chemical and electromagnetic sensitivity and widespread pain. She credits about 95% recovery to amygdala-retraining…
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Age and Length of Illness Are No Barrier to Recovery
Credits brain retraining and postural rewiring. Diane was ill 31y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Recovered at age 71 in about 90 days on ANS REWIRE.
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News about mould. What helped you, can it help me …?
Combining Gupta Retraining, the DNRS/Hooper protocol, and a Klinghardt-style regimen of intranasal myrrh followed by propolis-cream nasal blocking, plus isopropanol spraying and frequent tissue changes for ongoing mould exposure at home, she describes nine…
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Hitting Rock Bottom Leads To Turnaround for Dan
Dan developed ME/CFS after a chickenpox vaccination during an intensely stressful period, and over six and a half mostly homebound years suffered extreme fatigue, bouts of fever, cardiac issues and brain fog. He attributes his recovery to addressing…
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how did you get out of "bedridden level" ??(even if you are still sick)
After roughly two years bedridden, this poster gradually stayed out of bed longer using a very restrictive diet, mineral/amino-acid supplementation and lifestyle changes, with hydrocortisone accelerating progress further; she notes in hindsight she hadn't…
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Reverse Therapy Reverses Four year Illness
Matt, 30, developed severe ME/CFS after a jaw-breaking injury and within four years was sleeping 20 hours a day with a permanent headache, dizziness and overwhelming fatigue. Cranial osteopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine and kettlebell exercises gave only…
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Dr. Smith Does It Again: University Student Returns to Health by Pacing
Built a 21-year coping strategy around working from home with frequent lying-down breaks, crediting Gupta's Amygdala Retraining program, the Art of Living meditation technique, and whey protein supplementation with significant quality-of-life improvements.…
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Mind-body Work and Alternative Treatments Kisses 15 Years of ME/CFS Good-Bye
The unnamed subject first fell ill after measles at age 12 and was severely disabled by 1979, losing his balance, unable to stand, with headaches and muscle pain, eventually working part-time before retiring at 50. Over 15 years he pursued self-hypnosis,…
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Recovery from ME/CFS Using Mind-Body Approach: Gupta Programme
Credits brain retraining. Jenny was ill 4y with ME/CFS and is described as almost fully recovered. Skeptic; Gupta Programme gave 80-90% improvement in 6 months.
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Liz Dyde's Mind-Body Connection in Fibromyalgia
Credits mind body and brain retraining. Liz had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Practitioner interview; recovery called accidental.
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Dan Neuffer
Credits brain retraining. Dan Neuffer was ill 6y with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Devised own ANS protocol, recovered in 12-18 months, sells ANS REWIRE.
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My Story - Dan Neuffer's ME/CFS Fibromyalgia POTS Recovery
Dan Neuffer's page gives only general categories of treatment rather than specific drugs or doses: he says he "healed my gut and changed my diet" under a doctor's guidance, used unnamed supplements to support metabolism, detoxification and oxidative stress,…
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Just passed six months on the Gupta programme
He followed the Gupta Programme (amygdala retraining) for four of a planned six months, doing daily meditation and the "Stop-Stop-Stop" technique alongside an acting class and other activities. He describes his ME/CFS as relatively mild, following a period…
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Dr. Patricia Williams's Client Story
Credits brain retraining, CBT or psychological work and diet. Patricia was ill 15y with severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Severe cognitive impairment; no longer housebound.
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Dr. Howard Schubiner interview/companion page
Credits brain retraining and mind body. Howard had ME/CFS and is listed among the recovery accounts. MSU clinical professor/expert, not a patient himself.
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Dr. Paul Hansma interview/companion page
Credits brain retraining and nervous system. Paul had ME/CFS and is listed among the recovery accounts. UCSB physicist/expert; no personal illness stated.
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How Raelan Reclaimed Her Vibrant Health from ME/CFS
Credits brain retraining. Raelan had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Cross-posted profile of the podcast host herself.
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From Bedbound to Mountaineering: Japhet's ME/CFS Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Japhet had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Surname Stevens; now mountaineers.
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Katie's Healing Journey from ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia
Credits brain retraining. Katie had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Different Katie from the Boston story (diff URL).
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Making it to the Other Side: Pamela's ME/CFS Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Pamela had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Surname Rose per URL.
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Becoming Boundless: Anaya's Powerful CFS/ME Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Anaya had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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How Vera Broke Free from CFS/ME
Credits brain retraining. Vera had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Full name Vera Wilhelmsen per URL.
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Jodie's Inspiring CFS Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Jodie had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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Ten Things that Helped Me Heal from CFS/ME
Credits brain retraining and diet. Liz had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Site owner Liz Carlson's own story.
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From death's door to the life of their dreams: Astra's CFS recovery story
Credits brain retraining. Astra had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Title uses they/them pronouns.
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How Katie Biohacked Her Way Out of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Credits biohacking and brain retraining. Katie had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. From Boston.
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How Dr. Cat found her freedom from Severe CFS and Lyme
Credits brain retraining. Cat had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid Lyme; is herself a doctor.
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How Lauren Reclaimed her Life from ME/CFS and Fibro
Credits brain retraining. Lauren had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid fibromyalgia.
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Phil's ME/CFS recovery story & call for more research funding
Credits brain retraining. Phil had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Also advocates for ME/CFS research funding.
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Rebecca's powerful Chronic Fatigue Syndrome recovery story
Credits brain retraining. Rebecca had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Surname Tolin; ex-broadcast journalist.
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Miguel's full recovery from severe ME/CFS and POTS
Credits brain retraining. Miguel had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Likely same Miguel Bautista as buzzsprout ep115.
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How Jenny Peterson broke free from chronic illness
Credits brain retraining. Jenny had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Condition unspecified in title.
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Junior's CFS full recovery story: From housebound to thriving
Credits brain retraining. Junior had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Likely same Junior Ky as buzzsprout ep216/155.
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Jen Mann's inspiring full recovery from severe CFS
Credits brain retraining. Jen had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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Faith's full recovery story from CFS/ME: Living a life less toxic
Credits brain retraining. Faith had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Also appears as Faith Canter on buzzsprout ep166.
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Mike's Long Covid and chronic fatigue recovery story
Credits brain retraining. Mike had long COVID and is described as fully recovered.
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Suzi's full recovery from severe ME/CFS (after 15+ years)
Credits brain retraining. Suzi was ill 15+ years with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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Connie's full recovery story from CFS and CIRS – and why grit is overrated
Credits brain retraining. Connie had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid CIRS/mold illness.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Dusty was ill 2 years with long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Age 74; cycles 140mi/wk; earlier mono episodes.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Marilyn was ill 30 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Recovered at 70; now skis.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Christine was ill 5 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Began mid-40s; possibly same as page-1 Christine.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Claudia was ill 33 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid fibromyalgia.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Valerie was ill 30 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Ali was ill 12 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Surname Kempson per post.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Hilde was ill 20+ years with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Irene was ill 33 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. In 70s; now walks 6km to neighboring villages.
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9 inspiring ME/CFS recovery stories of people over 50 (updated)
Credits brain retraining. Eleanor was ill 30 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Recovered mid-50s; now travels to Antarctica.
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Mika's full recovery from CFS, Lyme, Severe MCS
Credits brain retraining. Mika had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid Lyme, MCS, MCAS.
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Poppy's inspiring recovery story from severe ME/CFS
Credits brain retraining. Poppy had severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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Dr. Eleanor Stein's healing from ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia
Credits brain retraining. Eleanor was ill 30 years with ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Canadian psychiatrist; duration via cross-referenced roundup post.
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Laura Fowler-Watt's inspiring full recovery from ME/CFS
Credits brain retraining. Laura had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered.
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Christine's full recovery from ME/CFS & Fibro
Credits brain retraining. Christine had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Comorbid fibromyalgia; may overlap with roundup Christine.
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Riané's heartfelt ME/CFS and Long Covid recovery story
Credits brain retraining. Riané had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Title names both ME/CFS and long covid together.
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Anna de Vries' Story
She recovered from post-viral ME/CFS using Jan Rothney's Reset to Thrive programme, introduced via Rothney's book Breaking Free, combined with trauma therapy, somatic work including Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) and haptotherapy, and brain-retraining and…
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Recovery Interview Cheat Sheets
Credits brain retraining. Bjorn Borgers had moderate long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Long Covid clinic said limit activity; recovered via retraining.
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Jessica - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Jessica had moderate long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Written testimonial, index-verified only.
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Chelsea - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Chelsea had moderate long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Written testimonial, index-verified only.
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Michael Macaluso - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Michael had severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Ally - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Ally had very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Allan - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Allan had very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Michelle - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Michelle had very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Distinct person from the Long Covid Cured Michelle.
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Marit - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Marit had moderate long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Maria - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Maria had very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Bedbound with POTS and 50+ rotating symptoms; now rock climbing.
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Tom - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Tom had severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Nate - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Nate had moderate long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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John - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. John had moderate long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Alena - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Alena had very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Preston - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Preston had moderate long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Colin - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Colin had moderate long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Niki - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Niki had severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Video testimonial, index-verified only.
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Crista - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Crista had moderate long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Later cited as a CFS Recovery coach herself.
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Vera - Long Covid Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Vera had very-severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. About 50 symptoms; now a full-time project director.
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Long Covid - Neuroplastic and Mind-Body Resources
Credits brain retraining and the Lightning Process. Molly had long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Combined DNRS and Lightning Process; 80% then full by 8 weeks.
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Karen Burns's Client Story
Credits brain retraining, CBT or psychological work and diet. Karen was ill 14y with moderate ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Cyclic flu-like crashes since 2005; now cycles 800km+.
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Louise's Client Story
Credits brain retraining, CBT or psychological work and diet. Louise had severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Couldn't climb stairs or play with her kids.
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Bradley's Client Story
Credits brain retraining, CBT or psychological work and diet. Bradley had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Condition stated only as fatigue; video-centric page.
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Alison's Client Story
Credits brain retraining, CBT or psychological work and diet. Alison had severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Post-viral CFS, unable to work; life turned around.
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Bethany's Client Story
Credits brain retraining, CBT or psychological work and diet. Bethany had severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Mild COVID became debilitating post-COVID fatigue and spasms.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Marla Hall
Credits brain retraining. Marla had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. CFS and fibromyalgia; avoided planned colon surgery.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Nanette Phillips
Credits brain retraining. Nanette had long COVID and reports a partial improvement. Long COVID among multiple diagnoses, vague outcome.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Alyssa Shifre
Credits brain retraining. Alyssa was ill 3y with long COVID and reports a partial improvement. POTS, Lyme, Long COVID and MCAS combination.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Lainie Glenn
Credits brain retraining. Lainie had ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. Lyme, mold, CFS and TBI; 30-60% functionality under 2 months.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Lindsay Collins
Credits brain retraining. Lindsay had ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. Three months into the program.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Tess Leander
Credits brain retraining. Tess had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. CFS, mold and Lyme; claims totally symptom-free.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Catherine Hyza
Credits brain retraining. Catherine had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. 30+ symptoms across CFS and Hashimoto's reversed in 4 months.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Ann Vitolo
Credits brain retraining. Ann had ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. New insights and tools for progress.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Gina Baker
Credits brain retraining. Gina was ill 6y with ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. Major nervous-system regulation improvement.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Carrie Martin
Credits brain retraining. Carrie was ill 7y with severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. CFS from Lyme; returning to work and socialising.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Lena Roswall
Credits brain retraining. Lena had severe long COVID and reports a partial improvement. Long COVID plus chronic illness history, slowly calming.
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Primal Trust testimonials: Neal
Credits brain retraining. Neal had moderate long COVID and reports a partial improvement. Also diagnosed with POTS and ME/CFS.
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Long Covid, CFS and Fibromyalgia Diagnosis - How Brent Is Recovering
Credits brain retraining and pacing. Brent was ill 2.5y with severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Cut from 20-plus medications and supplements down to 8.
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Marie's Long COVID Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Marie had very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Bedbound since April 2023; now walks 10,000 steps a day.
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Melvin's Long COVID Recovery Story
Credits brain retraining. Melvin had moderate long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Face tremors and vibrating sensations; page states fully recovered.
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Filip's Success Story
Credits brain retraining. Filip had very-severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Couldn't walk, eat, talk or listen to music; now normal.
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Living Again After Chronic Fatigue: Dawn Finds Healing Through Brain Rewiring
Credits brain retraining. Dawn had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Title claims living again after CFS.
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Judy: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Credits brain retraining. Judy had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Comorbid MCS and CFS, title-only entry.
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Michelle: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Treatment
Credits brain retraining. Michelle had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. CFS treatment account, title-only entry.
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Paul: CFS, Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
Credits brain retraining. Paul had ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Triple diagnosis, title-only entry.
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Sara: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Credits brain retraining. Sara was ill 20y with severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Under 10 tolerated foods; regained travel and relationships.
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Lori's Chronic Fatigue Success Story: DNRS Was My Miracle
Credits brain retraining. Lori was ill 26y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Retired at 61; now cycles and hiked 192 miles.
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Thomas: CFS/ME Treatment via DNRS
Credits brain retraining. Thomas was ill 1y with mild ME/CFS and is described as almost fully recovered. Stayed employed while ill; day-2 transformation claimed.
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Elizabeth's Story: From Chronic Fatigue to a Full Joyful Life
Credits brain retraining. Elizabeth was ill 9y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. 9-year CFS post-accident, now symptom-free.
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A Journey Through the Fog: Birch's College Ambitions Restored
Credits brain retraining. Birch had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. College student; ambitions restored per title.
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Johanna's Symptoms Lingered After COVID-19
Credits brain retraining. Johanna had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Post-COVID symptom persistence, title-only entry.
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Victor's Increased Sensitivities After COVID-19
Credits brain retraining. Victor had long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Sensitivities developed after COVID-19 infection.
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Regaining Energy and Joy: Katja's DNRS Victory Against Long COVID
Credits brain retraining. Katja had severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. EBV plus long COVID; now runs and does yoga.
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Sandra's COVID Recovery Story: Long-Hauler Regains Mobility, Energy, Taste
Credits brain retraining. Sandra was ill 11mo with very-severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Wheelchair-bound, forgot how to write; full-time work resumed.
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Doctor's Recovery From POTS and Long COVID
Credits brain retraining. Louise was ill 9mo with very-severe long COVID and reports a substantial improvement. Wheelchair-bound doctor; walking again after 4 weeks.
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Susannah: Wasting Away With Long COVID Until DNRS Saved My Life
Credits brain retraining. Susannah was ill 5mo with severe long COVID and is described as almost fully recovered. Severe weight loss and 1-2hr sleep; sleep restored.
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Using DNRS to Tackle Long COVID
Credits brain retraining. Angel had very-severe long COVID and is described as fully recovered. Bed-bound; hiking, concerts and travel resumed by 6 months.
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Cedar Brown's Story
She recovered from ME/CFS, alongside POTS, mold illness, IBS and anxiety, using a combination of Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), the Edison Effect Program by Anj Garneri, Trauma Healing Accelerated and somatics work, pacing, IFS parts work and mold remediation,…
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Gut and Mind/Body Work are Key for Long term Severely Ill Patient
The title identifies a long-term severely ill ME/CFS patient whose improvement involved gut-focused diet changes and mind-body work, but only a brief excerpt could be retrieved. In it the person describes focusing every day on five things they were grateful…
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Reverse Therapy Reverses Four Year Illness
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient was ill 4y with ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Branded mind-body therapy method.
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After 25 years Ian finds it
Only a short excerpt of this page could be retrieved. It states that Ian, after 25 years with CFS, is now fitter at 64 than he has ever been, and that he believes CFS is caused by an internal alarm system that never gets shut off. What specifically turned…
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ANS Rewire Program Works for Bed Bound 11 Year ME/CFS/FM Patient
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient was ill 11y with very-severe ME/CFS and reports a substantial improvement. Bed-bound patient; branded brain-retraining program.
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Alternative Health and Mind/Body Treatments Return Former Aerobics Instructor to Health
Credits brain retraining and alternative health. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Title claims full return to health.
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Graded Exercise Therapy for CFS ME and FMS: Friend or Foe
Credits brain retraining, graded exercise and diet. Dan was ill 6y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Argues GET only works paired with nervous-system retraining.
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Lessons from my life-saving surgery that might save yours
Credits brain retraining. Dan was ill 5y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Confirms his ME/CFS recovery held 8+ years later.
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Peter's Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and MCS Recovery Success
Credits brain retraining. Peter had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Triple diagnosis; page returned server error.
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From Bedridden with ME/CFS and PVFS to Fully Recovered
Credits brain retraining. Eleanor was ill 10.5y with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Bedridden 2018; walking within 1 week of starting program.
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Shannon Shares How to Heal from CFS, Fibromyalgia and POTS
Credits brain retraining. Shannon had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Triple diagnosis; page returned server error.
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Robert's CFS Recovery with ANS REWIRE Recovery Program
Credits brain retraining. Robert had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Page returned server error on repeated fetch attempts.
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Malin Recovers from CFS and Fibromyalgia with Recovery Program
Credits brain retraining. Malin had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Likely Scandinavian; page returned server error.
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Student Gets Back to Study After Recovering from CFS
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Younger/student demographic angle.
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Susan Finally Learns How to Recover from PVFS
Credits brain retraining. Susan had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. PVFS framing; page returned server error.
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Gaurav's Story of How to Get Over Fibromyalgia
Credits brain retraining. Gaurav had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. One of few male South-Asian names in the set.
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Camille Shares Recovery from ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia
Credits brain retraining. Camille had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Page returned server error on repeated fetch attempts.
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Overcoming Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - My Journey to Recovery
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Title and date from sitemap only.
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Post-Viral Fatigue Recovery Success - Jo Shares Her Journey
Credits brain retraining. Jo had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. PVFS framing; page returned server error.
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How I Beat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with Recovery Program
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Generic recovery-program framing; page fetch errored.
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Overcoming ME - My Path to Recovery and Regaining My Life
Credits brain retraining, trauma and somatic work and CBT or psychological work. Sue was ill 18y with moderate ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. 18y including remission gap; psychotherapy plus ANS REWIRE.
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Can You Really Get Better from CFS? Here's My Experience
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. First-person framing; page fetch errored.
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Adding Brain Training Brings MECFS Success for Cim
Credits brain retraining and combined approach. Cim had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Combined brain-training with another method.
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Manuela's Long Covid Recovery
Credits brain retraining. Manuela had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Long Covid focus; ME/CFS overlap unconfirmed.
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Unusually Fast Recovery from Long-Term CFS and Fibromyalgia
Credits brain retraining. An unnamed patient had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Title emphasises speed; page fetch errored.
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Russ' Recovery - Fibromyalgia, CFS, ANS REWIRE
Credits brain retraining. Russ had ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Page returned server error on repeated fetch attempts.
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How Recovery from ME/CFS and POTS Was Enabled by Family Psychotherapy
Credits brain retraining and trauma and somatic work. Mollie was ill 5y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Husband's account; IFS family therapy plus ANS REWIRE.
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CFS Recovery: Ted Shares How He Recovered After 8 Years
Credits brain retraining, diet and sleep hygiene. Ted was ill 8y with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. ANS REWIRE; same Ted cross-posted on ansrewire.com.
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Chronic Fatigue Survivor's Blog
Credits pacing, brain retraining and sleep apnea tx. Graham had ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. Sydney blogger since 2009; now frames CFS as undiagnosed sleep apnea.
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From Bedbound to Taking First Steps in 9 Years!
Credits brain retraining. Merete was ill 9y with very-severe ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. First independent steps in years.
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Healing is Possible, After 16 Years of CFS!
Credits brain retraining. Sandra was ill 16y with severe ME/CFS and reports a partial improvement. 10 years housebound before improving.
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Defogging My Life: Fiona's Journey With Chronic Fatigue/ME
Credits brain retraining. Fiona was ill 14y with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Same Fiona story repurposed as Curable's vendor marketing.
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Zohana: From Three Decades of Chronic Illness to a Life of Freedom and Joy
Credits brain retraining. Zohana was ill 30y with very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Saw 50+ practitioners; now performs music, hikes, skis.
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A Chronic Fatigue Success Story: How Marian Used DNRS to Transform Her Life
Credits brain retraining. Marian was ill 9mo with severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. London social worker; symptom-free after 9 months.
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Bedbound To Traveling The World: A Medical Doctor Used DNRS to Recover from CFS
Credits brain retraining. Jenny had very-severe ME/CFS and is described as fully recovered. Medical doctor, 75% bedbound; back to full-time hospital work.