At the time of writing I am 80% over my ME.
One of the key ways I have over come the illness is to change my thinking patterns.
Today I played with Essex Samba Band. I have no rythmn and very little sense of tone and I am therefore not an ideal member of the band but my wife loves it and since I have started I have loved playing too. Today was my first public performance on bottom surdo (drum). We played at an open air venue and I was really surprised how different the surdo sounded. Normally we practice in a hall and earplugs are essential due to the volume!
Since we were in the open air I made an extra effort to hit the surdo hard. I have my right hand in a plaster cast after being knocked off my motorbike so I had to do the whole performance with my left hand and I was very aware how tired it was. When I got home I tried to drink a glass of water and I was amazed at how badly it was shaking and at one point I felt in danger of dropping it.
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I suffered from ME/CFS/PVFS (Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome) for 15 years and while at the date of writing I am not 100% I think ME is 80% in my past.

I believe I made an important break-through in helping myself and I believe the techniques I was taught in my hypnotherapy training were important in helping me recover.

The thought of other people suffering with ME because they lack of the knowledge of how to recover is something I would like to help correct so I am looking for ME sufferers to help free of charge.

This is not something I feel I can do forever but if I can help several ME sufferers improve I would hope the case studies might convince a few Doctors to send their patients to me on the NHS.

So if you know someone who suffers with ME in the North Essex area and they are keen to recover but unable to find the right help please pass on my name and website and get them to give me a call.

Let’s start helping people recover today.

What is ME/CFS/PVFS (Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome)?

ME is a very physical illness. It leaves the sufferer feeling like they have a cold all the time and can often debilitate them to the point they need to lay down most of the day.

Most ME sufferers have normally been tested for other illnesses and then when nothing shows up been classified as suffering from ME or one of it’s various other names.

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