👉 👉 For Swedish speakers, Cim is starting weekly FREE Zoom group meetings on Wednesdays at 6pm CET, beginning September 4th. You can send a message to Cim at dininrecoach@gmail.com to join.
Thank you Raelan for inviting Cim and for the summary you sent out through Mail. Thank to that I found out about Cim and her zoom Meetings and will join in. It's such a Joy to finally have a sorce in Sweden/Swedish. Even as most Swedes understand English very well, its always more relaxed to read and talk in your own language, especially with brainfog and low energy. Thank you for all the work you do! It makes a big difference for a lot of people and for me. Thank to you I have not only found Cim I also found Cfs-school or Somiainternational as its called now, and it gave me my hope back and Im doing progress 💪😁 THANK YOU!! 💗🙏💗
Very powerful and moving recovery journey Cim. Thank you for sharing. The knowledge in this video alone is very valuable. For me it's a great reminder of what works and to remember to put myself and my health first. ❤️
Thank you Cim for sharing your Story! The fight We all have to put up as We are our weekest is not right! As a Sweden, Im so happy to have found you! 💗😁 It feel so good to have a sorce in Swedish. Although most Swedes are good at understanding english, its always so much more relaxed to use your own language. Also it feels great to have something in our own country to show The health care when trying to convince them that this is the right way to treat ME/CFS. THANK YOU!! 💗💗💗 I will see you on the zoom Meetings! 🥰
I admire people who found their way back to health and dedicate themselves to helping others do the same. Without them, where would the chronically ill turn? I don’t want a coach who has never been through it. They can regurgitate text book knowledge, but they don’t get it for one second.
I have made SO much progress in the last 18 months. Things are going very well, but I still have a way to go to 100%. It is encouraging to hear of a longer journey that mirrors my slow, but steady timeline. I'm also so happy to hear of programs being created in other languages. I can't imagine how hard it is for those with brain fog trying to use resources in a non-native language!
Amazing Cim. I so admire your determination even when bedbound. These recovery stories keep us that aren't there yet hopeful and more determined knowing so many are now recovering. Thanks for sharing.
I admire people who found their way back to health and dedicate themselves to helping others do the same. Without them, where would the chronically ill turn? I don’t want a coach who has never been through it. They can regurgitate text book knowledge, but they don’t get it for one second.
Coaches will just push you to do more and that's when you relapse... Just pushing harder makes you worse! Sometimes we can get better for a while but because we want to get even better we often get unwell again. I've had ME for 25 years and every time I went back to full time work I relapsed after a while and got worse than before. I got bedridden and housebound so many times because I pushed myself too hard! So please don't get influenced by people that say the were ill but now they can run a marathon! They will relapse if they really had ME but they won't tell you about that part!
The strength of our spirit will try to heal us. 🙏 The strength of my inner Jersey Girl, was shouting “ H€ll , no. We are not living in this bed. THIS is not how this story ends!”
You're absolutely right in the Bible in Proverbs 18:14 it says that the spirit of man shall sustain his infirmity (sickness, weakness etc) but a wounded spirit, who can barely. Our spirit work 24 hours 7 days a week to keep us alive and do everything to heal us. God is so wonderful. The Bible also says in Psalms 139:14 that we are fearfully and wonderfully. Sit in stillness before the Lord and and give Him praise and thanks for everything and watch your healing spring forth in an exccelerated paste
"This is going to be up to me" so beautiful said. I met Cim after my recovery and there are so many similarities in how we both worked so deep with the mindset. Truly an inspiration. I am greatful to call her a friend now.
Fantastic interview. Loved the description of different levels. I relate a lot to the 5-40% phase. I'm now almost completely recovered from long Covid and Raelens videos have been so helpful
What a great recovery story. I have had chronic muscle pain forever but I have used several methods to feel better and was able to work and work out but never fully recover. This is such an inspirational story. I'm doing the super gut diet niw, also sun therapy, breathing etc.
What an inspiring story. I am so glad you recovered and your kids got their mum back. Thank you so much for all the videos Raelan and much strength fellow fighters.
Always empathetic good people get this disease. This is just proof that the current stressful lifestyle is not healthy for human beings. If this continues, there will be more and more diseases until we change something, but at least now we have knowledge from these wonderful people in interviews.
Sending so much love to those people who are heartbroken from losing their parent/s during this period of sickness. I lost my mum over a year ago and I am still struggling without her here. ❤ Thank you so much for this video. Cim was so clear about her steps to recovery and very honest about them. I appreciate your story Cim. Thanks Raelan. Xx
In the future this will be the way for most issues. It really is unbelievable how much people suffer due to the lack of knowledge of the medical community 🌻👣
Amazing recovery story! Loved how Kim began with taking control of her thoughts, so empowering to know the answers are not 'out there' but that we can make the difference we're looking for (coaches and programs absolutely can help along the way ❤) not so much the medical systems.
What a fantastic story, well done Cim! I love your dedication to what you could do all the way through and hugely related when you said you'd found a strength inside yourself you didn't know existed. That mindset shift and acceptance is so powerful.
Thank you 🙏 I feel so grateful for my life now. The despair l felt is in the past. I’m enjoying life again. It was a big price to pay but it’s all worth it in the end. I wish for you to find your way out of this too. You can do it! ❤
In time, as more months and years pass from full recovery we rebuild our resilience even around composing our emotions. The story will still be ours but you can look behind detached from the strong negative emotions.
Thank you Cim for a touching and inspiring story. You have such a strong mindset to find your way out of there. Programs in swedish are well needed. 🇸🇪
We need all the stories! Different countries, backgrounds, cultures... But those who are helping others recover deserve a special shoutout. ❤️ They've been through it, they can explain in a succinct way because they are working with people day in, day out, and they know so much more because of working with so many different cases. They're the true heroes of this community. 🙌
Yes, and we have plenty of interviews on the channel from people who recovered and moved on. But sharing the hardest parts of your life on RU-vid isn't easy. Folks who are now helping others are often more willing to open up. Why bashing them for providing a much needed service - they're stepping up and supporting a community that the healthcare system has failed.
Consider the fact so many people who succeed with recovery feel a duty to help others because they understand just how devastating these illnesses are. Helping others gives them purpose which is in itself a catalyst for recovery and living in alignment with your true self. I believe that feeling gratitude for these stories rather than wishing for something different is the first step of your recovery journey 👊🏼
I have had almost exactly the same experience as Kim; not being believed, losing my sick leave money. Thank you so so much for this interview. Even if it is a horrible thing to say, it helps to hear someone else who (sadly) has been going through the same thing./Birgit, Sweden
@@birgitlilliehook5139 I’m so sorry to hear that you had to go through this. Unfortunately it’s very common in this country. We are many who are trying to change this and some things are becoming better but it takes way too long time for the politicians to understand the severity of it. It makes us sicker not better like they want to believe. I hope you get what you deserve in the end. 🙏❤️
You are an inspiration Cim, love hearing a recovery story from a fellow swede! 🇸🇪 I'm well on my way too from bed ridden to recovered. After 6 months of amazing progress with brain retraining I recently started doing trauma work which I really feel will be the key to full recovery for me too 🙏💚
@@annemiller6360 yes push crash behavior is something we want to change when we recover. It’s good to listen to our body and give it what it wants not just what our minds want. And pacing is a great tool to keep our self inside our energy envelope. Keep working on the acceptance that life can be ok even when we are sick. We can still enjoy life and be grateful for what we have and what works in life. When we accept we push less and we give our body a chance to be in a healing state. I hope you feel better soon ❤️
if you have fatigue make sure you have your doctors test you for Iron deficiency/overload with the Ferritin iron test and iron satuation test. This is one of the most overlooked areas that causes fatigue. The symptoms of iron deficiency AND iron overload are similar so you must get tested to see which one you might be suffering from. There are vds on Ferritin iron test. Most doctors will not do this test so you will have to push for this more accurate test. also get tested for B12, Cooper and Folate as these are tied to iron. see vds "iron deficiency stories", "iron overload stories", "b12 deficiency stores" etc
Only those of us who've been severe can understand 110% what you said @6:40 . The number of times I've felt this exact thing due to intense intense symptoms... So glad to hear your story of recovery. Bedbound one year here, except for short periods i could get to the couch.
I’m so sorry that you are going through this state. I feel with you and hope that you will find that inner strength and the tools you need to get better. ❤
What an amazing story of strength, willpower, bravery and dedication! Thank you Cim for sharing your story with honesty and compassion. You are an inspiration and a source of wisdom for all of us who are on our own recovery journeys!
I got fatigue in 2015 but thought it had to do with having two diaper kids at that time. I do believe that’s when it started. I got moderate in 2018 and severe the winter 2019-2020. I’m 100% since this year.
@@kathy.7475 thank you so much! It is hard to be bedridden and have 2 small children that wants to be with their mommy. It was so hard to change the guilt that I felt. I had to tell myself that me recovering would make our future better even if the now was unbearable. I had to focus on me and my recovery and put most of my energy on myself. That was so hard. But it was for them I did it in the beginning. It was for a good cause. Kids are so adaptable and they didn’t know any other life than the one we had. They were mostly happy to help me. It was as if they understood that mommy would get better if they helped me recover. They were so helpful with giving me food and water when I needed it. My daughter came in and stroked my arm with a plastic necklace. I told her how much that meant to me and that she helped me get more of the feeling good hormones. She loved it 🥰 They were such a great support to me even though it would’ve been better if I was their supporter instead. I’m their biggest supporter today and I’m so proud to be their mother. If I learned something, it is to be present with my kids today.
Canada is the same in regards to how these conditions are dealt with. I lost the little support I had as well, it was way too exhausting to even get it back. I tried and had setbacks and then gave me laws about why I wasn’t eligible (ie: one being I haven’t been sick enough). I’m sorry you went through that too.
What a lovely interview. Lots of people talk about healing stuck emotions and trauma but they don't say how they did it. I'd love to know what Cim did. I know there is journaling, somatics, EMDR etc.
Hi! I learned about releasing energy that was stuck in my body. There are a lot of videos about how to do that on RU-vid. I also tried journal speek and somatic experiencing. I also taught myself to be mindful of my body and my body’s signals. I learned how to listen to my body and give it what it needs. I hope this helps. ❤
Absolutely! You can start with "You're Not Broken - Dan's Amazing Approach to Chronic Illness Recovery", an interview with Dan Buglio from Pain Free You.
We have to stop thinking like that. The spouses can't do everything. They are no super humans and they go through hell with us. Isn't it nice, that her sister was also a part of her support system?
I handled all my stressors. Physical, emotional, psychological, social and biological. It’s a lot of work but if we take one small step at a time we will get there. ❤
@@jessicanilsson5941 the first step is to be aware of what our challenges are. The second step is to find things to help us overcome our challenges. The third step is to act. One small step at a time. To start moving forward and stop looking at the past. Every new day starts with new possibilities. We need to live here and now and do the best we can with what we have.
@@jessicanilsson5941 6 years. The symptoms are a reaktion from our dysregulated nervous system. So it doesn’t really matter what symptoms you have. It’s the same cause. Try to focus on things you can do to help your nervous system regulate instead of focusing on the symptoms. The symptoms vary and changes for us all so comparing symptoms with others doesn’t help us. Try to change your thoughts about symptoms to thoughts about recovery instead. That will help you. With that said. Always check with your doctor if you get new symptoms that you worry about.
@@jessicanilsson5941 I had all kinds of symptoms at different times of the journey. I can’t say that I was paralyzed. I could wiggle my toes so I could move my feet even if I couldn’t lift my arm. One time I collapsed in the sofa after working and picking up the kids on my way home. My daughter talked to me but I didn’t understand what she said and I couldn’t move for 30 minutes. It was like a stroke. My brain turned off.
