I am currently dealing with a crash/dip for a couple days now and have been pretty upset about it. I'm trying to constantly tell my brain it's ok, but that little part wants to tell me I'm not going to recover and send me to the dark place. I've been in recovery for about 7 months or so. Very up and down, inconsistent, but some progress. Was really hoping it would be more by now. Then this happens and it's so discouraging. I've been suffering badly for 7 years. This is so hard. Trying to get, keep, then increase a baseline is so freakin hard! I will have to look into getting more help. Thank you so so much for keeping the hope for us when ours can be so little! God bless you for helping others! Dang right I'm going to be past this one day!!! And share my story!!! ❤
I think we all go through this. You will be ok! I’m at 18 months and doing soooo much better for some time now and even I get apprehensive about saying that! Don’t want to speak the dips back into existence😅
I found that memorizing bible verses and putting them thru my mind helped me thru long covid. Also I sit on my bed and take a deep breath and say to my self quoting God, " Be still andknow that I Am God" and just be still and sit with the Lord. Helps me so much. "I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me" ❤
Thanks for this interview. It’s so important to hear that people can recover from LC. Like Angeline, I got Covid in December ‘21 and dealt with severe symptoms for 2 years. Now steadily improving finally.
Thank you both for the reminder that the healing process isn’t linear, for a “ bull at a gate “ personality this is a great reminder to be kind and compassionate to ourselves. Very happy for you Angeline, onwards and upwards from here 💃💃
I really appreciate mentioning the un-doing of pacing and the fear of getting Covid again. I’ve been reflecting and wondering more about how to go live my life again - how much and what do we undo? It seems unique to each person (ex: some people work from home part time permanently by choice, others full time in demanding positions in public). Also how do we undo the fear of getting Covid again? Lovely interview! ❤
Another great interview, Raelan. I loved hearing about all the tools she used to recover. I’m also encouraged by her reinfection experience. So glad she’s okay!
This comes along at just the right time for me! As I am recovering from Long Covid (over 2 years) and beginning a return to work, there are such good tips for me about being realistic that the journey will still have ups and downs, but the trajectory can continue positively! 🌟 Also, this interview speaks to my fear about re-infection. I have been living so isolated for these years and returning to work will have me very involved with the public. Whether it is Covid again or usual flus/colds, they are a reality I will face. What a great reminder that I am not the same person as before, and I have so much greater understanding of myself, the process, the tools to use etc. Thank you!! 😊💕
Finding life very challenging at the moment. Into my third year of long covid. Currently pretty much completely bedridden. It’s mothers’ day today and I can’t even sit on the sofa and watch tv with the kids. Hard to be missing out on life.
@@tanyawieczorek6603 checked everything and nothing has shown up. I’m going to contact them next week to see if they will prescribe medication for rheumatoid arthritis as I’ve seen on University of Austin site that there’s a chance that can help. In the mean time, lots of fresh air, infra red, meditation, lymphatic drainage, good diet and relevant supplements. Also trying to be grateful that I’m alive, but this is easier some days than others.
I am really happy for those who are recovered or at least seeing progress in recovery. However, most of us have this very similar story and so many not recovering or continuing in steady decline. Would love to hear 'new' information, guess we are not there yet.
Great video! I’m currently struggling with LC and this is a positive and insightful video! Our minds our strong and I think it’s important to keep in mind we will recover! When you talk about trying to find the carrot in the store 😂 that’s me lately!! Looking forward to better days ❤
Im not trying to be a downer but the way a lot of these recovery stories sound like a “full” recovery isn’t a full recovery. It sounds more like just learning how to live with a damaged body. I’ve been in this hell for 2.5 years , I’m so tired of this 😢
@@tanyawieczorek6603 well when I feel super fatigued and sick I take niacin the flush kind and it takes the edge off. Try to get as much sleep as you can.
Loved this interview. Raelan, that is such an important and reassuring point/perspective you raise re: we can't go back. It's a point of view I often offer as a re-frame not only to my clients (I'm a therapist) but also to MYSELF, bearing in mind what I'm going through with my own chronic illness journey. I'm having to walk the walk these days!
Thank you for your humanity and the ability to produce, amplify and note from so many others Thus interview was so informed and caring More wind to your sails!
Still here hanging around with ups and downs when I was pretty sure last summer/ autumn it was over until I crashed again in December and since then I have not really been able to get back to that state. I didn’t develop a classic Long Covid but a post-vax syndrome, POTS and MCAS and several severe food intolerances including histamine. I now the road to full recovery for me lies in a very strict disciplined lifestyle without falling into the trap of euphoria with which I am overwhelmed when I feel good and normal and energised plus consistency in diet without any exception.
I to had mcas ,extreme hormone problems ,brain swelling ,nocturnal hypoxia , high red blood cells , lymphocytes and c-protein. I would bleed horribly on my period . I noticed mine flared with my cycle . Eating protein helped me . Also trying to make my self belly breath as often as possible . I noticed myself short breathing often .
Could i come on panel and talk . Id love some help . My children and i all have had issues with long covid since Nov 2022. No help at all with doctors. Its soo lonely
I have so many things in common with her. I also keep rehearsing my recovery interview with Realan Agle, it's getting reaally long😂I also have a graph for my recovery, it really is two steps forward, one step back, but slowly moving forward :)