Category: Long COVID recovery
How I got sick: Part 1 of my long covid recovery story
Now that I have been fully recovered for a while, I wanted to share my long covid recovery story. This first part is how I got sick, what symptoms I had, and a few clues into what in my life I caused this disabling reaction to a virus.
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Unlock long covid recovery with mind body medicine
This approach took me from being almost housebound to working part-time, backpacking and climbing in about six months. If I was only going to do one thing, this is it. What is mind body syndrome? I had disabling symptoms with long covid including crippling fatigue, chronic migraines, racing heart, breathlessness, brain fog, blurry vision, depression,…
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How EMDR therapy helped me recover from long covid and chronic fatigue
Content Warning: This one is very personal and also talks about some hard stuff (trauma, suicidal ideation), so it may or may not be for you right now! My story When I was a young teenager, I experienced a series of extremely traumatic events. I told a few kids my age, but they didn’t know…
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How simple joy helped me recover from long covid
Joy Joy has turned out to be one of the biggest things that has moved me towards health. Long covid is a mind body condition caused by a hyper-sensitive nervous system. This causes your body to be stuck in freeze, fight or flight for long periods of time. When you’re laughing with friends or in…
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Suzy Bolt’s Rest Repair Recover program for long covid recovery
What is Rest Repair Recover? Suzy Bolt is a yoga teacher based in the UK who got long covid in early 2020. She used yoga, breathwork and meditation in her year-long recovery. She also threw herself into research into recovery by interviewing experts on her YouTube channel. On top of this, she is incredibly nurturing…
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Honest review of the Gupta Program for long covid recovery
What is brain retraining? Brain retraining is using the power of your mind to change how you think about your symptoms and then move toward healing. The most popular programs are the Gupta Program, DNRS and ANS Rewire. Brain retraining starts with noticing symptom-thoughts and worries, such as: Once you notice them, you interrupt the…
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Breathwork for long covid recovery
Early in my recovery from long COVID, I experienced persistent shortness of breath. This led me to breathwork classes. Over time, with consistent practice, my breathing improved significantly.
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The magic of meditation, yoga nidra and hypnosis for long covid recovery
Overview When I first got long covid, I asked a friend who had been living with the condition for over a year what to do. She told me to meditate. I was uh… not pleased. Something was physically wrong with me. What would sitting quietly do to help me heal? Fast forward six months and…
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Monitoring heart rate and HRV for long covid recovery
What is this? Many medical professionals recommend that those diagnosed with long covid or chronic fatigue syndrome wear a smartwatch and monitor their heart rate so that it stays below a certain number. This is to avoid post-exertional malaise (PEM) or feeling really unwell hours or days after you’ve done a simple activity. My target…
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The mistake I made with supplements for long covid recovery
What didn’t work for me When I got sick, I turned to supplements first. I spent much of my limited energy visiting a functional medicine doctor and a naturopath, as well as researching supplements online. I took many new supplements at once, changing what I did weekly. This was a very tiring and expensive process.…
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An unusual approach to diet for long covid recovery
A starting point: Mediterranean Diet I like many people started my recovery with diet changes. My dad switched to a Mediterranean/Blue Zone diet a few years ago and recovered from a serious health condition without other medical interventions. Feeling inspired, I started here. My diet was already fairly healthy. But I swapped out a lot…
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The surprising power of expressive writing for long covid recovery
What is expressive writing? Expressive writing for chronic symptoms is based on Dr. John Sarno’s research in resolving chronic pain and other chronic symptoms. It’s not journalling or writing about your day. It’s about going deep to express and release repressed emotions that are causing you stress. I’ve pieced together how I do expressive writing…
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