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LACKING ENERGY?
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME, M.E., FIBROMYALGIA
By Zoe Socrates
‘The Ultimate Health Coach’
Many people regularly suffer from lack of energy, headaches, sleeping problems, poor memory/ attention span, and severe exhaustion. I’ve heard speakers and workshop facilitators fight over morning time slots so they avoid the ‘graveyard shift’ after lunch! It seems we’ve come to assume that these symptoms are normal and part of everyday life!
Unfortunately it’s not until symptoms become debilitating that most people will pay attention to them and look for ways to resolve them. The ‘body-mind’ continually sends us messages or feedback about out internal and external environment in the form of physical symptoms. Symptoms are not necessarily evidence of ‘illness’… they contain vital messages that require attention. They may often be uncomfortable, but they are always useful, important, necessary feedback.
Sadly in the Western world, we’ve often been taught since childhood to sweep our emotions under the carpet, ignore them and bury them deep inside us. The logical ‘head-mind’ can never deal with our ‘body-mind’ messages and emotions effectively in this way. The ‘body-mind’ cries louder and louder for our attention to encourage us to take action, by sending even more severe symptoms like anxiety and depression. If we still insist on ignoring these symptoms, the body has no other choice but to continue sending even more pronounced symptoms of illness.
People can then find themselves suffering from the severe symptoms of illness such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), and Fibromyalgia (FM).
Symptoms can include:
• acute muscle pain/ weakness
• extreme fatigue
• headaches
• swollen glands
• poor concentration/ memory
• brain fog
• sleep disturbances
• temperature fluctuations
• ‘IBS’
• food intolerances
• candida
• sore throat
• heart flutter
• sinus problems
• dizziness
• heightened sensitivity to light and sound
CFS, ME and FM are physical illnesses and although mood tends to be lowered consequently, they are not examples of depression. Depression is just another symptom sent by the body.
Anyone with these symptoms and chronic illnesses can easily eliminate them and restore themselves to full health by dealing with the root cause of the condition. This can be achieved by finding and listening to the message your body-mind is sending in the form of symptoms, and taking immediate and appropriate action accordingly. In contrast to most physical therapies, we do not attempt to remove symptoms through massage, physiotherapy, diet or drugs that merely ‘shoot the messenger’. Thankfully, everyone who has completed a course of treatment has resolved their symptoms and fully restored their health and vitality.
The following is a brief summary of the Case Story of Samuel, a Music Teacher who suffered from Fibromyalgia/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -
- Ill for 7 years before therapy – healthy in 2 sessions:
At one point, Samuel had completely lost his speech and mobility. He said he’d found no answers for his condition in conventional Western medicine and it was a very lonely and frightening time in his life.
When Samuel came for his first consultation he’d been dependant and in a wheelchair for 2 years, and seriously ill for a total of 7 years. His ability to speak was severely impaired and one side of his face was totally paralysed. Although he’d had lots of medical tests for Multiple Sclerosis, stroke, motor neurone disease and Parkinsons disease, they all returned negative and doctors were at a loss to find the cause of his condition. His loss of speech had started with a stammer and he’d suffered from tremors, spasms and body convulsions. Samuel was understandably very skeptical.
He made his way to the second consultation without relying on his wheelchair and walked in slowly with a walking stick! His speech had already improved and he said he had more energy, his recovery time from activities was a lot shorter, he’d been able to do much more, and the pain (which he’d described as constant before) had decreased significantly.
Samuel said he had been angry after the first session as he believed he’d already been dealing effectively with some of the uncomfortable emotions that had come up. After a short discussion, he quickly recognized that perhaps he could have been a lot more effective in dealing with his emotions and certain situations and what he could do going forward.
2 weeks later… it was astounding to witness that the side of his face that had been paralysed looked normal and relaxed! He walked in without his wheelchair or walking stick, and his speech was so much better - it had practically returned to normal also. He said his speech was now normal 90% of the time and that he was now pain free.
Alieshia Wilson’s story - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / M.E.
- Ill for 14 years before therapy – healthy in 5 sessions:
“I was completely bedridden I had M.E. so bad I couldn’t do anything for myself… I’d completely run out of hope – I didn’t believe there was any way I could get better. I had tried everything and anything - and nothing seemed to work.
Therapy made such a profound difference in my life I’m finally free of that debilitating illness and I’m beginning to start rebuilding my life. I couldn’t believe the first time I was able to stay awake for the whole day without having to rest!!
I’m sleeping better than I ever have before in my life… and consistently – I hadn’t had consistent sleep for 8 years. I feel 100% better and I can even keep going longer than some of my friends on nights out! I can deal with issues now so much better. The temperature fluctuations have returned to normal. I’ve totally regained my physical strength, I’m finally free from the terrible pain, and I’m enjoying my life again for the first time in 14 years!
…I have already done so much!”
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“…I am getting on amazingly well, I am getting to sleep straight away and sleeping through the night. I can’t remember the last time I had a sleep in the day! I have even had stressful incidents which normally i wouldn’t have addressed, but i was brave and have sorted them out… and I still managed to sleep at night!
I keep thinking it’s too good to be true… I can’t believe how much I have been doing!!!!!!!!!
For example, went out two nights in a row, Monday went for a long drive and back, stayed totally calm through an ‘incident’ with my cousin, walked up lots of flights of stairs. Went to my friends house and then went to a party in the evening, danced just as much as my friends. Then after midnight my friend got stranded so I went to pick her up, and at 3:30am I was even helping to clear up after the party, and still went to sleep afterwards!!!! (needless to say I had a lie in, but this is to be expected of even a super athlete!!!!) I feel so pleased!”
- Alieshia Wilson
The above are just a couple of the many stories that clearly demonstrate that whether someone has fairly minor symptoms or severe symptoms associated with chronic illness, however many years they’ve suffered, they can experience relief in a short period of time.
Once the body-mind is happy that the message has been received and acted upon… then it can stop sending symptoms and full health, energy and vitality is quickly restored.
Until next time… your Ultimate Health Coach!
[Zoe Socrates is an expert at helping people lose fat easily, gain muscle mass, rapidly increase energy, vitality, and top athletic performance, heal themselves of chronic illnesses naturally, and achieve vibrant health and well-being - through Ultimate Health Coaching, Living Foods Nutrition, Detoxing, Nutritional Cleansing, Mind-Body Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy. She combines her extensive knowledge of natural healing methods with many years consulting and clinical experience to offer people the latest, cutting-edge approaches to Ultimate Health Mastery. Visit: www.UltimateHealthMastery.com for more information and valuable tips and advice.]
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