MECFS Recovery Story: Ben

In this video, Ben, a vet and extreme sport enthusiast, talks about his experience of being bed bound and suffering extreme fatigue/MECFS at the beginning of the year.
Ben says that his health score was 1/10, with 10 being a normal healthy person.
We started working together in mid July and recorded this interview 9 weeks later.
In the interview, Ben talks about:
* Why he got sick
* MECFS treatments he tried that didn't help
* His recovery story and what helped him get back on his feet
Obviously, his experience is no guarantee of results, but he raises some important points about ME/CFS that others may find helpful.
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Wishing you great health!
Simon Pimenta

[@geir-ovelyng499]

Thx Simon for this intervju.

[@MECFSExplored]

You are welcome Geir-Ove. What did you like about it?

[@lynsherlock4348]

Thanks Ben and Simon ❤️😊🌹

[@bijalmemories]

Does me impact sleep? I just can't sleep and when I do it's a broken 3 or 4 hours. I have never been able to nap during the day either. My body is so stressed due to poor sleep. Any help?

[@MECFSExplored]

Hi Bijal
Sorry to hear this.
Any stress impacts sleep - so having ME puts your body into fight/flight/freeze. Of course, not sleeping does also. So addressing stress is important.
I made this video on ME/CFS optimising Sleep:
facebook.com/mecfsexplored/videos/322014602183970
Best wishes
Simon

[@freekpeet]

Nice interview. Key part at 11:45: "to understand that engaging your sympathetic nervous system too often can stop you from getting well"

[@MECFSExplored]

Glad you found it helpful! Yes that is a key piece...