Honestly kind of weird to me that I’m just now seeing this video. Silke, I just want to thank you for helping me with my journey of healing from CFS. Your ASMR videos helped me out so much when I first started this process a couple years ago. I got out the US military about a year ago. I was in a special operations unit, and even with the usual stress of working in a setting like that I had the added stress of not truly fitting in there. After my first deployment I decided I just couldn’t do the infantry stuff anymore and quit my ‘cool guy’ job for an office job in the same unit. The dissonance between my souls yearnings and the duties of that job just became too much to cope with. When I quit my infantry role a lot of people took it personally and a some seemed to want to make my life hell after the fact so it wasn’t exactly a healthy work environment. The height of my battle with CFS was when my nervous system was just buzzing all day from being on edge. I would put on your ASMR videos to fall asleep every night. If I didn’t I just could not get out of my head. I eventually started learning about all of the techniques you were talking about in your videos which lead to picking up a meditation routine which has been huge. It’s like the ASMR videos you make were my training wheels to get to where I actually learned about down regulating my nervous system on my own haha. Ultimately though this is 98% lifestyle changes. I’ve had to let go of a ton of limiting beliefs, old behavior patterns, and friendships that weren’t serving me anymore, but the universe was just waiting for me to open the space in my life to allow new ones in. I’ve started looking back on my battle with CFS, and more and more I’m coming to the conclusion that CFS isn’t a ‘disorder’ or something wrong… it’s the human organism rejecting modern living. For whatever reason a lot of people in our generation just can’t seem to handle the expectations placed on us by society, and when we deny those urges for so long to ‘play by the rules’ it catches up to us eventually. I do think the up tick in CFS could have something to do with humanities evolution and returning to our roots. The way we’ve been operating as a species isn’t sustainable on any level - personally, societally, or ecologically - and my guess is that CFS is a physical/emotional/spiritual manifestation of that pattern of behavior. As much as I wouldn’t wish CFS on anyone it is very cool to me that the people who learn the ride the wave so to speak always come out on the other side truer to who they are, and more in alignment with the gifts they’re meant to give to the world. Anyways, there’s my novel. Thank you so much for being who you are. You are truly a permission slip for the rest of us to live more authentically, and more in alignment with our core values.

i appreciate you so much. healing from this as a single mom of two toddler boys. we can do it!!!

It’s interesting because when your video started and you described your symptoms I thought “I wonder if she’s done any nervous system work to heal!” I’m glad more people are starting to pay attention to it.

I was diagnosed with CFS in 2011. I worked a job that was very stressful for thirty plus years. Having watched documentaries on the subject, I am thankful that my symptoms are relatively mild compared to many others. I still have days when I sleep 15-17 hours at a time, but for the most part I can function on a day to day basis.

Oh my goodness! Since I got Covid twice, and my brother died, I have not recovered and everything you describe, especially looking for deficiencies that Doctors may have missed, sounds like my story. Physically nothing can be found! Thank you!!

Thank you for sharing your story. I am currently feeling very frustrated because I have been in a major flare up of my CFS symptoms. I learned in 2022 about CFS being caused by a hypersensitive nervous system that's putting me into a freeze response - and I've been trying to calm my nervous system and respond well to symptoms, but I feel like I haven't made much progress at all in a year and a half. In fact I feel quite hopeless at the moment, like I don't even want to be alive if it means I feel like this all the time. It feels like I don't even have the energy to breathe properly. My life is passing me by and I spend most of the day in bed. I can't even clean out my disgusting fridge because I have no energy to do so. I am thinking that maybe what I need to try is somatic exercises to release trauma from my body. Lord knows I have had enough trauma in my life. Calming my nervous system hasn't seemed to work on my own. I will look into the trauma aspect, thank you.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I’ve had POTS for 11 or 12 years now and the fatigue has been debilitating at times. I love Raelan’s channel too. It’s so empowering to hear the recovery stories and makes me very happy to hear yours 💕

I’m so happy for you that you’ve healed!! I’ve been watching your channel for a long time and have followed along with this journey of yours, and it’s so amazing that you’ve gotten to this place 💝💖 also, I found your channel shortly after I went vegan so you’ve been huge inspiration for me with that lifestyle shift too. at first, when you announced you weren’t fully plant based anymore, I will admit I was sad to read it.. but you truly tried to heal while still plant based, for so long, and I have massive respect for that. at the end of the day, we’re all just doing what we can & you’ve got to do what’s best for you ✨ wishing you even more growth and healing along your path, Silke! 💐🕊

I’ve been starting to follow you more as I gain insight in how to release trauma, invite more joy, and live life on my own terms. I appreciate your honesty and also all the effort you put in to sharing the experience. It’s been a tough giving permissions to have a self paced life. I’m currently exhausted and in college myself to initiate freedom to feel safe in my community, like really have a global community that allows this rebirth to come through.

I’ve had CFS since 2016. This video gives me sooooo much hope!! Thank you so much for sharing your story 🥰

Hi Silke! I haven't commented in a while, but have been here all along! I just want to say that I am BEYOND happy for you and I'm so proud of you for all the hard work, self reflection, commitment and thought that you put into your recovery journey. Even more than that, your honesty and humbleness in sharing your story with us. I teared up I was so happy for you. I really hope to see more of you on here - I've been struggling with my own mental health for the last few months and watching your videos has really helped, because it makes me feel like I'm coming home. I relate to SO much of what you share. And on a side note, your friendship with Vanessa looks so magical. I really hope that I will be able to meet you someday to thank you for all that you've done and are doing with me. Your videos, mean the world to me. I hope you are staying safe, happy and well. Thank you again for sharing your amazingly inspiring story. I learned a lot from this. Sending you all my love from Lizzie in Ottawa, Canada :) xx

Thank you for sharing vulnerably and authentically Silke! I am so happy that you get to go out and enjoy all those things you haven’t been able to do in a long time 😊.

Thank you so much for sharing about this incredibly important topic ❤

What an amazing vlog!!! You touched on SO many areas that are relavant to me. Especially loved the part about neuro plasticity, trauma and the nervous system. Your description of it was super helpful and also so many on point resources. I got my notebook 1/3 of the way in, lol. I just discovered you a few days ago but I’m subscribed & signing up for alerts. Honestly, I’m at a kind of low point and this was perfect! Thanks for sharing with us. You seem really kind too. ♡ Ps, Everything you said was on point, including about learning that some reactions, like feeling sleepy sometimes in the middle of the day, are normal! It’s like we forget that in our fear state.

That's such great news!!! 🤗🎉💕How exciting to be able to look forward to all sorts of plans with newly found energy! I'm really happy for you, it's amazing how trauma and stress can screw us up, creating suffering that's invisible to other people...very isolating as well. Grateful for resilience!! Well done you, amazing soul! Sending love your way! 💕😘🤸🧚💐

Thank yoy so much for this vídeo, Silke. You have been an inspiration for me in my recovery from fibromyalgia and I'm at a similar place as you. I'm so happy that you are feeling better! Lots of love from Brazil.

Thank you for sharing your journey! You sparkle!

It's a cloudy day here but every time I click one of your videos the sun bursts out ☀️ so happy you have overcome this chapter of your life 💗

Thats fantastic! Its true, chronic stress for whatever reason is devastating. I think I need to read that book.

Thank you for sharing your story and journey. It’s really important that more people learn about nervous system recovery for CFS and related illnesses.

Very helpful and inspiring video. Thank you for sharing your experience and your journey, and I'm thrilled for you that you have healed. High five! There's so many aspects to this condition, that's what makes it tricky. We all have our own unique path and journey. We are all wired in a different and unique way, so yes! There's no magic pill, specific diet and linear path to this; just like life is not linear. We constantly change, evolve and grow. Much love. 🦋 🌷

I really needed this. Everything you’ve said I relate to and inspires me

You go girl! I am so happy for you :)

Very interesting.. and beautifully honest.. looks like your in a fab place.. so happy for you Silke.. lots of love x

Thank you for sharing your story. You are such a strong and amazing person. ♥☺

Thank you for sharing your tips. I'm currently dealing with CFS and this video opened my eyes to so many factors causing this illness. 🙏💗

Thank you for sharing. This really helped❤

Congrats on your recovery!!!

Another resource is That Healing Feeling. Faith is amazing and her pdcast is amazing So happy for you. xox

I've been in a massive flare up with my CFS for well over a year now so I'm so excited to watch this!!! 💛💛💛

Thank you so much for sharing your story ❤️ lots of blessings and love from Holland 😘💕💕

Wonderful to hear a recovery story, thanks for sharing and being vulnerable. For me, I've gone a lot of work on my mind especially lately, but the cause if my CFS was childhood cancer and ive suffered for 26 years with no change, in fact im in the worst crash I've ever been in. I've always had a good diet, I'm now GF and DF, I have insulin resistance as well.

This really impacted me. I had glandular fever as a teenager and honestly have always felt sick and tired since then and I’m 32 now! Thanks for this video.

Such a good video. 💕 thank you for sharing. Can you please make a video talking about how to let go of childhood traumas

I am so happy for you💕

THANK YOU SILKE 💚

Thank you so much for this video. It totally resonates with me. My first symptoms of CFS started in 2018 and my greatest wish is one day to also say "I consider myself as fully recovered". Just the thought of it brings tears to my eyes. You talk about creating a life that you want and enjoy and I´m fully with you. But I see it as a hen-and-egg problem or viscious circle - creating a life that I want promotes healing, but in order to create a life that I want (do the things I love) I need to be (more) healthy. For example for doing the job that I love and go to places that I enjoy, I need to be healthy first.

I love you so much. Period. ❤ PROUD

Hello Silke, I am also from Belgium! Thank you for sharing this video, it's inspiring.

You spoke my heart, ❤️ It is all about life and people we have in them. I am suffering from one decade , extremely anxious person I feel I have become. Loved city life 20 years back, but now find it tough but need job :( Many a times I feel stuck in life …

Omg I’m so happy for you. I cried reading this 😭 I really hope I’m next ❤️

Love this vid and the honesty!!! Can you do a what i eat in a day, inc fish and eggs? or what i eat in a week??

How did the curable app helped you? Did it just help with pain since the focus of the app is on it or do you think it has also an universal approach against any chronic illnes which is triggered by an overdominating parasympathic system/ irregulated autonomous nervous system like cfs? I would like to give it a chance but the emphasis of it seems just on pain but there should be brain retraining elements to be also useful for cfs/ ptsd? Thanks alot for your video by the way. You gave me more the focus to work on the psychological sides. :)

Thank you for this video.

Amazing recovery story. Chronic stress is definitely the main issue!

did you have any problems with POTS as well?

So true about rest. I rest to get through, but it doesn’t solve the problem because I have to recover after any major tasks.

Prayers for continued healing in Jesus' name.

Very happy to know you recovered! Do you have tips for fibromyalgia?

Hiii would love to see an update video!

Hope your recovery continues in Ibiza and beyond

Hi, love your vids. How long did it take you from getting off being bedridden to cooking your own meal and going for a little walk? Thanks

🙏 In stead of “happy new year”, I would like to say “ happy new life” . If this makes sense to you 🙏

I have been tired all my life, until a doctor told me i do severe sleep apnea. I then start use CPAP machine and wow. Everything change since i use this… wow it was amazin. Did you check for sleep apnea 1 of 2 person are affected by sleep apnea. And to slow down my brain i start doing mindfulness meditation. And wow i feal great since then!!!

Thank you very much for charing your story. I guess my Long COVID is related to my damaged nervus system as well. Bevor I catched the virus I had a stressy live and at that moment when I had corona, I acted very scary and fearful. And now Im hear, suffering with fatigue, sleeplessness, headach and tinnitus since 11 month. I hope one day I will recover as well. Its been a hell of a ride so far.

Inspiring!

Thanks so much for sharing, this is a really helpful video! I'll be sharing it in some ME/CFS Recovery groups. Btw I can't see the link to your breathwork/forgiveness video.

Loved this! Did you find reiki to be of any help with this too?

Can i ask over what period did you get to your new baseline? I just need to know at what pace we should be moving at ,thank you xx

Aloha, i found you from your reiki asmr for throat, i am currently out for 3 days clearing out literally in my throat and felt called to your main channel. I am also a splenic projector who wants to live in a jungle and have a lil farm n home lol thank u for sharing this

What is the breath work you did? I didn’t see a link in the comments. I was feeling hopeless today but this video really gave me some hope. Thank you.

Thank you

Can you please share link for the breathwork that helped you

Did you ever feel chronically dehydrated? I think that's a big issue for me too, which affects directly my nervous system. But an ANS dysfunction and over-reaction is definitely the main thing for me too. Thanks for the video.

Did you heal in london or when in ibiza?

Thanks for sharing your experience and your recovery process ! That’s gives so much hope, Nevertheless I don’t think that working on nervous system could be enough for everyone to heal. Even if I totally agree with the fact that permanent stress and trauma are a main factors in CFS.

What were some of your daily acitivies for healing ?

Can you put the link to video on breath.

What did you do to relax your nervous system and change your mindset on a daily basis?

I can totally tell you have so much more energy! You seem to be talking a bit faster! Quick question - did you feel like the pandemic had an effect on your energy?

Did u had palpatation at night or u had pots

I couldn’t find the link for the breath workshop can someone share?

Thank you and well done on your recovery. Please shy away from official stats. Re recovery!

how are you able to afford the life you have now? Do you have a job outside of youtube? I'm so so so sooo glad you've healed from CFS!! !I'm so happy for you!

Hi from Germany!!🧡🙌i am.completely bedridden caused by lyme over 6 years now and cant treat.because i am very very sensitive. I am so Desperate

Have you been tested for Lyme ?

Hy my name is anila I am suffering in cfs from 4 years please tell me about your supliment please reply

All the breathe work and self realizing exercises are fantastic and can only improve ones health however we biologically function well or not and that's primary. Imo. I've struggled with this condition and I'm of the mind that we are experiencing malnutrition and toxic burden. A doctors test saying you are not nutrient deficient is worthless. The standard for a healthy diet and nutrition baseline is grossly inadequate. Thank you for sharing your story we never know what will be of service to another

Beautiful

About 30 seconds before you mentioned Human Design I was curious if you were a non-energy type! I’m a Projector too and that recognition been life changing for me. I’m so glad you’re feeling better! Thank you for sharing your journey!

What’s the name of the breath method?

If you been feeling good for a few weeks, you haven't fully recovered. Less than 5% of people with ME-CFS fully recover. I have had ME-CFS for over 20 years and I can tell you that it comes and goes. I just went nearly 3 years in remission and it came back worse than ever less than 2 months ago and it's touch and go now, with the fatigue basically keeping me from doing anything. I don't mean to be negative, just being honest.

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I actually see it come on after taking antibiotics, even natural ones, and things like tylonol. So I don think it's just fight or flight or that all of our bodies are fine, mine clearly doesn't seem to be processing chemicals fine at all

How did Goji Man fixed your digestion?

MTHFR Methylation issues can cause so many illnesses

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Exactly my experience and conclusions too. Im still healing, but know its just a matter of time until fully healed, now that I can see the whole picture, and most importantly see it in myself. Glad to see someone explaining it in this way and emphasizing the mental/emotional/spiritual component. I feel like it is at the heart of so many illnesses. Best wishes 🧡🌈

Human Design is amazing! It's so helpful for understanding how your energy works. I'm a Manifesting Generator and HD also helped me with understanding myself better :)

So many supporting the idea that it's in your head is disappointing.

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Pain Free you - KZfaq channel.

There is no such thing as chronic fatigue syndrome!! There are many chronic fatigue conditions, many of which are difficult to diagnose so they all get lumped together as ME/CFS. Lifestyle changes like diet, meditation, pacing etc are invaluable in managing these conditions but true ME/CFS (for want of a better way of describing it) is incurable and should be treated as such.

Do you have hypomobility

Is this considered a disability? can you gov't assistance for this?

have you had the vaccine?

Please read the Bible and and pray to God to give you strength to endure this awful illness. Iv been battling for nearly 6 years,tryed everything. Currently having a relapse which is so so awful. Housebound after being able to get out most days for a while. I have histamine intolerance aswell hives swellings,itching when I eat. My thoughts where always so negative because of everything I have lost during this illness. I'm working on that and being more positive,loving, wanting to heal to help people. It is a complex illness. Working on so much,resentment isolation so many things. Turn to God to help you with this.

don't feel obliged to justify your reasons for eating meat again. its your health

Raelan is no longer plant based. I can’t remember which video she talks about it, but she does say that post recovery she decided to start eating animal protein and it has helped her maintain recovery.

I think one of the biggest mistakes people recover from CFS make are trying to go on that bullshit plant based trash. Regardless. I’m happy to see that you are doing great!