WARNING: MATERIAL IN THIS POST MAY BE TRIGGERING FOR FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE OR ABUSE. I’ve loved reading the free portion of your book that you sent me. I’ve had long covid for nearly 5 years and about 7 months ago I discovered your work and Raelan Agle’s. Hence, I adopted a multi pronged approach to my recovery. I soon realised however, that the aetiology of my illness stretched back decades to a rape and murder attempt at a time when I was a successful journalist and soap opera storyliner. I had also started a second undergraduate degree in Astrophysics as a hobby which I combined with body building. For 25years after this tauma I was unable to work as I developed a number of undiagnosed autoimmune diseases and a severe lung disorder.And then covid happened and I was bedbound for 3 years with the usual liteny of symptoms. I was finally hospitalised, went into respiratory failure and had a heart attack and was intubated/ventilated for a month. During this time, on an attempt to get me off the machine I again went in to respiratory failure. Since finding your work and realising that I was suffering from a disregulated autonomic nervous system, I have adopted a regimen of meditation, self hypnosis, strength training exercises and daily reading (both of which I consider brain retraining), daily affirmations, yoga and vagus nerve work plus the adoption of a protein rich diet. Obviously when I started out, like Raelan, I could only exercise for one minute every other day and there was a physical kick back but I adopted a steadfast neutral attitude to all my symptoms. Every facet of my approach began at the level of baby steps and I take a decidedly non perfectionist approach to my recovery. Today, I am not yet free from all my symptoms (insomnia, fatigue and post exertional malaise are still very real problems)but I can now visit friends for short periods of time, occasionally go to a local café and I have even had the odd trip to the theatre. The stimulation of my nervous system is paticularly strong after such events and I often need a few days in an armchair to recover. But that is okay, as all these activities are retraining my autonomic nervous system. Thank you for being the person who “told” me I could get better when every health professional had written me off. And even though I can’t afford to do your course, as I live on state benefits, I’d like to point out it is the most affordable cfs recovery product out there. So again, well done you.