The Identity Crisis Nobody Warns You About After Recovery From Chronic Illness
After nearly many years with chronic fatigue syndrome, I thought healing would be the end of my struggles. I was wrong. Recovery brought an unexpected identity crisis that nobody warned me about. In this video, I open up about the raw truth of what happens when you finally heal from chronic illness—the disorienting experience of no longer recognizing yourself or your place in the world. When survival mode ends, who are you underneath? What you'll discover: Why healing can trigger a profound identity crisis How chronic fatigue syndrome changes your personality and values The challenge of reconnecting with friends who moved on during your illness Why the "old you" might not exist anymore (and why that’s okay) How to rebuild community when you no longer fit anywhere Practical steps for navigating this overlooked part of recovery If you've been struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome, ME/CFS, long covid, or similar conditions and feel lost after improvement, you're not alone. This identity shift is a normal part of the healing journey that deserves attention and compassion. Have you felt this identity confusion during your chronic illness recovery? What helped you navigate this transition? Timestamps: 00:43 The unspoken identity shift 05:40 Social disconnect and re-entry schock 11:11 The search for a new community 15:28 Rebuilding Identity Join the Release program to speed up your healing from ME/CFS, Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, MCAS, Post-Vac and other chronic illnesses. 🌐 Release Website - https://releasecfs.com/ 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/release.cfs/
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Healing holistically from a chronic disease. I talk about my personal healing story and my experiences of coaching over 1,000 different people with a chronic disease.Welcome to the Healing Differently podcast. My name is Daniel.I was once bedbound for a few years, and I struggled with my health for many other years. After I recovered, I started working as a health coach, and I developed a free online program about self-healing. Because of that, I attracted 10.000s people with different chronic diseases and worked with many people 1:1.Over time, I realized that my own recovery was accidental. I learned to switch my symptoms on and off on demand. I started practicing with my clients, and over the course of a few years, I started getting consistent results with that. I now talk a lot about switching on symptoms, such as pain, fatigue, nausea, vertigo, depression, depersonalization, etc., and we do that by finding the underlying stressor and emotion in your body. And after that, we would like to release both the stressor and the symptom.In order to do that, we have to prepare the body for releases and, more importantly, shift our perspective and beliefs about health and various chronic diseases, such as ME/CFS, lyme, adrenal fatigue, long COVID, fibromyalgia, MS, and other similar conditions and labels.In this podcast, I like to create a shift in perspective by telling stories and explaining the underlying mechanisms. On top of that, I also upload guided meditations that you can find on the channel. I hope you find the content enjoyable. Please subscribe, and when you're ready, rate it on platforms such as Spotify.We also have a website full of information, blogs, and even an online course. Releasecfs.com