Long COVID Symptoms - Jake's Success Story with a TMS/Mindbody Approach

[@deekod1967]

This video was the one that triggered my LC recovery a year ago, having had some relapses past several weeks it is once again key to getting me back on track - thank you both so much 🙏

[@PainFreeYou]

Glad me and Jake were able to help.

[@chrisduncan3943]

I recovered from so-called long covid in less than 6 months by watching recovery videos like this one. Once I realized it was the result of a sensitized nervous system and constant fear from reading long covid forums, I started to heal. I'm totally back to normal and exercising just like I did prior to covid. I had visits with the cardiologist and blood work done and everything came back completely normal, but that wasn't enough. I chose to listen to people who are bedbound and paralyzed by fear rather than my doctors. According to reddit, shortness of breath is caused by lung damage (even if it can't be seen during tests) or "micro clots". I know from long experience that over breathing and anxiety also causes shortness of breath. When I started avoiding "bad neighborhoods" and stopped viewing myself as sick it was almost like a switch was flipped and I was able to feel mostly normal almost immediately. Long covid may be, for some of us at least, a social contagion. I've also noticed that most "long haulers" who frequent forums aren't receptive to the possibility that the brain is causing their symptoms. I have a feeling that many will be waiting around, possibly for years, for a purely biomedical solution that's probably never coming. It's almost like a hive mind on facebook and reddit. I got sucked into it too and I'm so thankful for recovery stories like this that allowed me to find my way out.

[@PainFreeYou]

Great example Chris. If you would ever like to share your story in a video like Jake did, I'd love to have you do just that. Get on my calendar here: TalkWithDan.com - either way, thanks for sharing your story. I may share this text comment version anonymously with my audience.

[@chrisduncan3943]

@@PainFreeYou That would be great, and yeah, feel free to share the comment, anonymous or not either is fine. Another interesting detail... after I recovered from long covid my blood pressure became completely normal where before when I was labeling myself as sick it was high (never had high BP previous to that).

[@danielking2415]

@@chrisduncan3943 please do a recovery video with Dan!

[@ezza1236]

Thank you for this beautiful comment Comments like this helps people heal too We need more of this, I am still getting there with my recovery, I was exactly the same as you

[@creepybastard1988]

Dear Chris, i am happy you recovered. Dan advised your comment about long covid to read it because it will motivate me. I have a question. I have got covid in march. Since than i have extreme fatique and shortness of breath. Especially the SOB is very hard. My breath is very high, doesn't come automatically and i have to direct it myself instead of coming automatically. Did you experienced this SOB too? If the answer is yes how did you manage it?

[@jeffwilson5507]

Jennifer here. Your video is my motivation and I watch it almost everyday! I am 3 months in and I read Dr. Santo's book yesterday and have been doing brain retraining for a week now. I feel a difference already. Thank you for your inspiring interview. Sarah's interview with Rebecca is also one of my motivation tools. We need more of these recovery stories to give us hope.

[@PainFreeYou]

Wonderful! Glad to be helping already. Keep at it.

[@sanitalontone4896]

What’s the title of book and where can I find it please??

[@TheBushRanger.]

You good Jeff.

[@lightworkermeg6406]

is it possible to get a link to "Sarah's interview with Rebecca"? Thank you!

[@lightworkermeg6406]

nevermind I found it! It's here kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5LNh3yFiaihe9E

[@sarahrainwater683]

Jake! You are a rock star! Thanks for all the credit, but, hot dang, you worked your butt off to get better. It was YOU who got yourself better. You are a fighter. Such an amazing story. Thanks Dan for your amazing platform to help people. The more recovery stories the better.

[@PainFreeYou]

Awesome Sarah - thank you for the kind words. Yes, Jake did the work, but you really helped him believe. Amazing for both of you.

[@ezza1236]

Long covid is Tms, Get the message out to everyone

[@sarahrainwater683]

Hey there. Sounds like you are doing better too?! That’s awesome!

[@ezza1236]

Yeah much better I’ve seen you’re video with Rebecca, your amazing Sarah! I have good days and bad but more good days now, I Jjst need to keep reminding my self that the symptoms I feeel are not strict so and not caused by my infection

[@ezza1236]

Also Sarah do you have Instagram ?

[@rizzah9560]

Finally!!for 3 weeks I was wondering why my thoughts made the symptoms worse … Love this !

[@PainFreeYou]

A good place to start learning more: www.PainFreeYou.com/start

[@FroBro98]

Thank you so much for providing this video. I recently got over a mild Covid infection and since recovery I was dealing with loss of appetite, daily nausea, and heart palpitations. Ever since watching this video my nausea has vanished and my appetite has gotten so much better. I am still working on the heart palpations (I wake up every morning with a fast heart beat) but I also have a very long history of anxiety so I am sure there is a connection between the two. It is incredible how powerful the human brain is. Thank you so much for getting the word out there. I’m shocked that this is not talked about more.

[@PainFreeYou]

The symptoms are all based on the brains perception of danger. The solution is safety. Both concepts are detailed in videos on my start page: www.PainFreeYou.com/start

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now, Bro?

[@dereksarah1377]

I’ve been watching this everyday. I’m 6 weeks in post covid and have exact same symptoms. It’s been so hard!! But watching these videos has been so good and taught me that i can and will get better!

[@PainFreeYou]

As long as you have no damage to lungs or heart, the rest of the symptoms are likely TMS and based on the perception of danger.

[@ezza1236]

@@PainFreeYou Dan my doctor did X-rays a many blood tests and said there was no damage, why am I still getting symptoms , they come and and go! Why can’t I just accept the facts from My doctor

[@anabrdar8798]

@Derek Sarah do you feel better now?

[@benmahoney777]

How are you now?

[@santeenl]

Do you have an update?

[@gretchenward4851]

Wow, Jake! I don’t think I’ve ever heard the TMS, mind-body concept articulated quite so well. This video was extremely clarifying for me. I can finally visualize getting “unstuck” in the near future and actually BELIEVE it. Thank you!

[@PainFreeYou]

Thanks Gretchen. If you want my take on what's going on and what to do about it, check out my getting started page: www.PainFreeYou.com/start

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now, Gretchen?

[@alisonthorne6212]

I had long covid and used mind body techniques to recover. After coming across them 11 months in it all made perfect sense - it absolutely works to improve and resolve the majority of long covid symptoms, as they are brain and nervous system based for most people. There is a great deal of fear around especially in the early days which is when I first got covid. It was a traumatic experience and no wonder my brain acted as it did. My fatigue literally lifted in days after beginning the techniques, after 11 months of little to no change. Other things took longer, but that was the most debilitating symptom and for it go in a few days showed me there was never anything physically wrong with me, rather my brain’s perception that a certain amount of activity was dangerous for me to do. I find it absolutely fascinating and it’s been a massive education for me ever since about my own health and well-being. We need to spread the word far and wide because as the previous commenter mentioned, the wait for a biomedical solution is unlikely to come and the stigma in accepting the brain and nervous system as a cause of such conditions is very real because of the misunderstandings around it.

[@Michaela2420]

What other symptoms did you overcome :)

[@PainFreeYou]

Thank you for sharing your amazing story Alison. Love it. I just shared it anonymously with my Facebook and KZbin community. Thank you again. The more success people hear about, the faster people get well.

[@IJvillalba93]

What are some of the Technique?

[@alisonthorne6212]

@@Michaela2420 so many! Breathlessness, palpitations, insomnia, anxiety, light sensitivity, headaches, dizziness, internal vibrations.. those are the ones i can remember at this point. Thankfully very much in the past now 🙏🏼

[@alisonthorne6212]

@@IJvillalba93 the techniques you will find on this channel such as somatic tracking, other similar methods in various brain retraining programmes (I used Gupta initially), journalling, meditation, breathwork

[@deborahbutel2622]

Thank you! It is definitely your nervous system but is definitely terrifying. I am 7 months in a firm believer of getting this whole theory. It is a sensory nightmare, burning skin, inflammation horrid. Mentally it is hard to handle for sure, these recovery videos are a godsend.

[@PainFreeYou]

Yes, very challenging for sure. When you realize the symptoms are all coming from a brain perceiving danger, it becomes easier to dial down the fear. Perceived danger is the cause: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk Safety is the solution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4TWfKF3nKappLs If you want help implementing these concepts, consider the group coaching and course: www.PainFreeYou.com/join

[@benmahoney777]

How are you now?

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now, Deborah?

[@teresagiardinelli1083]

I think people confuse things being "in your head" with your nervous system which is centered in the brain but inervates t/o the body.Your brain gets caught in the sympathetic nervous system response.

[@PainFreeYou]

Agree - well said.

[@1STBUCKLEY]

Took me over ten weeks to get out and about. Still get fatiqued but definitely getting better

[@PainFreeYou]

Know that your body is fine. Safety is the way out.

[@selma5885]

Well done Jake! You are spot on! Thank you Dan for this interview!

[@MrChronos1971]

Remember the tv show Northern Exposure? There was an episode where Dr Joel got the flu. He was bed ridden a week or so. Marilyn took care of him. Eventually she pushed him out of the bed. He still thought he was sick and resisted. But she told him and had to convince him he was well enough to get up. Something TMS like about it.

[@PainFreeYou]

I used to love that show...although I don't recall that episode. Marilyn was quite smart, huh? :-)

[@FreshAgenda]

The mechanism he describes when his long covid set in, is what I believe to be the same thing for CFS, POTS, and even PTSD to an extent. He also brings up a valuable point that rarely gets talked about and that is sometimes stuff DOES show up in blood work... like low white count from a suppressed immune system, liver enzymes and things like SIBO from digestion being bad. It only makes sense that things like that will show up when you have been in a prolonged danger response. Thanks again Dan for all you do. The more light that gets put on this the more people can begin to see they can recover.

[@PainFreeYou]

Thanks for sharing your insight to this as well as your kind words of thanks.

[@mjoachim9554]

Over the course of three years, after Covid, my symptoms were.. - massive anxiety attacks - severe stomach pains - severe migraines - severe dizziness - brain fog - inner tremors - rashes on my thumb that lasted for 10 months - severe muscle tension, pulled my back three times - weakness in my thumb that eventually travelled up the arm into my neck and shoulder that created a lot of pain.

[@sadiesusu1]

This gives me HOPE!!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@kathy.7475]

I had an eight week episode of TMS last summer, before I ever heard of TMS. My naturopath ordered blood tests and a liver enzyme came back extremely elevated as did my C reactive protein. Both markers for inflammation. My naturopath prescribed meditation, deep breathing and I began to feel better. Blood tests several weeks later showed normal liver enzymes and C reactive protein. Now that I know about TMS the abnormal levels make sense.

[@PainFreeYou]

Yes, thank you for sharing that story.

[@selma5885]

DNRS brain retraining program also have long COVID folks on their site who have healed using similar techniques.

[@monnmar1]

this is a great story - so inspiring - well done Jake ..... do we also think this is possible for post v injuries ? i have had issues for 12m neurologically ...and wondering if these methods can also help with that side of it ?

[@PainFreeYou]

I cannot say for sure, but the more fear (perceived danger there is) from the v-injuries, the likelihood that the brain will make the symptoms more intense. It is tough to tell where the injuries stop and Mindbody (perceived danger pain or symptoms) begin. In the end, there is absolutely ZERO downside to my approach of teaching your brain that you are safe and trusting your body to return to balance and recover. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWbbiIVsmqefmJo

[@jossjekraayvanger7131]

Reminds me a LOT of my reactions after having cancer! Just too much too handle for my nervous system.

[@PainFreeYou]

Teaching safety is how we get the nervous system to settle down.

[@tonielliston1998]

This was so good. I have suspected that long covid could be TMS. I imagine there will be a lot of long covid around due to the fear that surrounds. I’m so glad you sorted it. Inspirational. 👍⭐️

[@PainFreeYou]

I think so too!

[@McStorch0]

This is great. I have a relative with long COVID and it’s so similar to the benzo injury I’ve been healing from. And when I realized this cns injury is TMS I also started to wonder if long COVID was a cns injury that could be healed through TMS practices.

[@PainFreeYou]

It definitely is.

[@liamo54321]

How are you feeling today

[@tuulafai4046]

Ty! I am recovering from a retrovirus in my nervous system - I don’t have any doubts that I’m structurally sound - but I do work with doubts about the virus - this helps me see that the virus is TMS too!

[@PainFreeYou]

No, the virus is not TMS. Symptoms triggered by the virus are often TMS or based on a nervous system that went a little sideways due to the perceived dangers of the virus. Perceived Danger explains a lot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk

[@sarahrainwater683]

What was hard for me was the media discussion about the origins of where this virus came from... like... is it some super crazy bug that will never leave my body?! At some point I had to say screw it! Whether Covid was made in a lab or not, my body is stinkn' strong! My body got rid of the virus, but also, my awesome strong body, wanted to keep on fighting even though the virus was no longer there. Flip it around in your head... if that makes sense... your own awesome strong body, and nervous system, will thank you for it.

[@coryrussum9286]

Phenomenal information! 🙏🏾

[@tominnc315]

Wow!!! Jake lives near us. We re in Weddington. Ok my story is identical! Fell ill 12/29 2 weeks acute no lung cough hospitalized nor meds. Now im 5.5 wks out diagnosis Long Covid. Fatigued headaches numb feet & more. Blood work perfect. So so glad i found this. Even my son 30 said: dad you’ve always said if it cant be diagnosed its mind body. This is huge for me as ive gone down the rabbit hole researching the horror! When the Moody Blues wrote Tues Afternoon: im just beginning to see, now im on my way……Thankyou Dan Jake. Long Covid may be Hogwash

[@PainFreeYou]

Brilliant. Thank you for sharing your realization. You are on your way to recovery.

[@lauren3220]

How are you doing now Tom? :) I am slowly getting better but still have horrible pins and needles and burning sensations all over with numbness too. Wanting to see if yours finally improved.

[@tominnc315]

@@lauren3220 hi L. Ive lost most symptoms : headaches nausea higher heart rate etc. now i truly believe i think my symptoms into existence: pins and needles feet and some fatigue. Nothing til mid day. Enough time for my brain to over think. Im back lifting weights and walking alot. At the gym im 100%. Its TMS. Ive had every test blood urine ekgs total physical. Nothing abnormal. Keep trusting. Know you are ok. We were traumatized and fear took over

[@Michaela2420]

@@tominnc315 I completely agree with this! I think Covid traumatized us. What was your heart rate like everyday did you have Pots? All my ekgs, echocardiogram, holter monitor blood tests urine tests were normal, but still dealing w the higher heart rate but seeing big improvements and walking more as well!

[@tominnc315]

@@Michaela2420 i never had POTS. My rhr went to 77-85 for 6 weeks. My cardiologist said: its your autanomic nervous system. Go exercise walk musuc outdoors sun laugh. Now im 62-65. It flipped late May. Ive had every test. Ekgs even a TEE! Zip. Listen to Pain Free You here. Dan. I joined his zoom call ea wed. 100 bucks a month. Its our brain!!! God Bless You

[@154melly]

Fantastic and important video and this worked for me too! I'm amazed how little coverage it gets in the Long Covid world, although there was a Nicole Sachs video last year. It isn't helped by Paul Garner (the UK guy talked about in the video and in another comment) being something of a jerk imo. Compared with "classic" TMS which I applied successfully over 15 years ago, I have found it harder because I did come out of covid with some real physical issues (as you mentioned) that needed to heal, and secondly because the ongoing pandemic makes it so easy to freak out again.

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now?

[@rachelwhitfield]

Hi I had long Covid. I’ve now recovered. I used a mind body approach. Discovered Nicole Sachs, Gupta programme, Phil Parker, Alan Gordon amongst others. I’ve started blogging my experiences and have had about 40,000 views. I’ve done a few videos . I would love to do a video with Dan.

[@PainFreeYou]

You can get on my Success Story interview at: TalkWithDan.com

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

Did you to an interview anywhere Rachel, that I can watch? How exactly did you recover?

[@AnnaGradinariu]

I would like to contact Jack. I listened to his interview and I also had this woke up in the middle of the night.Big coincidence.... I am a long CoVid for the last 3.5 months and I still have GE, muscle weakness and fatigue problems. Thank you !

[@PainFreeYou]

I'm sorry Anna, I'm not able to give out contact information. However, I teach concepts daily that can definitely help you out. Watch my daily videos here: DansKZbin.com Also, a great place to learn about what causes symptoms is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk Safety is the solution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4TWfKF3nKappLs

[@AnnaGradinariu]

@@PainFreeYou Thank you so much. I will watch them with great interest.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

This is such an important testimonial! I've had done break thru pop up TMS symptoms over the past few days (not connected to long Covid) and when Jake talked about all the weird symptoms like leg pain and the other odd pains ... it sounds exactly like the TMS symptom imperative I've experienced!!! It helps a lot to hear people's stories like this!

[@PainFreeYou]

Glad you found the interview helpful.

[@sarahrainwater683]

Yup, because all TMS issues are all about neural biology--not the names of the diagnosis we give it.

[@amymtaylor86]

Amazing. Mind blown!

[@PainFreeYou]

Glad you liked it! For more, go to my start page: www.PainFreeYou.com/start

[@jsm9096]

Here's a catch-22 I haven't heard TMS coaches or practitioners address, at least not so far. And that's when tms coaches say you should get checked out by a doctor and make sure they don't find anything structurally wrong or diseased, and then you can presume it's probably TMS, but here's the problem, the Catch-22.... We all know or heard of doctors that will definitely diagnose you with something, even if it's incorrect, for the sake of profit, their job security, or even perhaps an honest mistake on their part with no ill intent. If a person needs a clean bill of health before they can assume something is TMS, they may never get it, because it is definitely not in the medical businesse's best interest to give anyone a clean bill of health (ie repeat visits, ie surgeries, ie prescriptions, ie referrals, ie ka-ching ka-ching), plus most of them currently would have a bias against mind-body principles like what Dan Buglio is teaching so well.

[@PainFreeYou]

You are right, rule out the physical is something often said in the TMS community. I do NOT say this. I suggest we rule out the life threatening or catastrophic things. Infectious disease, tumors, fractures. Then we rule IN this thing called TMS based on the behavior of the pain or symptoms. All the physical findings in-between can be chalked up to "normal abnormalities" as Dr. Sarno said decades ago. Thanks for your thoughts on this catch 22.

[@nightlily3855]

@@PainFreeYou yes, and no doctor would usually mess with making up a life threatening cause

[@Expansion1111]

Well said I don’t trust doctors or hospitals

[@kathy.7475]

Agree. As an RN I have heard many many times a patient's symptoms lumped under a diagnosis like "generalized anxiety disorder", or "headaches, tension variety." Women are more often labeled without testing, men more often taken seriously and tests at least ordered. I saw this so many times in my nursing career.

[@littlekitten1217]

Do you have any videos with people who healed from repetitive strain injuries?

[@user-id3tj6ck8c]

What comes down the mind and nervous system the best and fastest??I was told to go on a keto diet does it make sense? I'm eating healthy anyway

[@PainFreeYou]

Accurate information MUST be the starting point. A keto diet is fine for overall health, but it is not the solution to a terrified brain. Learn more about what is going on and what causes symptoms. Perceived Danger. www.PainFreeYou.com/start - go through all the resources. Like Jake, you CAN get well when you realize you're not sick.

[@RaphaWasHere]

Yes mine long COVID symptoms. Including ibs post COVID ended be all neuroplastic. Well and the pruves is that all the symptoms are now gone virtually* just by addressing as tms

[@PainFreeYou]

Fantastic. Your story is more proof.

[@susannekoch697]

What would you say to people who had actual organ damage? I had two pericarditis. A friend has got lung damage. I agree that the nervous system and fight and flight response plays a part. The symptoms were and are really real.

[@PainFreeYou]

In those cases, seek whatever medical cures there may be and trust the body to recover. At the same time, even with real situations, fear is not your friend. A calm response will always be better than freaking out.

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now, Susanne?

[@camusoshin]

What if you can’t get “back to life” because you have no friends or family or job and you’re in the house all day? I don’t drive so I can’t drive to nice places and I live in a small town with nothing here. There’s nowhere to meet friends. So how am I supposed to get better when I have nothing in my life or a purpose and no joy / no life to get back to?

[@PainFreeYou]

Then we start where we are and CREATE a life. Baby steps. Begin to find joy in little things. What things interest you that you can do IN your home? Start there. Happiness is not the cure. Knowledge and safety is. Teach your brain that you are okay already. And as things ease up for you, start to create the life you want. If you want more help and connection with others, my course and group coaching may be helpful. Many in the community are finding connection with others to be a great part of the process. www.PainFreeYou.com/join

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now, Nadine?

[@camusoshin]

@@tanyawieczorek6603 worse than ever unfortunately, still trying to heal though. Just bought DNRS the brain retraining program, lots of hope it will work for me. ❤️

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

​@@camusoshinare you able to exercise/go for walks etc? What LC symptoms do you have if you don't mind me asking.? My worst are POTS/tachycardia and sleep issues..

[@babahere8532]

Hello and thanks for this interview. I had covid 3 months ago and I still get mucus and tightness in chest I did workup labs xrays and exam all normal. I have a question could this be brain related? sometimes I don't feel these symptoms and they come in sporadic. I couldn't figure out what triggers these symptoms

[@PainFreeYou]

Yes, absolutely brain related. Check out the first three videos. Two of mine and a success story too. kzbin.infosearch?query=covid

[@thewilliamjrful]

This approach takes time to work right? Like you would still feel those things caused by inflammation from you thinking you are sick, but for the body to reset and get out of fear mode it can take a while?

[@PainFreeYou]

Symptoms persist as long as the brain perceives danger. You can do a deep dive on my concepts on my start page. www.PainFreeYou.com/start But yes, it can take some time to convince your brain you are okay. This video may put things into perspective on how long it may take: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYKni4xppMmJZ8U

[@1STBUCKLEY]

Be interested to know that if he then got injected. Certain cell changes the body can clear, if we then inject we are re loading them. My GP told me they diagnose long covid if 8 weeks after initial start of virus you still have symptoms. I believe it's now extended to 12weeks.

[@PainFreeYou]

Injected? If there is a negative test and the medical doctors investigate and do NOT find any damage to the lungs (for example), then the rest of the symptoms are as a result of the perceived dangers.

[@carolinaramos5304]

I have pots symptoms 8 weeks post covid. I am incorporating tms symptoms I have bad days and good days still have heart pounding from laying to standing but I don’t check my heart rate anymore but want to know how to not even think about it. I say stop stop stop but haven’t made it there yet

[@PainFreeYou]

Gradually you will care less and less. But knowing that a fast heart rate is not dangerous and just a perceived danger response.

[@lightworkermeg6406]

Thank you Thank you Thank you both so much

[@PainFreeYou]

Our pleasure.

[@vesnababic3170]

I can definitely relate to everything said. Dan,I have long Covid horrible smell and taste symptoms I have also being stuck in a very high stressed state for about 5 years. My daughter also experiences the ugly smell and taste symptoms. She tri s to live as normal as possible. She doesn’t look things up as I do. But she does have her own stresses. Dan I really would like help to release my body from being super anxious. Can you help me

[@PainFreeYou]

A great place to begin is my getting started page. Learn more about what causes symptoms. (Perceived Danger Video). Consistent messages of safety is the way forward. www.PainFreeYou.com/start If you want help implementing the concepts, consider the course and group coaching.

[@jine7123]

Is this post viral dysautonomia..? Thanks for the video!

[@PainFreeYou]

I'm not convinced it is the virus causing it. The brain controls everything. When the brain perceives danger, symptoms occur. This video explains: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now, Jine?

[@briechilli4496]

How do you go out and do normal things if you are chronically fatigued ?

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

Did you find the answers?

[@briechilli4496]

@@tanyawieczorek6603nope

[@macijane236]

This video really helped me this morning. (I also watched your Rage video) and some things clicked. Not that I don’t already know, but this world of Long Covid has fucked me up so much. And I think I was already having TMS for years anyways. But yeah, the Covid pandemic and then ultimately catching it and ending up in the ER and fear fear fear. Here I am 2 years later still having to accept new levels of, I don’t even know what to call it. Levels of acceptance? Is that a thing? Is that why it is taking me so long for my brain to believe that everything is TMS🎉 STILL so many uncomfortable sensations and symptoms.

[@user-id3tj6ck8c]

I'm 27 years with long covid for 2 years dont want to live anymore. What is going to help me??????

[@PainFreeYou]

See my reply to your other comment.

[@MovingInnerMountains]

Hey work with Mel abbot at empower therapy. ❤

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now?

[@greenrainbows11]

Wow, first off i wanna say i found this video off of a tiktok comment… the most random of places. Second i have the same or similar things but from my covid vaccination. I wonder where i can find more info so i can get better. Did jake follow a program?

[@PainFreeYou]

A great place to learn more and see options for moving forward is: www.PainFreeYou.com/start

[@XXO-Rosie]

JAKE, I would love to speak with you. My onset also started at 3:30-4:00 in the morning oddly enough! And it has been happening for two weeks straight. I KNOW I’m not ill, I’m just having trouble keeping on the straight and narrow. Help!

[@PainFreeYou]

Symptoms occur because the brain is perceiving danger: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk The goal of this work and what helped Jake was deciding that he was not sick and teaching his brain safety. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4TWfKF3nKappLs

[@TaylorRaine]

What book do I read or where do I start. This story was inspiring and I need to get off of mattress island 😂 so sick of being sick

[@PainFreeYou]

Hey Taylor: The best place to start is www.PainFreeYou.com/start

[@browneyedgirlFL67]

Is there a way to follow Jakes story or get some references/resources that he used to heal? Thank you.

[@PainFreeYou]

Jake is not sharing his story in a blog or anything. In my opinion, it's not about a specific resource or tool he used. It's about learning, understanding and deciding that his body was not sick. With that understanding, he was able to begin calming his fears and trusting his body to return to balance. Message me at: PainFreeYou.com/contact - and ask about Jakes story. I'll see if I can provide anything beyond this interview.

[@ammanadeeb1162]

@@PainFreeYou what strategies did Jake use to get himself out of this?

[@larryb8423]

Jake do you have contact information?

[@traiwitz2736]

hi, is there any way i could get in touch with you and pay you to coach me through the recovery process?

[@johnrobinson3732]

Hi Jake. I have picing headaches. Feels like my head going to pop. Can you describe your headaches?? Also I get dizziness. Did you have that too??

[@PainFreeYou]

I'm not sure Jake checks in here. Are you familiar with TMS? Perceived danger pain? kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

Did you fix your headaches?

[@RaphaWasHere]

Paul Garner is the name of that UK doctor. I readed that article as well. He basically talks about how neruoplasticity applies for his case as well. You can see a lot of hate in the comments on Twitter. Anyways he ended bing right. Funny thing is that I have some shortness of breath today xD. But I guess that is just the symptoms inperactive. Still I'm better so I'm really sure that in most of the cases this long covid is just TMS.

[@PainFreeYou]

I agree. That's why once you get medical clearance that there is no physical long term damage, the rest of the symptoms can be determined to be TMS / Nervous system Dysregulation or Perceived Danger Symptoms.

[@chrisduncan3943]

Paul Garner's recovery story was one of the keys for me to heal. I've read his story and watched him describe his recovery many times and for me it was incredibly inspiring. Especially how it was almost like a switch being flipped when he chose to go exercise rather than laying in bed after dengue fever.

[@paulgeorge9228]

i had covid at around the same time and i had chest tightnesss i feel it loosening with tms emotion feeling stuff too

[@PainFreeYou]

Excellent.

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

How are you doing now, Paul?

[@paulgeorge9228]

@@tanyawieczorek6603 found out its a mix of both tms and breathing compensation, not gettting enough air into the left side. consciously i force myself to breathe relaxed breath with an emphasis on the "closed" side. this combined with tms work is very promising

[@user-kd2uh3wy1j]

I do have exactly the Same symptoms. Since Reading Sarno i am doing much better.After Covid. I thought he is describing me.

[@PainFreeYou]

The good news is that you can and will get better. Consistent messages of safety. And be sure to watch tomorrows video "Show Little to No Concern"

[@user-kd2uh3wy1j]

@@PainFreeYou I will 💪🏻 I had a call With Steve-O. Told me you Need just two Things: 1. Dont try to heal 2. be present

[@IJvillalba93]

How can I contact jake???

[@PainFreeYou]

I'm sorry, I cannot give out email addresses. Jake is not a coach. However, if you see, I speak about Covid issues in a couple of videos. kzbin.infosearch?query=covid My general recommendations help those with what is being called "Long Covid". Give it a go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWbbiIVsmqefmJo

[@joanneurbanowicz4994]

Have lots of those symptoms but not from covid but after the shots

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

Will this help with post Covid low am cortisol/adrenal fatigue? A recent study came out showing low am cortisol in LC patients so it is a documented finding.. will this help heal my adrenals?

[@santeenl]

Your adrenals aren’t broken, your brain sends the right hormones everywhere and is in panic mode. Yes this will fix you 100%, TMS=cfs, lc, afs, fibro.

[@ccburro1]

The expression “It’s all in your head” should not be used.🙂 Most people take it to mean that “it’s all in (conscious) your mind/imagination” (as opposed to meaning “it’s all being created by your subconscious brain”.

[@PainFreeYou]

I made sure to clarify this in the interview. The symptoms ARE real. They are just created based on perceived dangers. Thank you for your comment.

[@ccburro1]

@@PainFreeYou Yes-You purposely clarified, but many without understanding of TMS do not.

[@tominnc315]

My therapist today : put the fear mechanism in a chair, tell it who you really are and how things are going to be going forward. Actually talk to it that its ok to be angry at it. It’s harming you. Long Covid has no diagnosis no core symptoms (only 200) and no medical solution. Its more female as is fibromyalgia Its gonna be a huge monetary driver too

[@PainFreeYou]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@tominnc315]

Dan you brought FEAR to the forefront for me. You pound away on FEAR. Its what my issue is. In 2015 i got angry at my father. My prostitus went away. I need an enemy to be angry at. Its me. My created FEAR with no sound basis. So thankyou. Ive sent your vids to my therapist

[@ammanadeeb1162]

Hi Jake, well done! Can I speak with you to help me with my long covid symptoms.

[@PainFreeYou]

Reach out to me through my website contact page and I can try to put you in contact with Jake. PainFreeYou.com/contact

[@ammanadeeb1162]

@@PainFreeYou it comes up as page not found

[@viktorszucs4181]

It’s ME/CFS or MCAS. It’s like an immunological disease.

[@PainFreeYou]

Long covid is a disease? What explains Jakes story? Many with ME/CFS and MCAS also get well with a mindbody approach. Maybe the immune imbalance is the RESULT of too many danger signals and not the cause?

[@PainFreeYou]

Have you seen my video on Perceived Danger Pain/Symptoms? kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk This explains so much.

[@TwoHeadedFreakFilms]

@@PainFreeYou Long Covid is post-viral sequelae, not this mind-body stress response you're irresponsibly peddling. It's a physical, biological, immunologic process and the research is confirming it every month (Mt. Sinai in NYC especially). This process is utter nonsense.

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

​@@TwoHeadedFreakFilmsok, what's the big cure then?

[@joanneurbanowicz4994]

Is it from jab

[@100hellsonlyangel]

Did Dan throw the cat into the heavens??!😅

[@jonm3388]

Whats the best way to contact you? I dont have skype or whatever. Curious if youd do a phone success story?.

[@PainFreeYou]

You can get on my schedule at TalkWithDan.com. Once scheduled, we can figure out how to get it recorded. Usually I use zoom. That can be connected on a smart phone or computer. If not, we can make a phone call work.

[@benrusher581]

As i understand it long term inflammation ( the liver in this case) is a product of an chronically overactive/ stuck immune system not one that has been suppressed. That would still fit in a TMS/perceived danger response though. As if we feel under threat our brain will be up scaling the immune response. when I had a CFS/ME diagnosis I never got colds and flu. I always felt that was a hyper and chronic immune response. Now i know where it originated. In my scared brain.

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

Did you cure your CFS?

[@artstar4]

Well, I'm going to be that person. I think the message in this video is extremely dangerous and here's why. I have taken it to heart - for months now I have been living this process of trying to calm my nervous system. Has it helped? Absolutely. BUT. I have not fully recover and this is sending a dangerous message for two reasons. #1. There is no warning in here about the very real very potential problem that some people might jump into exercising and will be set back even farther. This has happened to me. I was feeling really great this weekend and I went paddle boarding thinking that I need to stop acting like I am sick. I felt nervous about going but once I was on the water, I felt great. I wanted to be cautious as I was starting to feel a little fatigued, so my friend helped me paddle back. The next day I woke up and felt slightly fluish but I told myself, hey it's okay just get up and see how it goes. I kept reminding myself I was safe and thinking about this video how this guy was able to go back to exercising within weeks. Well I felt totally normal, I felt so energized, and I ended up cleaning my house. I started to feel a little nervous about how much I was doing so I decided to stop and rest. I was feeling great. Then I went on my computer, read two things that were great news that made me really happy, so in that moment I was not thinking anything negative whatsoever or worried and boom. All the sudden out of nowhere it was like my body was overcome with that all too familiar wave of a crash. I felt my limbs get heavy, brain fog set in, like a switch had been flipped. Later that evening I had shortness of breath (which was not anxiety). It's now been days of this horrible crash again. It's probably going to take me days to recover again. This is not something I could will myself out of. The message in this video, while it says "it's not all in your head", implies that if we really believe, we can just go out and exercise in a few weeks time and possibly recover and go back to 100%. I'm sorry, but I have genuinely been telling myself for months and wanting to get over this. It's just not happening. The only way I really see improvement is by not pushing myself past a limit, which has nothing to do magical thinking. There really needs to be a disclaimer and while it's great Jake improved so quickly, it's not the reality for many of us who have had this much, much longer than he has. #2. And it's setting people up to say it's just anxiety or it's just because we're too focused on our symptoms. There are things very real that are happening in my body and until it's been proven that there isn't another physical cause, it's dangerous to just chalk it up to this. Jake saying he recovered quickly in a few weeks makes the rest of us look like chums. Wish people could see really what it's been like inside my heart, body and mind for the past 15 months.

[@networthassoc2006]

That’s not what Dan promotes at all. I highly encourage you watch his other videos to understand the concept better.

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

In the first instance you mentioned twice that you "felt nervous", so subconsciously your body listened to that subtle message, and responded as "oh the brain must be correct this time - danger! Danger!' Ergo - symptoms.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

I know a lot of people getting sciatica after the rona.

[@PainFreeYou]

Rona doesn't cause sciatica. Perceived Danger does. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk

[@wednesdayschild3627]

Agree.

[@prathamrballal1229]

It sounds like pots

[@PainFreeYou]

And pots is TMS / Mindbody and can be eliminated. :-)

[@prathamrballal1229]

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[@TheBushRanger.]

Does Sarno talk about pots?

[@tanyawieczorek6603]

​@@PainFreeYoudid Dr. Sarno talk about POTS?

[@myotherusername9224]

This needs to get to the point, it's beating around the bush maddeningly. Just tell us what works and how to do it. In the Information Age, the MAIN SKILL is presentation.

[@PainFreeYou]

It's an interview. Not a how to video. I teach recovery concepts daily and those videos are 6-15 minutes in length. All fore free. Daily. DansKZbin.com

[@myotherusername9224]

@@PainFreeYou thank you for your timely response , but I clicked on the link expecting to FIND OUT HOW HE SUCCEEDED WITH A MIND BODY APPROACH and lost the will to live waiting for the information IN THE TITLE

[@PainFreeYou]

@@myotherusername9224 The link was to my video page of my KZbin channel. I speak on mindbody recovery every single day. To summarize, perceived danger turns on symptoms. Safety is the solution. These few videos will help you understand what is going on: Perceived Danger: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-4Z354dttonMk Safety Messages: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4TWfKF3nKappLs Ending TMS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaetmHWkp815qpo Knowing the cause of symptoms is the start. Accepting that your body is okay is next. Teaching your brain that it can turn off the false alarms ringing in your body is the goal. It's not a light switch. It's a process.

[@ezza1236]

How do we deal with seeing this silly articles and videos of people suffering from long covid and them being so dramatic about it? Those people really make me angry because they are convincing us it’s bad

[@PainFreeYou]

Don't read the articles or watch the videos? Turn off the TV? That would be my approach.

[@ezza1236]

@@PainFreeYou I won’t watch anymore , I’m only going to research Tms long covid, do you think these people saying they are suffering long term have no idea about mind body ? Or just refuse to believe it

[@ezza1236]

@@PainFreeYou my main fears are still going up stairs, talking to much to people and using up to much energy, I think this because my mind believes that because I have had covid, somehow I’m limited now

[@ezza1236]

@@PainFreeYou I don’t know why my mind can’t just trust my doctor, he has done all checks and everything checks out haha

[@heatherwelch9509]

We need to be kind to these people. We can’t judge how they are feeling based on our long Covid experience. It’s different for everyone. Best of luck with your healing.