Anne was a Norwegian mother of two who was thirty nine years old. She suffered a virus in 1999 and never completely recovered. Initially Anne was diagnosed with post viral syndrome (PVFS). Over time this developed into M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), sometimes known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She developed a sensitivity to sound and light. She also suffered with extreme fatigue, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and Insomnia.
She was experiencing severe brain fog and the years drifted by in a fatigued haze. There were endless visits to the doctor and tests for just about every known health complaint, all returning negative. All that conventional medicine could offer her was CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), pacing and graded exercise. None of these approaches helped. Anne also tried many alternative approaches including acupuncture, osteopathy, herbalism, homeopathy along with many others, all with little or short-term improvement.
After suffering a lot of physical pain Anne was was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The doctor offered her painkillers and anti-depressants. In year nine of the illness, Anne heard of a fellow sufferer from Norway who had traveled to the U.K. to be trained in a programme named the Phil Parker Lightning Process. She came across more stories on the Internet of ME/CFS sufferers who were now well. They had rapidly turned their health around after taking part in this training. The speed of recovery being reflected in the name -- The Lightning Process.
Anne couldn't believe that these people had been suffering in the same way as her. This physical illness was affecting most of her bodily systems - how could this be helped by a training programme? Throughout the year, more recovery stories appeared in the Norwegian papers. Anne decided to try The Lightning Process herself. She found that some U.K. practitioners were traveling to Norway to run Lightning Process courses. It was six weeks before the ME/CFS recovery course in Oslo when Anne contacted me.
I informed Anne that in the recovery course, I included a number of other valuable techniques along with the Lightning Process. Anne started straight away with some of the self-help resources from my website. These are all easy ways in which to start to re-train the nervous system. Anne also downloaded the free relaxation mp3 produced for ME/CFS sufferers.
The self-help that Anne used included self-applied tapping or acu-pressure techniques as well as focused breathing exercises. She was able to increase her energy levels and reduce the intensity of her symptoms by using these simple techniques. She found it easier to relax and her sleeping improved after listening to the guided relaxation recording. These alone weren't likely to be a cure for ME/CFS, but Anne felt hopeful as she learnt to improve her condition, when she had felt helpless for so long.
Anne then took part in the Optimum Energy Training Course where she learnt The Lightning Process and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). There was four hours of training each day on three consecutive days. On day one she felt a significant change as the brain fog that she had lived with for so long had lifted. It wasn't all easy for her, there was work to be done, but Anne persisted, practicing with all of the techniques. By the end of the third day she had made huge changes and although she was not yet 100% better, she knew that she had the tools and know-how to get there.
I did some coaching over the telephone with Anne after the course. Anne was doing better as each day passed, her symptoms were fading and energy was increasing. For the next month She continued to work on her stamina and fitness until she was completely healthy. This kind of transformation is what we regularly see with people using this approach, even though Anne's story might sound too good to be true. This training isn't right for everbody. People need to be ready and prepared to commit to short-term work that is necessary. For those people who are, the results can be quite remarkable, as Anne discovered.
