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Breaking Free

A Guide to Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid Symptoms

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Breaking Free

By: Jan Rothney
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With 265,000 cases in the UK alone, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is more common than people may think, yet is poorly understood. Breaking Free fills this gap in knowledge, providing a route to recovery.

Across nine chapters, it shows that the cycle of exhaustion, poor concentration, loss of memory and pain can be broken, and that there is real hope of recovery. In addition to covering CFS, the author outlines connected areas of post viral fatigue (PVF), explaining how to tackle protracted symptoms that can arise following contracting Covid.

Given that in November 2021, it was reported by Office of National Statistics that over one million people in the UK were experiencing Long Covid symptoms, Breaking Free is more essential than ever. Listeners will benefit from the clear and tested step-by-step guide offered by a woman who has not only done it herself, but who has helped 1,000 people fight their way out of a serious condition back to a healthy and productive life.

With the support of a media campaign, listeners will find that Breaking Free offers a comprehensive, informative, and supportive guide to recovery from CFS and Long Covid symptoms that sustains its relevancy and importance.

©2022 Jan Rothney (P)2023 Arkbound Foundation Physical Illness & Disease
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I love the idea of positivity and the relentless pursuit of healing. I agree with the focus of getting out of the sympathetic nervous system as one key component of recovery.

I worry that the order of this book means that people new to the chronic illness won’t get the message early enough that you must rest at first. I also believe that long COVID is more complex than chronic fatigue and would prefer that this be positioned more in partnership with many helpful medications that can complement the premise of this book.

In my opinion, the use of so many long anagrams and metaphors makes the book harder to comprehend, especially for sufferers with brain fog.

A great concept, but a little binary

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I'm returning almost two years later to rewrite my review. When I first listened to this book I knew nothing about the autonomic nervous system. Now, after much more reading and research, the penny has dropped for me, and I understand that this book actually does hold the answer. I've left it at four stars only because the book didn't quite deliver a complete understanding of the concept for me - or maybe I wasn't ready. To other readers I would suggest first gaining a basic understanding of the function of the autonomic nervous system and the roles of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, because this is the basis of this book, and I know now many people have recovered using this knowledge. Thank you for writing on this little-understood topic, and helping people who dearly need it.

The true concept of recovery

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