Ben's Success Story: recovery from MdDS, head pressure, light sensitivity, ear pressure & more

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It is a pleasure and a privilege to bring you this success story from Ben! Ben suffered from spontaneous MdDS and dealt with rocking, swaying, head pressure, light sensitivity, not being able to read, ear pressure, spinning, burning mouth syndrome, agoraphobia and a whole litany of other awful symptoms. After about 9 months of hopeless and despair and the symptoms getting worse and worse, Ben came across one of the success stories here on my channel and found a spark of hope. Between that spark and some good advice he received from a physician, Ben was able to put into practice some of his immense skills in mindfulness and recover. He is here to share the story of his recovery and also to impart some wisdom to you to help you do the same!

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00:00:00 Intro and list of Ben's symptoms
00:03:00 About Ben and how the symptoms started in October 2022
00:08:15 Despite Ben's background in mindfulness meditation and being highly active, he was extremely ill
00:12:15 Temporary reprieve when he went back home and felt safe; he fell down the rabbit hole of thinking things would never get better
00:15:49 He started watching my YouTube channel and realized there was hope; he resumed the practices that helped him with OCD and anxiety
00:18:09 Viewing this as a growth experience and an opportunity; how he approached exposure
00:19:40 Good advice from medical physician; starting an SNRI and how to work with shame around it
00:23:15 Not having a black and white approach to healing (98% healed, 100% happy it happened)
00:27:05 This has also helped his OCD tendencies and lifelong health anxiety
00:31:16 Going back into the body with symptoms takes a lot of courage
00:34:36 What acceptance means
00:38:14 The background in mindfulness helped Ben incorporate the ideas on my channel quickly
00:41:15 To beat it is to be with it in; how he deals with headaches
00:44:44 What recovery looked like month to month
00:47:52 How to put yourself back in control
00:50:48 This experience has helped him get more comfortable with flexibility and uncertainty
00:56:52 Ben describes the ups and downs of his recovery
01:01:14 What "too much" really means; taking better care of yourself
01:08:34 Don't give up hope and get away from people who don't believe you can't recover DISCLAIMER: Please note that Yonit Arthur, The Steady Coach and any of our other guests are not acting as an audiologist nor offering audiology or medical services services or advice on any public videos or on any other content. This channel provides wellness education and personal opinion only, and are not meant to be a substitute for medical or mental health instruction or intervention. Use any tools discussed at your own risk.