RebeccaG
01-08-2005, 12:10 AM
I've been raw a little over a month. It hasn't always been an ideal raw...too much dried fruit and nuts at times, but also incorporating lots of greens like lovely collards and kale. I've been suffering for 4+ years with Fibro and probably Chronic Fatigue also. Plus major recurrent depression, difficulty concentrating, wanting to sleep all the time - 12 hours a day or more. Terrible chronic pain in neck, shoulders and uppper back. Discouraged, hopeless, suicidal longings, fear for the future.
I am not miraculously cured as of yet BUT...I am seeing changes. Where as 2 weeks ago I could not drag myself off the mattress before noon or 1 pm, even if I went to bed at 10 pm the following night...and often needed wee naps to get through the day.... last night slept for the first time in bejesus years with no sleep meds. Was up at 7 am and where I needed to be at 8 am. Feeling hopeful. Feeling more alive. Ready to say YES, I am going to get WELL. I am ready to give up the crutch of my illness and just "be" in the world, the best I can be and carryout my mission. Hooray, this is such a new way of feeling for me.... at least new in a long time. I'm not a natural foodie, but I'm feeling motivated to learn to prepare some good raw dishes. Cooked food had just gotten boring to me. Boring! No wonder I didn't want to be bothered cooking it. Too much work. I'm happy, because I see a future where I wasn't seeing one before. Thanks to all you wonderful people for sharing your experience. Rebecca
I am not miraculously cured as of yet BUT...I am seeing changes. Where as 2 weeks ago I could not drag myself off the mattress before noon or 1 pm, even if I went to bed at 10 pm the following night...and often needed wee naps to get through the day.... last night slept for the first time in bejesus years with no sleep meds. Was up at 7 am and where I needed to be at 8 am. Feeling hopeful. Feeling more alive. Ready to say YES, I am going to get WELL. I am ready to give up the crutch of my illness and just "be" in the world, the best I can be and carryout my mission. Hooray, this is such a new way of feeling for me.... at least new in a long time. I'm not a natural foodie, but I'm feeling motivated to learn to prepare some good raw dishes. Cooked food had just gotten boring to me. Boring! No wonder I didn't want to be bothered cooking it. Too much work. I'm happy, because I see a future where I wasn't seeing one before. Thanks to all you wonderful people for sharing your experience. Rebecca