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	"Becoming unwell     Things gradually started to go wrong for me towards the end of 2005 when I experienced work, life and everything else stress (although I didn’t realise it at the time). I was drinking a lot (more than is reasonable), going out a lot and trying to work hard but finding myself less able to.      My real problems began right at the beginning of 2006 when I developed a flu-like illness that made me feel unwell for 5-6 days. I continued to work through it, felt better for a couple of days and then began to feel unwell again, this time diagnosed with a viral chest infection.   I continued to go out and stay up late etc but found myself less and less able to do so, adding to the frustration. I continued to try to join a new band as a percussionist but found myself unable to play, which upset me greatly. I was suffering from viral fatigue and stress.     I took things easy for a couple of weeks as recommended by the doctor, and then went out and had a few drinks (and I mean literally a few) and suffered a 5-day hangover, the worst that I have ever felt.     I continued to try to take it easy but never really knew what that meant. I became more ill through February and March and struggled with work.     In April 2006 I had a provisional diagnosis of ME [myalgic encephalomyelitis) as all tests (for everything else) were showing negative. I started to work part-time but really was only ever answering calls and responding to emails: by this point I could do very little with my body or brain.     Things continued to get worse through May, when I started to experience mobility problems that would last for the next 11 months. I had wobbly legs and sometimes couldn’t walk at all, let alone climb the steps to my 3rd floor flat. Half the time I was a prisoner in my own home, the other half struggling to get around.     I did nothing that I could associate with my life: no work, no play, no music, no TV, seeing little or none of my friends, just a miserable existence. My relationship with my girlfriend was also under threat, although she was very supportive. I quit work completely, moved to a ground floor flat and tried to get better.           Getting better?     In June 2006 I had confirmation from the ME / CFS team at Bart’s Hospital, London, that I had ME, and was soon joining the PACE trial (a medical trial evaluating the progress of different people under different therapies).   My specialist gave me good advice on management of the condition in accordance with their current understanding however this was only helping me to survive without huge ups and downs in the condition – I was helped to stabilise but was still capable of doing very little.     I practiced Yoga 5 days a week, ate tonnes of fruit and veg and walked gently with the aid of a stick when I could. I was 100% committed to getting better every day.    By October 2006 I walked a short distance nearly every day (no more than 400 metres), but as people with ME will relate to, I was up and down and there was no clear sign of recovery coming.       I attended about 2-3 counselling sessions per month to go through things that were going on around the time of getting ill and to talk aver how the illness was affecting me now. I would say that these were an extremely important thing for me to do to help me get to grips with what was happening to me.     I  had a breakthrough in 2006 after attending a week-long yoga class at Claridge House in Surrey where I learned more about ME, yoga, diet and self actualisation as a means of recovery (self actualisation another term for enlightenment through meditation).   I felt much better about my chances of recovery but never took self-actualisation any further as I was too tied-up with getting through each day.       I had a second major breakthrough in January 2007 after attending a raw food and yoga week in Lanzarote when I felt much better. I managed to keep this health for a few weeks and then went back up and down again, culminating in a short period of near-total paralysis in March 2007 whilst overdoing things.   Although I generally felt better (health rating was 7-8 out of 10 rather than the usual 5-6) this severe event made me realise I had some big problems to get over and there was something missing from what I was doing.     I had heard of the Phil Parker Lightning Process on The Jeremy Vine Show in May 2006 but discounted it as hyperbole: I considered that if 300 people did it, at any one time perhaps 5% of those people might get better, and only they would go on to talk about it, surely?   My specialist at Bart’s hospital also discounted it as something I shouldn’t do.     Gradually I heard more and more about the Lightning Process and in early 2007 heard of a couple more people who had done it and recovered. I spoke to them and was then committed to going on the course.         The course     I attended on Monday 25th June 2007 with Maxine Henk-Bryce of Positive Change.       Perhaps I had a head start as I had spoken with the two others who had completed the course, but it immediately all made sense and put my illness into context. It was a lot to take in and I left day 1 determined to try out my new technique.     I went on a big supermarket shop (something I hadn’t been able to do for 18 months) and it triggered loads of symptoms but by using the Phil Parker Lightning Process I was able to complete the shop – I was out for 2 ½ hours and came home feeling OK!       The next day I was eager for more and I continued to use the process. On the final day the 4 people on the course were standing around chatting – something that couldn’t have happened before! I reckoned that I had learnt everything I needed to, and just needed to practice.     From day 1 I began to lead a normal life, just using the process as I did so. My girlfriend was over the moon and couldn’t quite believe it: she was waiting for the relapse (which never came!).   I am walking everywhere and anywhere I want to, no problems, I can stay out late, drink alcohol, see friends, listen to (and play) music, everything I used to do I can do now.   I am going back to (part-time) work in 3 weeks from now.  5 weeks on I still use the process: I am still getting a bit stressed out but using the Lightning Process to work on that. I also doubt myself sometimes or feel myself becoming anxious about things: again I use the process to work through it.         Now I live a life that I love, I love every minute of every day and am moving forward in ways I would never have dreamed would happen 3 months ago.     The Lightning Process has changed my life for the better and I truly believe that others can achieve this too!   My specialist at Bart’s hospital heard I was better and has taken an interest in it now…there is no denying that I am recovered!"
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