Sometimes it seems to me as though if you pushed your nervous system so far as to have NCD, you have no choice but to learn how to be an extremely well adjusted person, with calmness, high self esteem, good relationships, emotional awareness and self soothing. Anything less doesn’t seem like it will do the trick. I feel somewhat grateful that I’m being pushed to those heights but also a bit resentful, why can’t I have it a bit easier and just fumble through life like most people
Cos you’re meant to be all you can be! You go friend! I know it’s rough…I’m in the same space. But we can do it. Listen to others’ testimonies, even listen to testimonies of other modalities, they all say when they pop through on the other side, they wouldn’t have had it any other way. I’m in your corner, so are others in this community.
AMEN, Alexander, I hear you on this!!!! It feels so unfair I know. The more people with NCD I get to know, the more clear it is to me that it affects people who are incredibly kind and don't deserve this. You see all these people walking around just clueless, being jerks to others, and not dizzy or in pain and it's like WTH. What I can say is... I'm grateful that it brought us together, you to me, and you to the incredible others who are recovering from this together. Maybe I'm being naive, but it seems to me that it can be a pathway not just to being a better you, but also a pathway to more people feeling more connected to each other, period. Even if it's on a tiny scale, that can truly ripple out to a better world for our kids. I think about all the kind people who've helped each other out, even strangers here on UA-cam, because they had NCD and knew what it felt like to suffer, and I can't help but think that people who are recovered go out into the world kinder, stronger and more able to affect change.
So insightful. Thank you for those kind words. I have had NCD’s for forty years. Loved teaching sixth grade so much. Retired as a volunteer for school, hospice, Meals on Wheels, played the music at church for fifty years, work with a mission group….did so many wonderful things while dizzy much of the time. Sometimes I couldn’t. I just want to volunteer again. I understand the resentfulness you describe and the wisdom that comes with it.
So relatable. I am so grateful on one hand because i m becoming a better version of myself, but so angry that i Can t just be a normal and oblivious person
I totally feel this! I think this happens to not just NCD folks but a lot of people who have gone through particularly difficult, ongoing crises in life. We are forced to toughen up by improving the self in order to survive. It’s the cliche of the hot coal making the diamond. Sometimes I wish for the same thing, like why couldn’t I just have a “normal” life like most people around me. When I feel this, I allow myself to feel it with mindfulness, since every feeling is part of the human experience. That’s what living truly is. Yes, we won’t get to fumble through mindlessly, but our hardships can give us tremendous amounts of free motivation to pursue great things that “normal” people wouldn’t even dream of.
I think you have one of the best UA-cam channels out there, with such clear explanations of neural circuit dizziness, and also an explanation of the same process with pain. I truly admire and am grateful to you for your humble compassionate approach, and the fact you offer so much information for free or low cost. So many people with chronic health issues have little money. I have been dealing with dizziness for about 18 months and I am currently caring for both my frail elderly Mother and my husband who is quite unwell, and I had no idea this might also be linked to my dizziness. I am just starting your free course, and once again I want to thank you for all that you do.
This rings really true for me. I would never have connected my emotions with my dizziness, but I am a classic emotion deadener. People praise me for being so level, but I know my good emotions are dampened, too.
Thank you for this video Passing this on to my Dr here in Australia to understand it more As they don’t get it here they just say stop thinking and move on with it So grateful I have a dr who is willing to understand it all and help me along the path of healing and self discovery ❤
Thank you for all you do, Dr. Yo. I have long covid since January 2024 and dizziness and lightheadedness is still lingering. I found your videos and am just started watching them. Again thank you and God bless you.❤
everyone's body has a natural sway to it and its normal to move a bit from side to side but why is it that the smallest millimiter movement sway makes me feel so extreme and scared? is there a way to overcome the sway?
The sway is occurring because your nervous system is overly sensitive to normal vestibular input. Address danger mode as I discuss in the other videos on my channel. That is how to heal it.
I'm having a lot of trouble putting it into practice. I have your workbook too and I'm trying my best to work through it. What I feel is a lot of pressure from myself. Mainly that I can't manage to implement it in a way that helps me. And frustration. Does that mean that maybe I should work with this pressure and frustration? If so, how? Do I basically just ask for some space? Do I go through the same process with the pressure as with the common protectors every time it comes up? Sorry for asking in such detail but I'm really having trouble applying it every day and dealing with myself better in the long term. There's also a part of me that really doubts that a bit of journaling and becoming aware of my emotions is enough to make me feel good again without symptoms in the long term. How can I work with this critic in a constructive way? Thank you so much for your work❣️ Greetings Yanina
Dr. Yo this is the most important video you’ve made. With this practice I believe I’m making myself a stronger, more resilient person. You just get it!
Dr yo I am continually in awe of your skill in being specific with information regarding healing. I have done years of therapy reading study on the hamster wheel of this condition but nothing is quite as clear and succinct as this short video. I am immensely grateful. 24 years of this condition has been hell and information in the beginning so very hard to come by with a huge amount of distress and trauma just in the process of discovery. I am an extremely determined and unrelenting type A and your approach and skill is right on point in its direct and informative style. I will say it again. Thank you so very much.
Thank you. A huge challenge. Very very helpful. Menierre's, Pppd, VM and sometimes BPPV for 33 years with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis this past year. I need a new head .
Wow, I’m so glad I found your videos. I’ve been dealing with persistent dizziness for 3 weeks now and just found your page today. Already, you’ve helped me so much. I am looking forward to expanding my knowledge on this topic and doing what it takes to turn this around. My dizziness started 3 weeks ago when shopping for my wedding dress. Although, this is an exciting time of my life and I’m happy to be marrying the man of my dreams, I get easily overwhelmed by change and try to suppress my emotions rather than acknowledging them. I was especially anxious on the day I found my dress and that’s when the dizziness started and I spiraled into a loop of dizziness and anxiety. Thank you for your videos. They’ve given me hope!
I’m so grateful for your commitment to share your wisdom and experience here. I’m a licensed psychotherapist who received the conventional diagnosis of VM. Nothing showed up on the MRI’s and scans…I am going back into my body to get to know the feeling in the body beneath anxiety.. It is like building a compassionate relationship with my younger self and his lack of safety and this feels nurturing. I can feel the body fear now and show tenderness. ALSO: I’ve had 20 sessions of Neurofeedback and it has really helped me feel my feelings and regulate my nervous system. ❤
Hi Bryan, so good to hear from you and I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through! My experience is that some psychotherapists often are so self aware that they have an easy time applying these methods, and it sounds like you're very comfortable with emotional and somatic practices- this is great news! I have heard good things about neurofeedback but we're still waiting on the research. There aren't many people in the mindbody space utilizing that approach for some reason.
i also wanted to share and ask like i feel i can't hear anyone in the day to day life talk about feeling dizzy because it makes me uncomfortable like if i am outside with a friend and all of a sudden they say something like oh i just felt a bit dizzy it makes me uncomfortable and fearful even though for them the dizzy feeling was just a few second thing that their brain did not make anything out of but for me just the word makes me feel off and even watching shows where they mention the words or like falling or any other words associated with dizziness i feel like i cant watch the show anymore like i feel the words have become like a trigger for me and make me uncomfortable, how can i deal with this dr.yo please help
I have been dealing with dizziness, sense of imbalance and a constant fear of vertigo for the past one and a half year (plus many more symptoms). All medical tests come out clear, besides a neck MRI that shows 2 herniated discs, but marrow is not yet affected as hernias are small, so that is not even serious. And yet here i am, just 38 years old, feeling fearful all the time. Your channel has helped understand A LOT about what is potentially going on with me, and for that i am grateful! Currently trying to understand my emotions and let them flow, instead of hiding them. Chiropractor has also helped a great deal, when noone else could. A Psychologist is also in my future schedule! Thank you so much for your videos Yonit! I was searching for a "magical" therapy that would resolve my dizziness,but i have come to understand that this is going to be a long, inner journey and if i am lucky enough, hopefully find my balance again in the end, both figuratively and literally.
@TheSteadyCoach ....and I was just (finally!!) diagnosed! PPPD it is then! Once again, thank you so much, Yonit, for providing all this information freely for all of us to understand and use!
Hi Dr Yo, could you please help clarify.. if we need to experience our feelings fully, and one of these feelings for me is often fear, I’m just struggling to understand how this will help when it will keep my body in fight or flight mode? I understand feeling other emotions, anger, sadness, etc. but when fear comes up I feel like I shouldn’t be experiencing it and should do whatever I can do get my body out of fight or flight / danger mode?
Complicated answer. In short: fear ends. It rises and it falls and it ends when it’s just pure fear. A lot of what feeds fear and keeps it going is the stories we tell ourselves. When you notice fear, don’t fight it, but don’t feed it either. Notice it in your body and let it happen. Notice what stories you’re telling yourself about what it means. Let it pass through you. Then move on to something else, anything you enjoy.
Came her from your comment on another video where you directed me here. Very informative. Mine all started Dec 2015 when things literally started "spiraling " out of control. My best friend was diagnosed with cancer, my sister was struggling with substance abuse and my moms health was failing. All at the same time. I started with anxiety. Then off balance and dizziness and 50 other symptoms. My sister passed away in early 2016, my best friend passed in 2017, and my Mom passed 4 months after my best friend. My entire world and support system gone in a short time. Cant get out of fight or flight or get rid of dizziness off balance feeling. Fight or flight always on. Trying the brain retraining to calm it down. Almost recovered 2 years ago but dizziness came back again after few months. Im trying everything to get my life back
Dr. Yo - I am highly impacted by drops in barometric pressure. You mentioned not having many patients located in Florida, which is for the most part a "steady barometer" in southern part of state outside of hurricane season. California, Hawaii, Arizona have less fluctuations throughout the year. Could you provide any insight on where you have lots of patients? I've noticed lots in the UK, central/south states (I live in Austin, TX). THANK YOU!
Literally everywhere, in every climate, in every altitude, in every country. I am in Florida and have clients in Florida. Barometric pressure is something your nervous system can falsely flag as a danger signal, but there is nothing inherent about barometric pressure that causes symptoms. This video explains ua-cam.com/video/StYWlDFkFjM/v-deo.html
I honestly appreciate every video you have done!!! I do read comments and sometimes anxiety just over those comments on how long people suffer. I have had MdDs twice now... 2 different instances... van ride and a elevator. I still have no clue how to seperate myself from getting this. I mean life is so full of stress,anxiety, fearsetc... i had no idea I had a problem for such a extreme outcome!!! I try to stay calm say im ok deal with the stresses!!! but It is difficult to do so when you cannot pin point exactly the trigger!!!!
Oh yeah, this is tricky. I go over a lot of this in the course, but the update in January will make it a lot easier to figure this out. In the meantime... I totally get the desire to read comments but DON'T!!!
Im starting my journey with you through the membership and i bought a notebook im going to write all my past truama hurt pain etc and when done im doing to burn it and let it go and allow myself to be set free i think this well help as well
How to deal with dizziness that manifests with nearly all emotions. Anger, frustration, stress, procrastination, worry, fear, loneliness, sadness, guilt, happiness, laughter, even getting excited makes me feel dizzy. 😢 I literally have a fear of dizziness. I’m having vision issues as well and am not able to adapt to wearing glasses and keeping them on. That in itself is making more stressed and dizzy ☹️ There are times I feel like just having to think makes me dizzy.
@@DiamondForevahMe too...the glasses the used to HELP me see, have now become an addition to my dizziness and vision issues. On and off they go ..on and off...just the most God awful thing I've ever been through..😥 If this is the price for being a nice, kind and caring individual...I sometimes wish I could be a total a-hole. But it's just not who I am...
@@DiamondForevah just think the nervous system becomes so sensitized over the time it took to develop dizziness at all, and the ongoing chronicity, that it interprets any stimuli..light, sound, emotion, postional change, movement...even taking your glasses off/on as some sort of alarming situation. That fight/flight gets stuck in the "on" mode...24/7. And over time, I've noticed more and more odd things set me off...if I laugh, I get tingling on my right side...I have hot/cold temp fluctuations for no reason, I have visual snow, my eyes are always red and teary, my eye floaters are much more pronounced...and of course, I'm dizzy and have zero balance around the clock...God awful stuff. I was told I have Vestibular Migraine..but at this point, I agree with Yonit Arthur the clinical diagnosis doesn't even matter, it all stems from a malfunctioning brain circuit....sounds simple enough to manage, but it's been by FAR, the worst experience of my life...and the not knowing if you'll ever be back to life again is the worst thought of all to try living with..😢 I truly wish you ALL the best, and full peace and recovery..❤️
@@amandar614Much milder and only when I didnt have enough rest. I think knowing in your mind that the situation WILL improve helps alot. Other than that, I think hiking is a good exercise (as it involves constant eye focus on both far and close, and also walking on uneven grounds). You can try the video about vestib too.
Thank you for your kindness in sharing such valuable information freely. I can feel unsteady or lightheaded related to health anxiety. And I tick all the boxes related to emotions and personality that you describe. There’s such an overlap I guess. I’ll have to listen to the video a second time to better grasp the practice (taking information in while in a heightened state is a challenge) but I’m going to work with this. Again, thank you!❤
Dear Dr Yonit, I watched the video about fatigue & pppd. My pppd is going up & down at this moment. Since weeks of pppd i had 3.5 very good days! Just little sensations! But did a lot of busy stuff in these days. So, after these 3 days i have a dip now for 3 days already. I am SO tired and more symptoms. I am not sure if i just should go on with my normal daily life. Or, should i take more naps during the day...(i am 48 years old). Normal day, like today for example is; doing stuff in the house, do grocerys, walk the dog, work only 1 hour, take a nap for 30 minutes, take & pick up kids from school, do some stuff in the house, took my kid to sports, and now like end of the afternoon, i feel exhausted😅and have even more dizzy/ off balance because feeling so tired. I dont want to go and lay down again...i want to live a normal life....but i am not sure if i SHOULD take more rest, naps, or go on with these normal life stuff....hope for your advice...😅🙏🥰 ps today, 1 day later, i actually have a GOOD day again!!! However, at the end of the afternoon, i felt i got very tired suddenly...and THAN the anxiety kicks in. Because really tired always means: more dizzy sensations. And so, the suddenly feeling very tired, and the thought of maybe getting more sensations, gave me a panic attack🙈and...ofcourse than a lot of sensations extra...what do you advice🙏🙏🙏
I am sorry you went through that. Often people have an old injury or "pattern" that gets reactivated with chronic symptoms. The brain simply remembers the old pattern and reactivates it without any tissue damage being present
GREAT opportunity- if anxiety comes up, that tells you that emotions are being stirred up. Use breathing, pause the video, remind yourself you're safe, get into your body. See if you can as your "feeling brain" to give you just a small spoonful of the feeling that was under the anxiety so you can sample it and start to process it. It doesn't need to be all at once.
That's what antidepressants did to me! Took away all my emotions, no crying, no laughter, no arguments, nothing.....just completely numbed down. Now, with the doctors I see for this 24/7 dizziness, they all offer me antidepressants.
I have chronic disabling dizziness im in a wheelchair. No known cause yet. But i would never take antidepressants. Does that mean theres no recovery from pppd and vm unless u take them? @@TheSteadyCoach
As discussed in the video, emotions have specific action impulses associated with them and that can tell you a lot about what's going on in your unconscious mind.
Thank you dr. Yo for all the work you do! My journey started after a Xanax cold turkey that was given to me for tinnitus because I wasn’t able to sleep. Since I went cold turkey I’ve experienced dizziness, it has improved a lot but I still struggle. Do you think the recovery process is the same as people who didn’t get it after a medication discontinuation? Do you know someone else who recovered from a cold turkey? Thank you!
Hey there, my symptoms started after wrongly getting off of an antidepressant, sending myself into a spiral and then starting on a new one. The new one was way too strong and the whole situation sent me over the edge and the NCD hit. I didn't do cold turkey but I understand medication being the last nail. I'm healing, slowly but surely, not fully recovered but if even a small change can be made to the symptoms, then 100% change can be made. You got this ❤
Can I ask how long you were on the Xanax? I’ve been wondering if getting off of it has contributed to my constant dizziness! I’ve been on it for about 5 months at the lowest dose.
I always get excited at the beginning of videos with a positive outlook, but by the middle I am getting so overwhelmed by all the information, even though it's probably straight forward for most, I just can't figure it out. I am so overwhelmed as it is, I just freeze. It makes sense as I am listening, and then...... it's too much! Also, every time I take time to feel how I am emotionally, I just tear up. It doesn't matter if it's anger, frustration, exhaustion, stress, love, they all show up the same. Should I just let it be tears until I can start sensing a difference? Is there such a thing as too much crying? 😢
I'm no expert, but in my opinion, crying is a wonderful release, and it's very healing. You may have a whole jumble of feelings that aren't very clear and are hard to name and understand, but if you cry, you can hold space for those feelings with compassion and let the tears come as long as they need to come. Paradoxically, it's actually something to feel happy about, that you are able to cry, to feel, and to release those emotions.
As Naomi said, crying is healthy and good! However, sadness can also be an automatic way to cover up other feelings that are less accessible. This is different for everyone but I've obseerved in many cases that sadness shows up when the real feeling is anger and someone doesn't feel comfortable/ok with feeling anger.
Hi Dr. Yonit, I have 24/7 dizziness, I did tests and they are all clear. Looking at my symptoms I know it's a neural circuit dizziness but I am undiagnosed as the area where I live the doctors are not much familiar with pppd or mdds. I have symptoms which are combination of both. But now I really want to start my recovery so please help me about from where do I start if I don't know the diagnosis. Thanks a lot for your time!
Great question. Option 1: go to your doctor with this approach: ua-cam.com/video/oEI087rsOPA/v-deo.html . Option 2: Dr. Liane, an audiologist I just brought in to help me, does one on one evaluations to help you sort through this. Book at thestesdycoach.clientsecure.me
after having the time to listen to your body and figure out where/how emotions feel in your body, would the next step just to be understanding with yourself and then move on or is there a another way to move on after this? thank you for all that you do ❤
I will have another video about this- generally the most important thing is letting them happen and trying to get the message- are there needs that should be addressed? Are there boundaries that need to be set? Maybe, maybe not. Ultimately the next step is self-compassion- putting your oxygen mask on based on the data you got from your feelings.
@TheSteadyCoach 2 Months ago I had the fatigue symptoms going for over a month. I need to push myself, and start doing vrt, mediation just being active. Guess some of it is my fault and just back to old routines I had from b4 the PPPD.
Sometimes it seems to me as though if you pushed your nervous system so far as to have NCD, you have no choice but to learn how to be an extremely well adjusted person, with calmness, high self esteem, good relationships, emotional awareness and self soothing. Anything less doesn’t seem like it will do the trick. I feel somewhat grateful that I’m being pushed to those heights but also a bit resentful, why can’t I have it a bit easier and just fumble through life like most people
Cos you’re meant to be all you can be! You go friend! I know it’s rough…I’m in the same space. But we can do it. Listen to others’ testimonies, even listen to testimonies of other modalities, they all say when they pop through on the other side, they wouldn’t have had it any other way. I’m in your corner, so are others in this community.
AMEN, Alexander, I hear you on this!!!! It feels so unfair I know. The more people with NCD I get to know, the more clear it is to me that it affects people who are incredibly kind and don't deserve this. You see all these people walking around just clueless, being jerks to others, and not dizzy or in pain and it's like WTH. What I can say is... I'm grateful that it brought us together, you to me, and you to the incredible others who are recovering from this together. Maybe I'm being naive, but it seems to me that it can be a pathway not just to being a better you, but also a pathway to more people feeling more connected to each other, period. Even if it's on a tiny scale, that can truly ripple out to a better world for our kids. I think about all the kind people who've helped each other out, even strangers here on UA-cam, because they had NCD and knew what it felt like to suffer, and I can't help but think that people who are recovered go out into the world kinder, stronger and more able to affect change.
So insightful. Thank you for those kind words. I have had NCD’s for forty years. Loved teaching sixth grade so much. Retired as a volunteer for school, hospice, Meals on Wheels, played the music at church for fifty years, work with a mission group….did so many wonderful things while dizzy much of the time. Sometimes I couldn’t. I just want to volunteer again. I understand the resentfulness you describe and the wisdom that comes with it.
So relatable. I am so grateful on one hand because i m becoming a better version of myself, but so angry that i Can t just be a normal and oblivious person
I totally feel this! I think this happens to not just NCD folks but a lot of people who have gone through particularly difficult, ongoing crises in life. We are forced to toughen up by improving the self in order to survive. It’s the cliche of the hot coal making the diamond. Sometimes I wish for the same thing, like why couldn’t I just have a “normal” life like most people around me. When I feel this, I allow myself to feel it with mindfulness, since every feeling is part of the human experience. That’s what living truly is. Yes, we won’t get to fumble through mindlessly, but our hardships can give us tremendous amounts of free motivation to pursue great things that “normal” people wouldn’t even dream of.
I think you have one of the best UA-cam channels out there, with such clear explanations of neural circuit dizziness, and also an explanation of the same process with pain. I truly admire and am grateful to you for your humble compassionate approach, and the fact you offer so much information for free or low cost. So many people with chronic health issues have little money. I have been dealing with dizziness for about 18 months and I am currently caring for both my frail elderly Mother and my husband who is quite unwell, and I had no idea this might also be linked to my dizziness. I am just starting your free course, and once again I want to thank you for all that you do.
Thank you so much for these kind words, Diane! Notes like this keep me going! ❤
Love and blessings, hope you recover soon.
I am caretaker too and can relate to what you wrote 1000 percent
This rings really true for me. I would never have connected my emotions with my dizziness, but I am a classic emotion deadener. People praise me for being so level, but I know my good emotions are dampened, too.
I am so thankful for your videos Dr. Yo
Wow, I am so glad you took the time to comment- my heart is bursting for you ❤️
Thank you for this video
Passing this on to my Dr here in Australia to understand it more
As they don’t get it here they just say stop thinking and move on with it
So grateful I have a dr who is willing to understand it all and help me along the path of healing and self discovery ❤
Fantastic. I hope your doctor is open to it. I think many doctors are, they just don’t know how help their patients with this stuff.
agree I am an Aussie
It’s been 10 yrs of chronic dizziness. I appreciate all your information. Praying I can heal
Thank you for all you do, Dr. Yo. I have long covid since January 2024 and dizziness and lightheadedness is still lingering. I found your videos and am just started watching them. Again thank you and God bless you.❤
everyone's body has a natural sway to it and its normal to move a bit from side to side but why is it that the smallest millimiter movement sway makes me feel so extreme and scared? is there a way to overcome the sway?
The sway is occurring because your nervous system is overly sensitive to normal vestibular input. Address danger mode as I discuss in the other videos on my channel. That is how to heal it.
I'm having a lot of trouble putting it into practice. I have your workbook too and I'm trying my best to work through it. What I feel is a lot of pressure from myself. Mainly that I can't manage to implement it in a way that helps me. And frustration. Does that mean that maybe I should work with this pressure and frustration? If so, how? Do I basically just ask for some space? Do I go through the same process with the pressure as with the common protectors every time it comes up? Sorry for asking in such detail but I'm really having trouble applying it every day and dealing with myself better in the long term. There's also a part of me that really doubts that a bit of journaling and becoming aware of my emotions is enough to make me feel good again without symptoms in the long term. How can I work with this critic in a constructive way? Thank you so much for your work❣️ Greetings Yanina
Dr. Yo this is the most important video you’ve made. With this practice I believe I’m making myself a stronger, more resilient person. You just get it!
Praise from the highest source ❤️❤️❤️
Dr yo I am continually in awe of your skill in being specific with information regarding healing. I have done years of therapy reading study on the hamster wheel of this condition but nothing is quite as clear and succinct as this short video. I am immensely grateful. 24 years of this condition has been hell and information in the beginning so very hard to come by with a huge amount of distress and trauma just in the process of discovery. I am an extremely determined and unrelenting type A and your approach and skill is right on point in its direct and informative style. I will say it again. Thank you so very much.
For me getting emotionally involved with my music and songs does that to me .. I sing along passionately 😅
You are an angel. You truly are on this planet for so many reasons! I wish you were me Doctor. You are absolutely phenomenal
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Thank you. A huge challenge. Very very helpful. Menierre's, Pppd, VM and sometimes BPPV for 33 years with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis this past year. I need a new head .
I know it feels that way. But it is in your body’s nature to heal. You can do this.
Can feeling your emotions make you more dizzy at first because it scares you? Do you just keep going? Thank you
Yes definitely. Think of it as an exposure exercise- just start small.
Wow, I’m so glad I found your videos. I’ve been dealing with persistent dizziness for 3 weeks now and just found your page today. Already, you’ve helped me so much. I am looking forward to expanding my knowledge on this topic and doing what it takes to turn this around. My dizziness started 3 weeks ago when shopping for my wedding dress. Although, this is an exciting time of my life and I’m happy to be marrying the man of my dreams, I get easily overwhelmed by change and try to suppress my emotions rather than acknowledging them. I was especially anxious on the day I found my dress and that’s when the dizziness started and I spiraled into a loop of dizziness and anxiety. Thank you for your videos. They’ve given me hope!
I've had constant dizziness/lightheadness for 3 weeks too. Nonstop, head bobbing, boat rocking sensation no matter what I do, it's scary 😥
@@Itchytooth.
How do I take your course?
What if the emotions are because of the daily symptoms which stop you living your life?
I give advice on this in my free course. thesteadycoach.com/free-course and in this interview ua-cam.com/video/ZjPuec-XRUc/v-deo.html
Thank you, a master class in the why and how symptoms continue to persist despite our best efforts.
I’m so grateful for your commitment to share your wisdom and experience here. I’m a licensed psychotherapist who received the conventional diagnosis of VM. Nothing showed up on the MRI’s and scans…I am going back into my body to get to know the feeling in the body beneath anxiety.. It is like building a compassionate relationship with my younger self and his lack of safety and this feels nurturing. I can feel the body fear now and show tenderness.
ALSO: I’ve had 20 sessions of Neurofeedback and it has really helped me feel my feelings and regulate my nervous system. ❤
Hi Bryan, so good to hear from you and I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through! My experience is that some psychotherapists often are so self aware that they have an easy time applying these methods, and it sounds like you're very comfortable with emotional and somatic practices- this is great news! I have heard good things about neurofeedback but we're still waiting on the research. There aren't many people in the mindbody space utilizing that approach for some reason.
i also wanted to share and ask like i feel i can't hear anyone in the day to day life talk about feeling dizzy because it makes me uncomfortable like if i am outside with a friend and all of a sudden they say something like oh i just felt a bit dizzy it makes me uncomfortable and fearful even though for them the dizzy feeling was just a few second thing that their brain did not make anything out of but for me just the word makes me feel off and even watching shows where they mention the words or like falling or any other words associated with dizziness i feel like i cant watch the show anymore like i feel the words have become like a trigger for me and make me uncomfortable, how can i deal with this dr.yo please help
Hi Mindy, see my response to your previous comment asking this question! Address the worries and anxiety directly.
I have been dealing with dizziness, sense of imbalance and a constant fear of vertigo for the past one and a half year (plus many more symptoms).
All medical tests come out clear, besides a neck MRI that shows 2 herniated discs, but marrow is not yet affected as hernias are small, so that is not even serious.
And yet here i am, just 38 years old, feeling fearful all the time.
Your channel has helped understand A LOT about what is potentially going on with me, and for that i am grateful!
Currently trying to understand my emotions and let them flow, instead of hiding them.
Chiropractor has also helped a great deal, when noone else could.
A Psychologist is also in my future schedule!
Thank you so much for your videos Yonit!
I was searching for a "magical" therapy that would resolve my dizziness,but i have come to understand that this is going to be a long, inner journey and if i am lucky enough, hopefully find my balance again in the end, both figuratively and literally.
I'm glad that you found this channel too, Eva ❤
@TheSteadyCoach ....and I was just (finally!!) diagnosed!
PPPD it is then!
Once again, thank you so much, Yonit, for providing all this information freely for all of us to understand and use!
Great stuff listen to Yonit she speaks the truth about emotions!
Hi Dr Yo, could you please help clarify.. if we need to experience our feelings fully, and one of these feelings for me is often fear, I’m just struggling to understand how this will help when it will keep my body in fight or flight mode? I understand feeling other emotions, anger, sadness, etc. but when fear comes up I feel like I shouldn’t be experiencing it and should do whatever I can do get my body out of fight or flight / danger mode?
Complicated answer. In short: fear ends. It rises and it falls and it ends when it’s just pure fear. A lot of what feeds fear and keeps it going is the stories we tell ourselves. When you notice fear, don’t fight it, but don’t feed it either. Notice it in your body and let it happen. Notice what stories you’re telling yourself about what it means. Let it pass through you. Then move on to something else, anything you enjoy.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you so much, I understand and will try this!
Came her from your comment on another video where you directed me here. Very informative. Mine all started Dec 2015 when things literally started "spiraling " out of control. My best friend was diagnosed with cancer, my sister was struggling with substance abuse and my moms health was failing. All at the same time. I started with anxiety. Then off balance and dizziness and 50 other symptoms. My sister passed away in early 2016, my best friend passed in 2017, and my Mom passed 4 months after my best friend. My entire world and support system gone in a short time. Cant get out of fight or flight or get rid of dizziness off balance feeling. Fight or flight always on. Trying the brain retraining to calm it down. Almost recovered 2 years ago but dizziness came back again after few months. Im trying everything to get my life back
Makes so much sense why you are here. I am so sorry you went through all of that.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you. Any suggestions as to what I should try?
Dr. Yo - I am highly impacted by drops in barometric pressure. You mentioned not having many patients located in Florida, which is for the most part a "steady barometer" in southern part of state outside of hurricane season. California, Hawaii, Arizona have less fluctuations throughout the year. Could you provide any insight on where you have lots of patients? I've noticed lots in the UK, central/south states (I live in Austin, TX). THANK YOU!
Literally everywhere, in every climate, in every altitude, in every country. I am in Florida and have clients in Florida. Barometric pressure is something your nervous system can falsely flag as a danger signal, but there is nothing inherent about barometric pressure that causes symptoms. This video explains ua-cam.com/video/StYWlDFkFjM/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for responding! This was so helpful.
I honestly appreciate every video you have done!!! I do read comments and sometimes anxiety just over those comments on how long people suffer. I have had MdDs twice now... 2 different instances... van ride and a elevator. I still have no clue how to seperate myself from getting this. I mean life is so full of stress,anxiety, fearsetc... i had no idea I had a problem for such a extreme outcome!!! I try to stay calm say im ok deal with the stresses!!! but It is difficult to do so when you cannot pin point exactly the trigger!!!!
Oh yeah, this is tricky. I go over a lot of this in the course, but the update in January will make it a lot easier to figure this out. In the meantime... I totally get the desire to read comments but DON'T!!!
@@TheSteadyCoachit’s the end of feb 2024 now. How can I access the updated course? I bought the workbook off Amazon in July 2023.
Im starting my journey with you through the membership and i bought a notebook im going to write all my past truama hurt pain etc and when done im doing to burn it and let it go and allow myself to be set free i think this well help as well
How to deal with dizziness that manifests with nearly all emotions. Anger, frustration, stress, procrastination, worry, fear, loneliness, sadness, guilt, happiness, laughter, even getting excited makes me feel dizzy. 😢
I literally have a fear of dizziness. I’m having vision issues as well and am not able to adapt to wearing glasses and keeping them on. That in itself is making more stressed and dizzy ☹️ There are times I feel like just having to think makes me dizzy.
Same, I keep putting on and off my glasses
@@DiamondForevahMe too...the glasses the used to HELP me see, have now become an addition to my dizziness and vision issues. On and off they go ..on and off...just the most God awful thing I've ever been through..😥 If this is the price for being a nice, kind and caring individual...I sometimes wish I could be a total a-hole. But it's just not who I am...
@@lunarlass5033 I don’t understand why we also have this issue, I hope Dr. Yonit will give us an idea!
@@DiamondForevah just think the nervous system becomes so sensitized over the time it took to develop dizziness at all, and the ongoing chronicity, that it interprets any stimuli..light, sound, emotion, postional change, movement...even taking your glasses off/on as some sort of alarming situation. That fight/flight gets stuck in the "on" mode...24/7. And over time, I've noticed more and more odd things set me off...if I laugh, I get tingling on my right side...I have hot/cold temp fluctuations for no reason, I have visual snow, my eyes are always red and teary, my eye floaters are much more pronounced...and of course, I'm dizzy and have zero balance around the clock...God awful stuff. I was told I have Vestibular Migraine..but at this point, I agree with Yonit Arthur the clinical diagnosis doesn't even matter, it all stems from a malfunctioning brain circuit....sounds simple enough to manage, but it's been by FAR, the worst experience of my life...and the not knowing if you'll ever be back to life again is the worst thought of all to try living with..😢
I truly wish you ALL the best, and full peace and recovery..❤️
@@lunarlass5033 thank you, I wish the same to you and I hope Dr. Yonit will answer!
I had MDDS after a cruise trip. Took two years to recover (not fully), its definitely scary, but the situation will improve over time. Hang in there.
What things helped you in those 2 years? Do you still have rocking/swaying/bobbing?
🙏🙏🙏
@@amandar614Much milder and only when I didnt have enough rest. I think knowing in your mind that the situation WILL improve helps alot. Other than that, I think hiking is a good exercise (as it involves constant eye focus on both far and close, and also walking on uneven grounds). You can try the video about vestib too.
I loved all your videos Dr. YONIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I m suffer with dizziness l apply your methods and exercises. 😊
You're very welcome! Thank you for your trust!
I feel numb often and dissociated how can i find the emotions that need to be released?
It all stems from anxiety and a hyper stimulated nervous system…
Thank you for your kindness in sharing such valuable information freely. I can feel unsteady or lightheaded related to health anxiety. And I tick all the boxes related to emotions and personality that you describe. There’s such an overlap I guess. I’ll have to listen to the video a second time to better grasp the practice (taking information in while in a heightened state is a challenge) but I’m going to work with this. Again, thank you!❤
You're very welcome!
Dear Dr Yonit,
I watched the video about fatigue & pppd. My pppd is going up & down at this moment. Since weeks of pppd i had 3.5 very good days! Just little sensations!
But did a lot of busy stuff in these days. So, after these 3 days i have a dip now for 3 days already. I am SO tired and more symptoms. I am not sure if i just should go on with my normal daily life. Or, should i take more naps during the day...(i am 48 years old). Normal day, like today for example is; doing stuff in the house, do grocerys, walk the dog, work only 1 hour, take a nap for 30 minutes, take & pick up kids from school, do some stuff in the house, took my kid to sports, and now like end of the afternoon, i feel exhausted😅and have even more dizzy/ off balance because feeling so tired. I dont want to go and lay down again...i want to live a normal life....but i am not sure if i SHOULD take more rest, naps, or go on with these normal life stuff....hope for your advice...😅🙏🥰
ps today, 1 day later, i actually have a GOOD day again!!! However, at the end of the afternoon, i felt i got very tired suddenly...and THAN the anxiety kicks in. Because really tired always means: more dizzy sensations. And so, the suddenly feeling very tired, and the thought of maybe getting more sensations, gave me a panic attack🙈and...ofcourse than a lot of sensations extra...what do you advice🙏🙏🙏
Hi Arianne, ups and downs like this are completely normal. Keep going.
Curious... I started having small attacks of vertigo after a big scare I went through on a trip in 2007, and it was only in 2011 that 3PD started.
I am sorry you went through that. Often people have an old injury or "pattern" that gets reactivated with chronic symptoms. The brain simply remembers the old pattern and reactivates it without any tissue damage being present
And when we don't have a past experiences and we know that is caused by infection (cold..)? So, the cause is clair here.
Worth watching some of my other videos. What triggers your symptoms (cold) is not what keeps them going (stress).
Hi Dr,
Just a small doubt, if your symptoms have developed gradually, is it likely to be pppd or mdds?
Thanks
PPPD and MdDS are both symptom based diagnoses that mean the same thing: neural circuit dizziness!
I don't see the link to the basics video you mentioned in this video's description. Can you comment with the link for me please?
Basics of neural circuit dizziness: ua-cam.com/video/4QDFGvHGURc/v-deo.html
I love this video so much!!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Is what you share is also applicable for menier's disease also?
I discuss this in more detail in this video ua-cam.com/video/20eS_sXTXBA/v-deo.htmlsi=CtNqNynpgFYsrmFE
Thank you soooo very much dear Dr! This is for me a video to watch over and over again 😊
You're very welcome, Sergio!
Thank you so much this is very helpful beyond words. I appreciate you and comments from others. Xx
Thank you! I’m so glad it resonated with you.
wow, this video made me realize i’m just at the tip of the iceberg with NCD!
It can feel like a lot.. but it gets easier with time, I promise!
How would you deal with emotions when watching a video like this makes anxiety and symptoms increase?
GREAT opportunity- if anxiety comes up, that tells you that emotions are being stirred up. Use breathing, pause the video, remind yourself you're safe, get into your body. See if you can as your "feeling brain" to give you just a small spoonful of the feeling that was under the anxiety so you can sample it and start to process it. It doesn't need to be all at once.
@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you so much for your response Dr. Yo! Thank you for all you do to help us.
That's what antidepressants did to me! Took away all my emotions, no crying, no laughter, no arguments, nothing.....just completely numbed down. Now, with the doctors I see for this 24/7 dizziness, they all offer me antidepressants.
I know, not a good recommendation for many people.
That’s exactly what happened to me and now they want me to take them again!
I have chronic disabling dizziness im in a wheelchair. No known cause yet. But i would never take antidepressants. Does that mean theres no recovery from pppd and vm unless u take them? @@TheSteadyCoach
I’m so excited to see this. This what I’m trying to get access to. Such perfect timing!
Yes!! So glad you liked it!!!
How to collect data from emotion?
As discussed in the video, emotions have specific action impulses associated with them and that can tell you a lot about what's going on in your unconscious mind.
This video is soooooo eye opening! Gonna type some more in the member group
Yea!!! Love it Margi!
Helpful thank you
You're welcome! I'm glad that you found this helpful!
Thank you as always ❤
You're very welcome!
Just how I feel! Thank you!
So glad to hear this! I have been amazed by the response to this video
Thanks!
Chelsea, thank you so very much! It is my privilege to put this information out there for you and for anyone else who needs it. ❤️
Emo wha?
Right?!
@@TheSteadyCoach I gave those up because they were too feelie.
Thank you dr. Yo for all the work you do! My journey started after a Xanax cold turkey that was given to me for tinnitus because I wasn’t able to sleep. Since I went cold turkey I’ve experienced dizziness, it has improved a lot but I still struggle. Do you think the recovery process is the same as people who didn’t get it after a medication discontinuation? Do you know someone else who recovered from a cold turkey? Thank you!
Hey there, my symptoms started after wrongly getting off of an antidepressant, sending myself into a spiral and then starting on a new one. The new one was way too strong and the whole situation sent me over the edge and the NCD hit. I didn't do cold turkey but I understand medication being the last nail. I'm healing, slowly but surely, not fully recovered but if even a small change can be made to the symptoms, then 100% change can be made. You got this ❤
Can I ask how long you were on the Xanax? I’ve been wondering if getting off of it has contributed to my constant dizziness! I’ve been on it for about 5 months at the lowest dose.
@@mayhorseradish thank you for your words! I hope you’re right!
@@mayhorseradish thank you for your words! I hope you’re right!
@@TerriEdwards-cn9sz i was on the smallest dose too for around 7 months, unfortunately dizziness is last longing symptom of that poison
I always get excited at the beginning of videos with a positive outlook, but by the middle I am getting so overwhelmed by all the information, even though it's probably straight forward for most, I just can't figure it out. I am so overwhelmed as it is, I just freeze. It makes sense as I am listening, and then...... it's too much! Also, every time I take time to feel how I am emotionally, I just tear up. It doesn't matter if it's anger, frustration, exhaustion, stress, love, they all show up the same. Should I just let it be tears until I can start sensing a difference? Is there such a thing as too much crying? 😢
I'm no expert, but in my opinion, crying is a wonderful release, and it's very healing. You may have a whole jumble of feelings that aren't very clear and are hard to name and understand, but if you cry, you can hold space for those feelings with compassion and let the tears come as long as they need to come. Paradoxically, it's actually something to feel happy about, that you are able to cry, to feel, and to release those emotions.
As Naomi said, crying is healthy and good! However, sadness can also be an automatic way to cover up other feelings that are less accessible. This is different for everyone but I've obseerved in many cases that sadness shows up when the real feeling is anger and someone doesn't feel comfortable/ok with feeling anger.
Hi Dr. Yonit,
I have 24/7 dizziness, I did tests and they are all clear. Looking at my symptoms I know it's a neural circuit dizziness but I am undiagnosed as the area where I live the doctors are not much familiar with pppd or mdds. I have symptoms which are combination of both. But now I really want to start my recovery so please help me about from where do I start if I don't know the diagnosis. Thanks a lot for your time!
Great question. Option 1: go to your doctor with this approach: ua-cam.com/video/oEI087rsOPA/v-deo.html . Option 2: Dr. Liane, an audiologist I just brought in to help me, does one on one evaluations to help you sort through this. Book at thestesdycoach.clientsecure.me
after having the time to listen to your body and figure out where/how emotions feel in your body, would the next step just to be understanding with yourself and then move on or is there a another way to move on after this? thank you for all that you do ❤
I will have another video about this- generally the most important thing is letting them happen and trying to get the message- are there needs that should be addressed? Are there boundaries that need to be set? Maybe, maybe not. Ultimately the next step is self-compassion- putting your oxygen mask on based on the data you got from your feelings.
I recovered from PPPD within the same year I had it, but I've had some side effects comeback and fatigue is one of them 😢.
do you still have visual symptoms??
@bilelsalem4512 not really, just tired and if I lay down I can fall asleep on command.
@@LordMitac try to start doing sport + diet... it can help. How did you recover?
Hey, thrilled to hear your other symptoms are better! Sounds like pretty normal symptom drift, though of course it’s miserable.
@TheSteadyCoach 2 Months ago I had the fatigue symptoms going for over a month. I need to push myself, and start doing vrt, mediation just being active. Guess some of it is my fault and just back to old routines I had from b4 the PPPD.