How stress keeps chronic dizziness, PPPD or MdDS symptoms going (it's not just anxiety)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Stress is a big theme on this channel, but let's tackle what exactly I mean by "stress." When I say that stress is behind the dizziness, I commonly hear:
"But my biggest stress is the dizziness, how can you say it caused it?"
"I'm not stressed out, so how can you say stress caused my dizziness?"
"My doctor said I'm just anxious and that's making me dizzy!"
"I'm laid back and NOT anxious, so why am I dizzy?"
In this video, I'll clear up those misunderstandings and explain the most common types of stress that tend to contribute to dizziness. Hint: It's NOT what you normally think of when you hear the word "stress."
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Parent being sick and being their caregiver - pushing my own emotions down never dealing with just barreling through to stay strong for them- hits hard for me keeping me in hyper alert mode
Yes, I see this often in my clients.
Wow, so much in this video applies to me!
Thank you for the video Dr yonit ❤. For me stress is definitely a big factor. What I'm not clear on from this video is does this mean I should cut out and reduce sources of stress while I'm healing? Or I guess it's better long term to improve my response to stress, so to not avoid? I am currently in the middle of your course which i appreciate so much.
Improve the response is it! Definitely not avoid!! I am so glad you're enjoying the course- I'm looking forward to hearing from you at the end, I think it'll become much more clear as you go.
I can relate to this 100%...i started getting dizzy spells once i xame to know about my fathers terminal illnesses...he is doing fine now but my body is stuck in the fight and flight mode since months
I am glad to hear that you father is doing fine now. You can get out of this mode!
For me chronic stress was being caused by a work colleague who is a narcissist who was manipulating me and at the same time back stabbing and gaslighting me to when I asked him about this he would say that I'm too sensitive so this would put me into chronic stress and panic in which I didn't think this would ever happen to me as I'm a strong person. but when I got rid of him and moved on this started to ease off I'm still going through it but not at as much.
I'm sorry you had to go through this, but glad to hear that you have moved on from them.
When I take an anxiolytic the dizziness decreases a little. Is it because the medication reduces the level of alert in the brain? Thanks and a hug from Spain
Hello Guadalupe! Partly yes, and anxiolytics are also often vestibular suppressants- in other words, they temporarily turn down the activity of the vestibular system.
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Thank you for your content and being that one medical professional in my life that understands what I am going through. I just want to share my story since reading other stories has been reassuring for me that I am not alone. September 2020 my husband left for deployment. I was also active duty military and we had orders to move to a different state in January 2021 during his deployment. I had to move our whole family with a 1 and 3 year old alone. On December 4, 2020, I was 45 minutes into my one hour commute to work and in the blink of an eye I almost passed out. Immediate tunnel vision, muffled hearing, the blood felt like it dropped from my head to my toes, and my heart was pounding out of my chest. I was going 70 mph when this happened. After that day, I was terrified to drive on the highway, but I had no choice, so whenever I got on the highway, my body just recreated those passing out symptoms. Fast forward a few months and I moved to a location that went from 1000 ft elevation above sea level to 3000 ft elevation above sea level. I developed daily “I feel like I am on a boat” 24/7. On my very bad days, the room wants to spin or it does spin. Other days I am just lightheaded all day and I would not be surprised if I just fainted. Because I was in the military, I couldn’t just quit my job when I became dizzy every day and then later developed migraines every day. I had no choice but to take Meclizine 25mg-50mg DAILY for two years. Awful, awful medication but it helped me to not vomit at work each day from my motion sickness. I got medically discharged from the military in April 2023 and I thought in the blink of an eye all my problems would go away since I wouldn’t have to be in that situation anymore where I was forced to work in my triggers for 9 hours daily, 5 days a week. I was wrong. Looking back, it has been one year since I have been discharged and I have been living on my couch. I cannot drive on highways. I avoid it altogether. I barely tolerate more than 15 minutes of grocery shopping. My husband is deployed again and I have not left my house in 6 months. My quality of life is rotten! Everything in life triggers my dizziness and migraines! Final diagnosis is PPPD and migraines. Currently on monthly Emgality injections but still suffer with daily head pain and dizziness. I think the worst part is, yes, I was extremely stressed when this happened in 2020, but the amount of anxiety, panic attacks, and depression that have resulted from this is just awful! I am very stuck in my negative thoughts and hopelessness. It is almost to the point where I’ve felt pain for so long, I’m not motivated to fix it anymore, if that makes sense. It’s so easy to just stay on this couch. I, finally, for the first time sought out therapy and my therapist told me that maybe if I vomited in public, I’d feel better. 🙄 What a journey it has been. Just thought I’d share in case someone else is going through something similar. You are not alone. I wish I had a better ending to my story already, but it’s never too late to start getting help. I am looking forward to begin my healing journey through your course! I might’ve dug myself in a hole over the last 3+ years (not intentionally), but I refuse to let this chronic dizziness define me the rest of my life! Again, thank you for your content 🙏
Thanks for another great video. I’ve seen a number of doctors and have had a number of tests and so have ruled out possible physical causes of my chronic dizziness. You’re videos have helped me to see how the pieces connect / relate. I’m working my way through your online course and feel confident that stress is indeed the underlying cause and that I can / will in time be able to eliminate my dizziness and be back to a normal life. Thanks for all your great work!
You can and you will! Thank you for all your support and kind words, Paula. I'm always so happy to see your name and thoughtful comments!
I've seen many of your videos now and am finally able to connect the dots. I've had chronic dizziness since 2019 and was diagnosed with vestibular migraine. The stress and emotional component makes a lot of sense to me now. The other day I was out shopping and ran into some family members who I am very close to. They told me they had just been out for lunch to celebrate one of their birthdays. I was instantly crushed and very hurt that they hadn't invited me. So much so that I didn't know how to react and became very uncomfortable feeling the emotions welling up inside me. I said goodbye and as I walked away, bang, the dizziness hit me. I was immediately struck with the knowledge that the stress I had just put on myself caused that to happen. It was truly like a lightbulb went off in me. Thanks for putting it out there.
Thank you for trusting me with your healing. You got this!
I've finally opened to the direct relationships of anxiety, ineffective coping( needing more tools to deal with long lasting threatening or difficult work, and finally, a huge vat of prior traumas,(think childhood onward)creating "permanent " reservoir
Thank you deeply , grateful I found your channel and for all that share.
This is so relatable! It was actually your channel that helped me to understand the close relationship between stress, anxiety and dizziness and I feel like I’ve learnt so much since discovering you.
I’m finding that I’m really sensitive now to stress (the good and bad) and that a small amount can really set my dizziness off / make it worse. Wondering if you have any extra tips on how to help restore the balance so our reaction to adrenaline/stress slowly comes back to normal, and hopefully with time decreases dizziness? You’ve already got a lot of resources on your channel, which I’m continuing to use, but thought I’d ask in case there’s anything else :)
Being sensitive to stress is definitely very common among people with dizziness. In general- it depends on the person. Some people need to use just simple techniques like breathing to calm down the nervous system, whereas others have such deeply entrenched stress that they need to do emotional work. Have you taken the course yet? If not- definitely head there, I go over a whole bunch of options. members.thesteadycoach.com
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For me; vitamin B complex and electrolytes have made a huge difference to me. Very inexpensive anda totally worth it.
I know this is true for me. We moved into a new home 5 1/2 years ago. Before moving in I asked our sales person if there were any breed restrictions because we have a beloved (7 year old) pit bull terrier. He said there were no restrictions. Only that you are allowed to have a total of 3 pets in the household. Right before we moved in someone pointed out to me that our dog wasn’t allowed in the new neighborhood. I went through the hoa documentation and it was true. We got her certified as an emotional support dog through all the legal ways but my stress level was through the roof. Within 6 months I got hit with hearing loss and this chronic dizziness. You see I know what my stressors are but I still can’t seem to rid myself of this dizziness. I’m wondering if it will disappear when she passes away and I don’t have to deal with my neighbors turning us in (which has happened twice that I know of and like I said we have all the paperwork for her so legally they can’t do anything to us).
Such a good video. I definitely agree with stress and underlying emotions causing dizziness and the weeks/months before my dizziness started were very difficult for me and I can clearly see how they lead me to developing a chronic condition. And yet even though I would say I have a pretty good understanding of it I haven’t improved, in fact it seems like I got worse over time (I’ve been dizzy for 6 months now). I don’t know how to face those initial stressors or work on improving them when my symptoms are so debilitating I had to temporary move back with my parents, can’t go out with my friends, can’t go to shops etc. or live my life normally. As you mentioned, feeling stuck in this condition is the main source of my anxiety now. Just started your course today and hoping to improve.
Maja, hi, I’m so glad you joined the community because this is a question I am specifically tackling there. I think you should check out the Live Q&A from last week in our community! Two other members asked this question- they identified the stress but were not sure how to work on it. In the Q&A, I provided some details about how to start approaching it. Also, that is going to be the topic of the full seminar we do this month. I’ll be posting a scheduling poll this week or next week.
@@TheSteadyCoach That’s great, thank you! Where can I find the Live Q&A recordings?
Click All Topics on the left on the main page when you log in to the community, then click #Live Q&As. It might look a little different on your phone (you might have to hit the arrow under Home to see all topics). There are screen shots in the welcome email you got when you signed up.
14 : 38 in that video is when I answer that question!
@@majafilipovic1392 How are you ???
Do you happen to know if anti-anxiety supplements such as ashwagandha can help resolve chronic dizziness? Thanks for the great content btw
Some people have found that they're supportive with the anxiety but they are not a cure, unfortunately.
It's only because you always say, "get a medical exam" before I call my issue "neural circuit dizziness", that I'm going to get the exam(s). In the meantime, I will continue to watch your videos because they make so much sense, and you explain things so well, your dizziness "reasoning" is impossible to deny. Thank you for your free course and sharing your learned and inherent knowledge. It is SO much appreciated.
Hi Rob, thank you so much! For about 99% of people, it's just going through the motions, but it's good advice to make sure nothing medical explains the symptoms.
Thank you so much
I was diagnosed with PPPD back in 2020 after an initial BPPV episode during lockdown where I couldn't get proper healthcare. I've gotten to 90% three times now for months at a time but recently backslid during a stressful move. Is this common? To feel almost perfect for months only to feel this terrible again? Are relapses common? I am doing your free course right now -thanks it's wonderful. (I have also struggled with chronic pain for 20 years and finally reduced symptoms by 80% with somatic tracking and mindfulness and so your approach makes 100% sense to me.)
I am so glad to hear of your progress. Please see this video as I discuss this topic more ua-cam.com/video/v6f-gFy2VxA/v-deo.html
So helpful! And your examples of caring for an elderly parent, are exactly what I am going through.❤️
I am so glad this resonated with you. You are not alone in this ❤
@@TheSteadyCoach, thanks so much. I actually had some great results today following your guidance, so again thanks for providing such wonderful free service.
Phenomenal.... thnk you ❤
Can depression also cause bouncing of the floor symptom?
I don’t think I was anxious but very depressed
Hi Sherri, I think of depression is another symptom that tells us your nervous system is under a lot of stress. Many people who have these symptoms have neither anxiety nor depression, but if you're suffering from either one, that already tells us there's unresolved stress.
Hi Yonit, thank you!!! Another really great video, with more information I completely relate to.
In recent weeks I’m really seeing the link between stress and symptoms. To start with, months ago, I’d be symptomatic all the time and couldn’t differentiate stressful moments as I felt symptoms all the time and was so fearful all the time but now I can be feeling ok and something crops up like a loved one feeling poorly (covid with my children recently) and just like that my symptoms switch on.
I’m still getting symptoms when I’m tired but through all your videos I’m really learning how to turn it all down, lean in, accept sensations, not panic and know that ‘I am actually ok’ !
Jeez this journey is so tiring and complicated and can often feel like I’m taking steps backwards but I have found positivity is a huge factor in this, even if you are feeling anything but positive, it helps to try and summon some up and say a kind word to yourself xx
That newfound awareness you are developing is actually such a gift. I know it doesn’t feel great to have dizziness to let you know when there is stress going on, but it is an early warning system that can help you develop awareness and be able to take better care of yourself whenever stress arises.
@@TheSteadyCoach I hadn’t looked at it like that but you are absolutely right!! Thanks for your support Yonit. I really can’t say that enough- even the fact you reply to your comments on your videos is so amazing.
Thank you 🙏 xx
@@Zippy177 How are you ???
thank you so so much,.
I think there should be more investigation on these type of neurological disorder because this is extremely disabling there is no exact answer is how it can be healed and what’s the time period because explanation is perfect but I think treatment is not perfect still I have seen lots of people are doing exercises but still they have fear of coming back again
Very true, people have long and very difficult journeys with these illnesses.
Great video Dr Yonit! I really identify with the laid back personality and the stressors that come with that. Going through your course, you mentioned that a source could be neuroticism. After some thought I did accept that I have neuroticism characteristics and suddenly my symptoms decreased while my head felt tired. It was the first decrease of symptoms in over 6 months. Unfortunately it was very short lived (2 days). I have doctors saying to try antidepressants but I'm really trying to hold off on taking meds...Thank you again for making this channel!
That is amazing- and a great illustration of the idea that sometimes just accepting something about ourselves can make a huge difference. By the way, recoveries often happen that way- in little spikes- rather than gradually. Having two symptom-free days is definitely a sign that you are on the right path.
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Thanks! this is really great information. For me it's kids jumping around me and demanding things all day. I find if I get a few hours by myself without anything I have to be doing the dizziness subsides, somewhat.
You're welcome J! Yes, finding time for yourself is so important to recovery. It sounds like you are on the right track!
I’m just stressed about everything, my parents getting older, my daughter that’s 21 years old, my baby girl that’s 9 months old, etc I go to bed feeling stress, worrying about the next day, I wake up feeling stressed
Hello, thank you SO MUCH for everything, you have helped me so much with my horrible pppd experience. I’m definitely better but I have my bad days still :( I’ve heard that virtual reality helps with pppd. I was wondering what your opinion is on this . Thank you once again
Hi Pat, I am glad you’re making progress! Virtual reality is one tool that can be used during vestibular rehabilitation therapy to reduce someone’s fear of symptoms and teach the vestibular system to reorganize and interpret information from the senses better. However it is not required for recovery and I don’t use it in my practice.
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@@yendryrojas I am doing much better! How are you
@@menece187 excellent!! What were your symptoms?
@@yendryrojas they were complete disassociation. I felt like I was not real. Everything around me looked as if it was a dream. We say it’s dizziness but it’s not. It’s just difficult to explain. It was horrific. And it was 24/7 all day everyday. To quickly summarize it
Hi, I have loved watching your videos. This one has really hit me hard. Understanding how the relationship I was in when it started (MdDS) and the subsequent breakdown of marriage has played a large part into the dizziness. A nervous system breakdown resulted. I like how I can now call it neural circuit dizziness instead of MdDS as even that word has a history of stress re the diagnosis. I have worked symptoms down over the past 7 months from work with emotional issues, utilizing everything I can throw at it - acupuncture, Kinesiology, EMDR has been fantastic, psychology, being compassionate with myself. Working through your free course at the moment. Thankyou so much for giving this for us all to use.
Alicia, what incredible insight and wisdom you have. You can do this. I can't wait to see your response to the survey at the end of the course :)
@@TheSteadyCoach Thankyou. I have received your book to supplement the course, and am very much enjoying the content and working through the journaling.
9:30. Just time stamping for my own information.
My bouncing vision was 7 yrs in the making from dealing with cancer to developing arthritis to becoming bed bound to getting properly diagnosed and treatment to father in law passing away to massive gathering with people I haven’t seen since my cancer equal stress beyond what my body could handle which has lead me to PPPD… horrible
Hi, really liked your step by step approach at addressing the stress. I'm 5 months into PPPD, and looking back at things, one thing I can say for sure is the BPPV attack that triggered PPPD was indeed very stressful. At that time, I just got into my new college and I really wanted my health to be at it's best so that I could be fully present in my college life. But the day the spinning started, I was scared and anxious because back then I Didn't know what it was, neither did my doctors. I thought I'll never be normal again and the perfect life I dreamed of in college was slipping away from me. Now ig simple BPPV was far better than this nightmare 😅
I hear you. I find that even when the BPPV was SUPER stressful (and it is indeed very scary and stressful), certain people with histories of anxiety or trauma, or even just people who are particularly perfectionistic, are more likely to have the stress build up more.
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I really appreciate your work which is helping lot of people suffering with these issues.
I got my first attack in the last year september with rotatory nistagmus and doctor said this is because of bppv and within 5 days I got my second attack which came from back of the head in the central part with which I had lot of pain and vibrations sort of thing all over my hands and legs.
I got my 1st attack during the time when my father was admitted in the hospital in critical situation and underwent surgery on the day of his discharge I got my 1st attack and 2nd attack came after 5 days when my father in law was expired who was also fighting in the hispital with multiorgan dysfunction.
After that my attacks continued coming for evry 10 dys and were severe during my periods.
Now I have understood the reason by following some of your videos and doing workouts where my trainer is helping me a lot from coming out of this.
Since last 2 months Iam getting very small attacks only at the time of my periods.
With strong mindset and keeping positive always and following good diet and workouts are playing the major role in controlling my dizziness.
Sivanandini- wow, those are some good insights. I’m so sorry to hear about what you were going through with your father and father in law. Is it any surprise that your body responded the way it did? I’m thrilled to hear your approach has been helping!
@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you,when ever I see your new videos and the tips you give are increasing my hopes for recovery a lot,thank you for the greatest work you are doing which is helping so many people accross the world,you are really a ray of hope and confidence to all of us.
Thank you👏👏🥳
Thank you for such an informative video. Do you ever recommend a patience take medication for stress? I was prescribed something a long time ago but I was scared that I would become dependent on the drug. Now that I'm older, I'm thinking more about comfort of life and taking the medication for relief of my "dizziness".
I talk about that in depth in this video! ua-cam.com/video/NLnSNCpewh4/v-deo.html
I believe that low dose anxiety/depression medication is part of pppd treatment along with a knowledgeable vestibular PT and cognitive behavior therapy.
I think my lightheadedness started because of how anxious I was about white coating on my tongue. I was anxious for almost a month. I went to the ENT and it turned out that everything is ok. And then, literally after 3 days I developed constant lightheadedness. Because of my symptom, my anxiety also has increased. I also was dealing with anxiety in the past, but it never was so severe as it is now. So yeah, there's a lot stress in my life since the beginning of this year.
Yes, health anxiety is a common topic that comes up. You may be interested in this video where I discuss this topic more in detail ua-cam.com/video/9xuAhLrwey0/v-deo.htmlsi=vvencpRwQqJJDqOI
I’ve had dizziness for 6yrs now due to stress and anxiety on my body. Symptoms crept up on me slowly as my stress and anxiety levels rose. Medically I’m totally fine thank God. When I got my ears tested by an audiologist she actually told me it can be anxiety and stress related. I do believe that, the more anxious I feel, the worse my symptoms feel
Hi Vivian, good observations. Anxiety and dizziness have a very strong relationship, but sometimes people get upset because their doctors seem to imply it's "just" anxiety and they should "just" get over it.. or something silly like that. Anxiety relates to true physical changes in the body!
What?? 6 years!!! I have very little hope reading these comments.
Stress is totally relevant for me! Thanks Yonit x
Totally relevant and raging right now 🥵
And I don’t think anxiety triggers it this disease triggers anxiety
I agree- many people I see are not anxious before they get dizzy. But that’s why I talk about that in the video! “Threat mode” is not the same thing as feeling anxious. Many people are not aware that they are in a chronic state of threat mode.
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I totally agree with you 1000%!!
I like this Chanel very much to lean about pppd, BUT Eiter I misunderstanding things or something is not correct.
I can’t hear terms anymore like
„ don’t all why are there symtomes instead what’s feeding or provoke symtomes“
Or „deep stress or emotional inside“
„ What’s the source which is feeding your dizzines ?“ nothing is triggers it in terms of baseline dizziness ! Ok for sure Stress can increase but there is no source
And there is no circle I mean I was on the beach 🏝️ for two weeks what kind of stress is there I was laying just on the chair enjoying sun ☀️ still dizzy gravity pull to the ground without any reason
Research shows that a majority of people with PPPD have prior anxiety issues which can exhibit in many ways such as OCD or PTSD. If they don't prior they usually do after the symptoms due to the nature of the condition. Anti anxiety/medications usually in low dose are often used effectively in treating PPPD.
Trauma and the nervous system definitely cause chronic dizziness
Yes after 33 years of this on and off, and totally on for the past year, I am always in threat mode. Always. Every day is a day at war with the body.
This makes so much sense. I was already stressed out before my neck injury at work. Then a chiropractor sent me into severe vertigo and vomiting in which I had to go to the ER. My anxiety came back after that. I've been on workers comp, my company I worked for closed, my parents moved out to another state which caused me extreme distress during a difficult time. My therapist said I'm in burnout. It has turned into depression and catastrophic thinking for me and I have health anxiety over my neck injury. Now I suddenly have intense light sensitivity (artifical light only), nausea, and dizziness with dim lighting. I think I have visual vertigo but now I'm wondering if it's just all the stress and my nervous system :(
Sounds like you fit right in here. I'm sorry you're dealing with this, but if it is stress and your nervous system, you CAN get better.
Boy are you right about this! My chronic dizziness is minor, but I had a fibromyalgia relapse after 6 years of MEFM being mostly gone - blissfully and delightfully. Then I had 4 years of inescapable and major stress and the chronic pain and exhaustion came back. I swear my body wanted to sleep until this situation resolved (which it will in the near future with luck). The major stresses had created chronic hypervigilance and hypealertness in my home that through neuroplasticity and I am realizing that - not the stress - caused the pain syndrome to return. Thank you, this is so helpful, and doing the somatic release and facing the feelings in "safe space" feels very healing.
I am so glad to hear of your progress!
I just discovered your vieos! they are wonderful. I have suffered with vertigo for many years years. I have PPPD. I went to a balance therapist but it made me very anxious. I can't sleep or lie on my right side without going into a spin. I guess my fear is that I won't come out of the spin(irrational, I know) Thanks for all of your info.
Hi Dee, that makes a lot of sense. The sensations themselves are very scary. But I also find people tend to have other sources of fear in their lives. If you'd like to watch it, I go into more depth on that here: ua-cam.com/video/P1tS9uuq7xA/v-deo.html
I am the type A person you speak of, but have never had this problem until now and I am old! I did get hit by extreme vertigo two days in a row, but that was over 7 months ago and have had only 2 days since then when I wasn't dizzy for most of the day. The one stress I can think of, and it has been so for so many people, is covid. The fact is, I have been afraid of it all of this time and after being isolated for the first couple of years, and I live alone, coming out of isolation isn't easy for me. Most people around me don't wear masks anymore, but whenever I go into a crowded place, or into a grocery, I do wear a mask. Being old and having heart disease and COPD make me vulnerable to the virus. On the other hand, I have had all of the available shots and boosters. I just wonder if my fear of getting Covid is the reason this happened. Last summer was terrific for me -- I got to go camping and hiking 5 different times with friends and it's my favorite thing to do. Then Labor Day weekend came around and I had the vertigo attacks. I also had the shingles vaccine exactly one week before the attack. And a special vestibular test by an audiologist (water in ears, etc) showed that I had lost over 30% of function on the right side. But if it was neuritis, I should have recovered long ago, right? And I also have a history of ocular migraines, which didn't have headache associated with them, or if so, very mild ones and for a few minutes only. After the attack, I got headaches a lot of the day, deep behind the eyes, in the temples, etc. until Topiramate, it seems, took them away. I was only on it for about 6 weeks. The headaches have not returned, but the dizziness has taken up permanent residence. And I suppose it doesn't matter how I got here, I am here. I wonder if it is fear of covid that his doing this, if I need to just go somewhere inside public and not wear a mask or just get covid and live through it! I don't know how to address that fear if that is what is causing my dizziness.
I am so sorry to hear what you are going through! And yes, a 30% loss is relatively easy for your brain to overcome. What might help is the course- I go deep into emotions in steps 5 and 6. Please consider it if you have not taken it. It is FREE. There is also a workbook that goes into more depth on some of the emotional exploration. Thesteadycoach.com/free-course
again thank you for this wonderful video. I have understood and acknowledged the source of my stress and emotions when this dizziness pppd symptoms started a year and half ago. That is when I started my day trading in options market in India. Due to changing emotions that happens in everyday loss and profits I know this is the source of mycurrent state. Based on this video I am confused whether I continue acknowledge and learn to handle the systems or I need to completely come out of this day trading stuff. Honestly I don't want to do the second one since with hard work and learning I have got into making daily profits in my intraday trades. Please advise , thanks in advance.
PERFECT timing for your question! ua-cam.com/video/LodqWgKvUvw/v-deo.html
Any one here can say it went away? Heal? Any body please??? This is my third yr with PPPD
Success stories playlist- Anna, Julie, Mario, Whitney, Brock
Your explanations are so spot on and have helped so much in my understanding of my feelings physical and emotional and my needs physical and emotional and resulting symptoms. Thank you so much
You are so welcome!!!
I have had vestibular migraine since 2005, why has no doctor explained the causes as well as this doctor, they just want to give you drugs. Thank you for this helpful info 🙏
I'm glad you found my channel, Pia!
Stories like your are why I have this channel. You can get better!!! I am glad you found us!
This is mind blowing in the best way.
My dizziness is starting to subside, remarkably from where it was. I’m getting treatment from a therapist who does both talk therapy and somatic therapy.
Months of physiotherapy really didn’t help (although the sports massages were really good at easing the pain symptoms you mentioned in another video).
I remarked to my dad one day that I was having trouble thinking and moving at the same time.
This felt really horrible! Like something was very very wrong, triggering more anxiety which made the symptoms way worse… but I’m realising now that it’s precisely what you’re describing here… the sympathetic nervous system was like “okay we can think about a task or we can perform a task, we can’t cope with both right now” 😂
I’ve found that, in these moments, humming can help a lot. Either humming a comforting tune or just an “ohhmmmmmmm”… doesn’t even need to be very loud, just something that gently supports the nervous system in a physical and somatic way… it allows thoughts to come through but doesn’t allow them to take over the whole operating system. It allows for movement but stops the neuro feedback from throwing my mind/brain way off course.
And “it is never a coincidence what happened immediately before dizziness…”
Girl. Omg. The deaths of 3 people I was close to… one of those people was a very grounding favourite uncle.
The other was a good friend I fell out with but always waited for us to make up.
The other was the first person, when I was 5 and was really stressed about starting “big school”, who gave me a hug and said “let’s be best friends”. The first person who let me know that there are good people in the world. I was actually feeling quite dizzy that day, in 1995… new school, big changes, didn’t know how to put one foot in front of the other and this little girl said “let’s walk it together”. And now she’s gone, died at 33.
This was about a year ago that these three important people died and I had a very “good stress” year after that… lots of great advancements in work… the spiritual part of me feels, no, knows that this progress I’ve been making is down to those loved ones looking out for me in whatever energetic form they’ve taken… ah. I dno. Maybe there’s something in that which can help others.
How are you now, did your dizziness reduce.
Does this equally apply to vest migraine?
Yes! ua-cam.com/video/CPE6rcDZQ0k/v-deo.html
What do you do if the thing that brought on the dizziness was the medication you were prescribed for a health problem? The health problem was stressful, but is no longer a problem, and the medication is hopefully now gone from my system.
I would view that as the event that may have initially caused symptoms, but what caused initial symptoms (medicine, infection, injury) often has nothing to do with what keeps them chronic (stress, emotional distress, fear).
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you! I’m funding your channel very helpful.
I totally agree with what you are saying about repressing my emotions and being a "layed back" person. But I have addressed the real underlying stress that was the path leading to my dizziness that started two weeks ago and I still feel equally dizzy. I really think Ive faced the repressed emotion I've been seeing as a pattern. What do you reccommend I do next?
If it was 2 weeks ago, best to resume normal activity and challenge your brain to adapt. It takes time to change these circuits!
How are you ?
Thank you! Am so happy I came across your videos and so sad that there are so many of us.
Hi Ne, I am so glad you found me and I agree. It is truly my privilege to be able to share this information with others and I hope that this helps others that are going through this as well. Thank you for trusting me❤
Very helpful,Thank you!
You're very welcome, Todd!
Thank you so much. I came across your Channel and it is so very helpful and gives hope to people who suffer from this condition.
I am all the things you mentioned and also I know there are a lot of suppressed emotions which I try to address I'm therapy right now.
My question would be, is it somehow possible to get over the fact that bppv is possible to happen at any time again.
My pppd started 2018 with bppv and I have had 5 more attacks since.
I dread lying down, going to bed and even do my beloved yoga. I am also very fatigued.
We don't have counselors like you I'm Germany and the only thing doctors say is, it's your anxiety, address it and you have to accept it and live with it and that bppv is not dangerous at all.
I know that, but for me it feels devastating and the anxiety even though it got better ever since 2018 is still there.
How can I get over it. How manage the anxiety of bppv coming back at any time.
I just don't know.
Thanks again for all the work and the help 🌷🌷🌷🌷
This is a great question. You are not alone. I have seen this several times over the last few months. What seems to help is the usual approach to PPPD plus helping people get some agency about treating their own BPPV if it should arise. The course doesn’t go over that, but are you in touch with any of the therapists who helped you with your BPPV? Most do not teach people how to self treat, but I have for situations like yours, and that has made a huge difference.
@@TheSteadyCoach THank you so much for getting back to me. I am not in contact with a therapist. I had a doctor hand me a peace of paper where I could see the epley manoever and thats it...when I did epley the first time I really damaged my neck which made dizzyness even worse. I will try to find someone who will really help me with this but its difficult and with the corona virus arround even more. Thank you again for your videos they are a great help! Really happy I found your channel :-)
@@coexist8677 I feel the same way about my bppv returning! The first time I got it I went to a PT who performed the Epley Maneuver and it was the worst experience I've ever had! So I was scared and anxious about a recurrence. Recently I had another bppv event and I was scared to have the Epley Maneuver again. But this time I went to my chiropractor and he did gentle movements of my head to get the crystals back in place. It was much more tolerable and has taken away much of the fear of BPPV returning.
Very helpful, thanks.
You're very welcome!
How do I start your course?
You can sign up here: thesteadycoach.podia.com/
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❤thank you ❤
You're welcome, Maria!
Very helpful!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I'm halfway into the course, doc. I started to really ignore my symptoms and it feels way better. I really didn't want to believe that stress could did this to me. Now I can accept that but you still didn't answer the big question doctor: How likely it is that we are gonna totally recover and get back to a normal symptom-free state?
What I have is not dizziness. It's trampoline walking.
People recover. You can listen to the success stories and see many of the comments here on my channel. I also post some on Instagram.
20 PLUS years with MdDS It is not stress!!!! You are doing a to service to people who have a real imbalance between their Their eyes and their ears and the brain not connecting. To say to someone that this is due to stress is malpractice!
I am not sure that I communicated my point in this video if you feel I am saying MdDS is just stress. MdDS is NOT stress or psychological. People with these disorders have real physical conditions but the cause is a malfunction in the brain (not integrating the senses, as you say) that can be attributed to stress and emotional factors. I am very sorry you are suffering and it can make people feel very unseen when they think someone is implying that this is “all in their head.” Rest assured that it is 100% real. This video clarifies: Ask Dr. Yo: are PPPD, MdDS, vestibular migraines or other chronic dizziness psychological?!
ua-cam.com/video/3CIB84gnJ5Q/v-deo.html
5 yrs and going with PPPD probably no improvement at all, I think my whole life is going to be like this, talking to someone while standing while looking eye to eye increases my symptoms 10 times
It will not always be like this. Look around my channel- so many tools are available and you can get better! ua-cam.com/video/JjkLWytDlos/v-deo.html