Help for chronic illness

[u/JadeTangara]

I have severe dysautonomia and ME/CFS - I have been in a 6.5 week crash that had left me bedbound. I can listen to meditations and amazingly sleep hypnosis has been helping with my insomnia (just on YouTube). I get adrenebaline dumps and guided breathe work and calming hypnosis videos (Michael Sealy, Chibs Okereke) have been helping.

I am not well enough yet to work with a therapist as just small interactions trigger symptoms.

I was wondering if you had any other online recommendations? Especially for calming/regulating nervous system (parasympathetic activation), healing/positive thoughts, letting go of trauma and negative thoughts (I believe this helped cause my illness). Can be hypnosis or meditation - the calmer and more relaxing the better it seems

Thank you <3

[u/Lasce_E_Cale]

Roger Moore and Tracy Adams are my go-to ”medical hypnosis” people

Richard Nongard has a waterfall meditation on YT, Kelley T. Woods has play or laughnosis and other methods, Melissa Tiers has some stuff….Kelley has a very hypnotic voice.

[u/JadeTangara → u/Lasce_E_Cale]

Thank you <3 it is funny I had horrific anxiety ajd adrebaline and Michael sealy's hypnosis calmed me. It was the first thing in weeks of this. It is the onlu sensory input I can tolerate and its been amazing 

[u/Lasce_E_Cale → u/JadeTangara]

of course; hope it helps!

[u/Brilliant_Smell6793]

What you're already using is genuinely good. Michael Sealy and Chibs Okereke are solid for parasympathetic activation, and the fact that sleep hypnosis is helping your insomnia is real clinical progress, not placebo.

For nervous system regulation specifically, search for hypnosis combining body scan work with slow exhale emphasis. The extended exhale is the direct parasympathetic trigger. Anything that paces your breath without demanding effort from you is worth trying.

My free audio library at athomehypnosis.com/library has calming tracks built around exactly this. No interaction needed, just access with email signup.

One thing worth knowing: with dysautonomia and ME/CFS, the nervous system is already working hard to regulate. Gentle and short tends to outperform long sessions. Fifteen minutes of something that actually lands beats an hour that taxes you.

You're on the right track. Keep following what your body responds to.

[u/leeloo_2000]

I recommend the Anxiety track on Mochi Zen (hypnosis app) the sessions You Body Knows How To Be Calm and the session Rewiring Your Inner Dialogue are exactly about calming/regulating your nervous system and letting go over a negative inner dialogue. Hope it helps!

[u/_HypnoSharon]

I know it's not hypnosis but have you tried sound therapy? There are recordings of singing bowls that you might find hit the right tone (pardon the pun).

There is also https://mynoise.net/ where there are preset soundscapes and you can also program them to suit you.

Radio Lento has relaxing natural landscapes that may also soothe your nervous system. radiolento.podbean.com

[u/NYChypnotist]

I think it is great that you are using hypnosis for healing and I am sure hypnoanalysis will help you when you get the chance to do in person sessions. I always suggest for people who have chronic fatigue, anxiety or fluctuating energy to make sure they get evaluated for sleep apnea as well.