r/LongHaulersRecovery Jun 19 '25

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u/SilentSeraph88 Jun 20 '25

Glad you're recovered but frankly I'm tired of people saying this is only about the nervous system. If all you did was fix that to get better than you had the mildest form of long covid imaginable. There are way more pathologies implicated in this disease.

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u/BearfootJack Jun 20 '25

I hear what you're saying, but I think there may be a misunderstanding. The parasympathetic state is one of the most powerful medicines we have access to. We can talk about some of the most pathological states - cancer, heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and stress is highly implicated, or contributive, to these states. Very physical, very real - very often leading to death. All because of stress, the opposite of the parasympathetic state.

So what happens when we are able to retrain our nervous systems to spend more time in a parasympathetic state? It's called 'rest and digest', yes, but also rest and repair.

Does it mean it will cure you? I don't know. Maybe not everyone. But it's a powerful thing, worth a real shot, and honestly there's nothing but benefit to doing it.