But, when I got sick it really took a nose dive as I watched all aspects of my life fall apart, which caused my self esteem to dive even more, creating a downward spiral.

​It left me wondering how to recover my self confidence again and that's when, after years of searching, I discovered a small but powerful activity that stops the downward spiral and helps reverse it to build your self confidence more and more with each day. 

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Yes. You read that right. It's possible to have a PAIN-FREE period! Like, not even a slight cramp. I had no clue! 

For most of my life, that time of the month mean​t cramping so severe it was blinding. I would lay in bed massaging my legs, begging them to function so I could stand up and get ready for work. Nausea was constant and severe, it made choking down food a painful job. And, then there was the fatigue. A crushing weight, ever present, the feeling of an elephant riding on my shoulders and the skin on my face feeling like the melting wax of a lit candle. With fatigue comes the feeling of being in a tunnel, with your daily life far away at the opening, where you desperately struggle to see and hear your surroundings. This was often my first day of my period and it was always a day to just survive. The following days of my period would always be much better but with what I now realize was heavy bleeding, very heavy. 

I remember when I was just starting this protocol and could not wait to finish my first mitosis. It seemed so far away, now I have 3 under my belt and I'm still moving forward. Although, not going to lie, this mitosis was a roller coaster. 

The biggest bummer for me when it comes to DNRS is what they recommend you watch during the first 6 months + of your limbic retraining journey. So much of it is so cringey it's actually triggering for me. So I've spent the last year trying to figure out what kind of entertainment I can actually consume that will both, entertain me and soothe my limbic system while not triggering my gag reflex. 

I've stumbled across 6 main areas that work for me. They're derived from my interests and they are:

1. Food
2. History & Everyday Life
3. Cute Animals
4. Making Stuff & Home Flipping
5. Learning
6. Internet Stories & Funny Videos

Below are a bunch of videos in each category to get you started!

With a mountain of food sensitivities, you'd thing it would be triggering for me to watch delicious food videos but I find them to be hypnotizing. I enjoy thinking about how everything tastes and I love seeing how it's all prepared.