HEALTH
My Lucky
Lightning
Strike
By Alastair Gibson
D
uring June 1999 whilst on my I was to learn that there no known cure for through using the
honeymoon I became ill with CFS and there is little understanding of the Process. Radio 2
gastroenteritis, which developed disease, either in the medical profession or the had a follow-up a
Into hepatitis and my symptoms got steadily wider public. Two main therapies suggested few months later,
worse. If that wasn’t enough, five months later by the Doctor were rest and the learning of which was also
I was made redundant after 20 years with the Transcendental Meditation – which remains very positive. I
same company. a life skill that I value. I was fortunate that began to talk to
In 2000, I was diagnosed as having Chronic my local GP was forward-thinking enough people both before
Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also known as ME, at to try both traditional and alternative and after they had
the Royal Free Hospital in London. My main therapies – including acupuncture and B12 taken part and I was so inspired by their stories
symptoms were fatigue, muscle pain, brain fog injections – and also funded me to attend two that I was determined to give it a go.
and feeling overwhelmed. residential courses. I arrived on the first day, exhausted as usual,
My symptoms deteriorated over the years Since those early days, I tried almost along with a number of other people with CFS.
and 7 years later I could hardly walk and everything in the alternative medicine field My life changed that first afternoon. I went
needed to use an electric scooter to get around. in my search for a recovery from my illness. home and did my homework, and was able to
My body was in constant terrible pain as if I To keep myself busy, I initially committed walk up a hill for the first time in 6 years. It felt
myself to some voluntary work with Disability fantastic, although I was a little worried about
I tried almost Wessex in 2004, helping on the phones. That what this might cost me the next day. In fact,
everything in
also became too much. Every six months I I woke up a new man; I had refreshed sleep
would have a medical review, and I was clearly and woke up at 6 am with energy and wanting
the alternative
deteriorating each time. to run. I got up and walked and walked, for
I had been interested in NLP for a few years some reason singing Tina Turner’s “Simply the
medicine field in my
and in September 2005 I started an evening Best”! A lead weight had come off me; I felt
course where I was blown away with the alive & energetic. The three days got better and
search for a cure
concepts and inspired by a brilliant tutor, Brian better and, more than three years on I have
Morton, a Certified NLP Master Practitioner not looked back. I soon got rid of my electric
had been in a boxing fight with Mike Tyson. I of 20 years standing, who I still train with, 4 scooter and gave my carer a month’s notice.
had very poor concentration forgetting words years on at NLP Dorset. I now have a full and active life. I joined
and not been able to finish a sentence. Sensitive In February 2006, whilst listening to Radio a tennis club and play regularly, play golf
to sound and light, I could not talk to anyone 2’s Jeremy Vine show, I heard a feature on the again and cycle. In April this year I ran
with any type of background noise on e.g. a TV “The Phil Parker Lightning Process
®
”. I had Bournemouth’s 10k and enjoyed watching 400
or radio. I was very moody and felt as if I had a heard about this a few years previously but this people come in after me. I was so impressed
debilitating life sentence. Because of all of this was the first time I had heard someone talking with the process that I decided I wanted to
my self-esteem hit an all time low. about their personal experience and recovery make a positive difference to others and I
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