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Tag Archives: chronic fatigue syndrome
My Rabbi Does Good
The first rabbi I became close to was Rabbi Aaron Rubinger of Congregation Ohev Shalom in Orlando, Florida. I moved to Orlando in August 1993, shortly after my initial conversion to Judaism earlier that year through a Reform rabbi in … Continue reading
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Tagged alan grayson, chronic fatigue syndrome, congregation ohev shalom, conversion to judaism, rabbi aaron, rabbi emeritus
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The Crisis
I sat around tonight with a friend and did writing exercises. Here’s mine: Was there an unexpected event that forced you into a crisis? In February of 1988, I woke up one morning to the biggest crisis of my life. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged auburn ca, chronic fatigue syndrome, flame wars, physical exertion, sierra community college, twenty one years
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A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Relapse
My CFS makes the outside world a frequently scary place because I am just not strong enough, much of the time, to tackle it. Despite all my yoga and Alexander Technique and healthy eating and meditation and therapy, I’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, chronic fatigue syndrome, hovel, relapses, scary place, side mirror
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I Did My Therapy Today In Front Of Six Interns
I left my Alexander Technique class 15 minutes early today so I could get to my therapy at 12:45 pm. My therapist and I entered a room I had not been in before. We sat in front of a mirror. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, chronic fatigue syndrome, clinical supervisor, private therapy, social interaction, stable source
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What If Sanskrit Prayers Are The Most Powerful?
I prayed to Jesus Christ for about 20 years and it did jack for me. I was still a virgin. The Dallas Cowboys did not win a superbowl after 1978 until 1992. I was alone. I was deformed morally and … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, divine realms, english hebrew, hands and fingers, hot chix, jewish prayers, nice breasts, sanskrit prayers, shaven legs, weird positions
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Interview With San Francisco Sports Columnist Lowell Cohn
When I was covering the San Francisco 49ers and other stuff for KAHI/KHYL radio from 1985-1987, I loved to read Lowell Cohn‘s column on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle sports section. I thought Cohn the greatest writer … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Sports
Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, dallas cowboys, damn story, full time job, san francisco 49ers, san francisco chronicle
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My Struggle With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, struggle
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The First Energy Supplement That Works
My greatest struggle over the past 20 years has been with fatigue. After spending 1988 in the dark about my problem, I eventually got a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Though it has waxed and waned in intensity (it was … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial sweetener, chronic fatigue syndrome, fake energy, friend emails, negative health effects, plain yogurt
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Phoney Baloney Adventists
I spent the years 1988-1994 in bed. No, I wasn’t having sex most of that time. Nor was I studying Torah. I was sick. I was so sick, I was so devastated by headaches, I couldn’t even listen to music, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventists, childhood friends, chronic fatigue syndrome, linda university, nought, phoney baloney
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Getting Laid Vs Getting Saved
As a teenager, I thought 1000 times more about getting laid than getting saved. I only came back to religion when I got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 1988. Complete video series here.
Posted in Adventist, Personal
Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, Religion, teenager, video series
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