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Wow. So grateful this book exists.
I want to gift a copy to everyone!
Having experienced my own 5-year dark-night-of-the-soul mysterious-ness--different from Sarah's--my own involving extremely heightened sensitivity and major nervous system dysregulation, dropping out of "the world" because of physical necessity, the isolation, no words in shared culture to describe what I was experiencing, confusing fatigue... so much of Sarah's journey resonated with me.
Such a right-timing read for me, also, as I'm finally dipping my toe back into the world, now that I have capacity (through nervous system regulation work & energy healing) and very deep roots in the Earth/my intuition (not the upper-world overculture paradigms). Thank you for sharing your light and lived-truths with so many people, Sarah!
I want to gift a copy to everyone!
Having experienced my own 5-year dark-night-of-the-soul mysterious-ness--different from Sarah's--my own involving extremely heightened sensitivity and major nervous system dysregulation, dropping out of "the world" because of physical necessity, the isolation, no words in shared culture to describe what I was experiencing, confusing fatigue... so much of Sarah's journey resonated with me.
Such a right-timing read for me, also, as I'm finally dipping my toe back into the world, now that I have capacity (through nervous system regulation work & energy healing) and very deep roots in the Earth/my intuition (not the upper-world overculture paradigms). Thank you for sharing your light and lived-truths with so many people, Sarah!
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As a self-identified WOMI 1-2, this book has been eye-opening. It came at the right time in my life, it's informative, and I have been recommending it to literally everyone. I wish it were translated to French so I could have my family read it. Thank you Sarah Ramey for your courage and for finding the words 🙏
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This book will make you think, it will make you angry, it will make you curious and it will make you angry again. It is a story of one woman's account of her medical journey as she deals with multiple chronic mystery illnesses and the blatant gaslighting and mismanagement she experienced by her many, many Healthcare providers. I recommend this to anyone who works in Healthcare or who is dealing with a chronic disease. It is beautifully written, inspiring and so important to read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Gaslighting
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I would’ve finished this if the pseudoscience wasn’t so prevalent and there was still more than half the book left.
I am a woman with multiple chronic illnesses and hoped i would like this book— it certainly is marketed toward me! I found a lot of the “evidence” and “revelations” misleading and possibly harmful. I also hated the “levels” of a “WIMO” which ended up being referenced again and again. It felt odd to me.
I would’ve finished this if the pseudoscience wasn’t so prevalent and there was still more than half the book left.
I am a woman with multiple chronic illnesses and hoped i would like this book— it certainly is marketed toward me! I found a lot of the “evidence” and “revelations” misleading and possibly harmful. I also hated the “levels” of a “WIMO” which ended up being referenced again and again. It felt odd to me.
I have no words for what this book means to me. As someone with multiple autoimmune diseases, it is often hard to explain how I feel and have people believe me. I struggled with the western medical system for years to get a diagnosis and help. And then I turned to functional medicine when I was still sick after being passed around from doctor to doctor, eventually getting diagnosed with SIBO (which the first and second GI should have caught).
This book was written for me, a Woman of Mysterious Illness (WOMI). And now I know there are so many of us! Her story is my story..... different details but so much the same.
Disclaimer: the author almost dies and during that part of this memoir, it veers way off course. I skipped that entire section. Take what you need and leave the rest. I needed the rest of this book!
If you have an autoimmune disease, you may want to read this.
This book was written for me, a Woman of Mysterious Illness (WOMI). And now I know there are so many of us! Her story is my story..... different details but so much the same.
Disclaimer: the author almost dies and during that part of this memoir, it veers way off course. I skipped that entire section. Take what you need and leave the rest. I needed the rest of this book!
If you have an autoimmune disease, you may want to read this.
Didn’t read and won’t read. This is a reminder to myself that psychosomatic does not equal bad. There’s legitimate science to back this up. “The pain is real, but you aren’t sick.” I don’t know what they found wrong with her eventually and I don’t want to know. I don’t want to run all over the world trying to find someone to fix me.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
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