For 15 years, I lived with Epstein-Barr active in my system. But EBV wasn’t the root cause—it was the result of something deeper: chronic stress. As a quantum sensitive navigating a world that overwhelmed my nervous system, my body simply couldn’t find a safe space to heal. This post tells the story behind my long illness and how I slowly came back to myself. If you’re dealing with mysterious symptoms or a body that just won’t bounce back, my journey might hold a few keys. Curious to know how I finally broke the cycle? Let’s walk through it together.
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It Wasn’t Just Anxiety: How Epstein-Barr Hijacked My Nervous System
When the body pulls the emergency brake What I didn’t know then was that Epstein-Barr had been silently inflaming my vagus nerve — the command center for regulation, rest, digestion, and breath. And when your vagus nerve is inflamed? Everything starts to go off. My anxiety was through the roof. My breathing had been shallow
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Shiatsu Therapy: The Healing Hands That Helped Me Come Home to My Body
Shiatsu has been a constant in my life for over a decade, supporting me through overstimulation, fatigue, and deep emotional healing. As someone who’s hypersensitive and navigating post-viral fatigue, this form of energy therapy has always helped restore flow in my body. But now, after years of transformation, something has shifted: I no longer go because I’ve crashed—I go to stay in balance. Shiatsu is no longer just rescue, it’s maintenance for my soul. In this post, I share how this ancient therapy, rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, continues to be a guiding force on my healing path.
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