I keep seeing success, but flareups are getting worse.
I’ve been doing PRT for 16 months now
(Somatic tracking) and I’ve seen a lot of of success, but I find that my nervous system still is extremely sensitive, my flare ups keep getting worse and my body has started reacting to big milestones.
For context, the first 7 months of my rehab was extremely successful. I was making consistent progress every week and feeling great. I went from being practically bedridden for years, to being active again. However, in that time I noticed my flareups would last longer and longer. First, they started out lasting about a week and then two and then three, but I didn’t think much of it because I was so happy with my progress. After that seven month mark, I seem to hit a wall when I decided that I was gonna go back to school. I knew it wasn’t a coincidence but I was still feeling very good and I thought if I can continue my PRT in school, it could be even more helpful. The first day of school came. Usually movement is what flares up my pain, but this time I was sitting around comfortable and happy, and within an hour I had the worst flareup I’ve ever experienced. It kept me in my bed for about six weeks, however with more PRT I ended up almost recovering to where I was at before within a few months. I was happy again, so I decided I was going to book a trip within the country and visit my friend. About two weeks before that, again, without any excessive movements, I started to go downhill day by day. And once again I flared up to the worst I’ve ever been. I am now four weeks into that flareup and Ive barely seen any progress. I’m trying my best but the pain is too intense to do PRT right now and it just won’t go down.
I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong. When I’m feeling good I truly am not afraid of the pain. I guess I am treating things too much like a test, but it shouldn’t be causing flare ups this bad. My body is clearly reacting heavily to these big milestones that signify me getting my life back. The flare ups are getting so bad and so intense that it’s impossible to ignore and it’s making it harder and harder to do the PRT. If anyone has any tips or advice that would be greatly appreciated.