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Steven faced the overwhelming fear of a false positive for a serious health condition, sparking a massive panic attack that spiraled into health anxiety. This distress led to unsteadiness, which soon developed into multiple neural circuit dizziness symptoms, including trampoline walking, vision issues, light sensitivity, rocking, blackout "zaps" and numbness.
Join us as Steven shares his journey through Australia’s healthcare system, neurologist visits, and EMDR therapy. Discover how he ultimately found The Steady Coach and how the Steady Start program provided the structure and tools he needed. We’ll also hear about his experiences with two common recovery traps and the lessons he learned from them.
Steven’s story offers valuable insight into the challenges of moderate symptoms. Hear about his breakthrough moments and the advice he wishes to share with others navigating similar situations.
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00:00 Intro
02:54 Who is Steven?
05:12 How it started: false positive medical diagnosis, panic attacks, health anxiety, unsteadiness, symptoms becoming severe
08:40 Doubt, being a minority case, not fitting the common profile
11:14 Steven’s symptoms: trampoline walking, joints feeling off, challenges of moderate symptoms, poor mainstream knowledge, fear, visual symptoms, blackout “zaps”, numbness
21:55 Doctor experience: a piece of the answer, vestibular migraine suggested, supplements, physiotherapist and VRT
26:49 First trap: overdoing stress reduction, feeling he was broken, diet adjustments
31:25 Doctor’s continued: more exercises, neurologist testing, PPPD
38:23 Acupuncture, EMDR: partly helpful, the health anxiety loop
43:39 Finding Yonit: workbook, Steady Start, needing a structured approach
46:39 What was most helpful: somatic tracking, fear exercises
48:19 Ups and downs, doubts, breakthroughs following dark moments, fear of symptoms returning
1:00:32 Second trap: assessing recovery by symptoms, what he did instead, working with doubt and anxiety, accepting experiences
1:11:24 Steven’s advice to others: keeping a notebook while learning, having good support
1:15:03 Finding support, expressing what you need
1:19:47 Spreading the word