Rachael's Story

35 years old
ME for 7 years

I first heard about the Lightning Process when a friend called me to kindly tell me about it.  Then a friend of a friend told me about it and then two major articles were in the national press.  I read them both with excitement but unfortunately at the time I filed them away, saying to myself that I must look into it.  At the time I seemed to be busy doing nothing.  There were jobs/tasks to be done, but even one task would take 10 times as long, as my ME had become quite severe by then.  I had headaches, stomach problems, body aches/pains and major fatigue to name only a few.

In Feb 2007 a friend I had worked with sent me another article from a newspaper, luckily this time I took action.  I said to myself "this is silly, just stop whatever I'm doing, and do the Lightning Process".  I went onto the internet and looked up Phil Parker's website.  I read the stories, watched the videos and looked at where I could go to learn the LP.

Most of the articles in the press spoke about Phil Parker or Amir Norris, which meant going and staying in London or Wales.  Through the website I viewed all registered practitioners in the country.  This was where I found Cat Noble's contact details.  For a week I was unsure whether to go to Phil's or Amir's centres in London/Wales or see Cat Noble in Reading.  I lived closer to the Reading Office but, to be honest, I had my reservations about whether I would learn the process as well there rather than go to the founders who devised the process in London or Wales.  The reservations I had at the time were completely unfounded as the Reading Office was a fabulous place to learn with an inspirational practitioner in Cat Noble.

On the 4th March 2007 I went to Reading to learn the LP.  If I was to say that the first day was a revelation that would be an understatement.  The training program had a profound effect on me and the other people on the course.

After leaving the course on the first day, which was 4 hours' long (more than I had done in one go for nearly a year) I was full of hope and joy, as well as feeling better in myself.  The year before had been a tough one, but I never gave up hope and could never accept the illness or the situation I was in.  I was right to have done this, as I could clearly see by the 1st day that the LP was the way forward.

By the end of Day 3 I had walked around a Shopping Centre for over an hour and danced in my living room, even after completing the 3 hours' training that day.  Two months later and I am doing well.  I'm concentrating now on my fitness, stamina and strength.

I have read and heard that the LP is hard work, but it's not hard work when compared to living with ME.  It takes dedication and commitment but the results make it worthwhile.

I also remember watching a video of a lady called Jo  who said that you should "beg, borrow or steal" to do the LP.  I wholeheartedly agree with this statement (well, maybe not steal :o) ).