Thank you especially for the last part 💕 I expected my daily life would be better as soon as my exercise gets better. I am so glad to understand that now and it helps to keep going 💕 writing from Germany and am happy to have found you 💐
Hello Dr. Yonit. Thank you so much for your free videos and resources, what a gift. We are lucky to have you in the world. The vestibular migraines I had are under control and I now have PPPD. It has been two years of steady progress from being bedbound to back at work teaching part-time which is so great... but my symptoms are still constant 24/7 which is horrible. You say in your video that you are still working with some clients after a year - that gives me hope! Have you had clients like me who have been through a lengthy recovery over a number of years and now have intermittent symptoms? Better still, only occasional symptoms!?
Yes. It’s a minority, and it tends to be people who’ve suffered trauma early in their lives, but yes. Within a couple months, most people don’t need to work with me as intensively or frequently, but I have a few who have been dizzy for a very long time (decades), who have improved significantly, and who are still working on it a year later. This is not true for most, but if this is where you’re at, you can absolutely still recover.
Hi Yonit, thank you so much for your videos, I’m in England but wish I could find someone like you here. I have pppd and wow it’s been a journey. Quite unbelievable and so lonely too. I’ve recently discovered you and am slowly working my way through your videos and your new course which is amazing. Sometimes when I feel I’m on a bad day or lonely I’ll watch one of your videos and remember that I am strong and I am getting better. Thank you for your kindness , wisdom and above all, genuine compassion x
Hello there! You are not alone. Many of the others you see commenting here are in the UK. It feels very lonely of course because most people have no idea what it’s like, but you are not alone. I am so glad to hear my videos have been helping you.
@@chelseamoss3379 You aren’t alone, we’re just like a hidden community!! I know what you mean though as my family really don’t understand and I tend not to talk about it too much now. I have found Dr Yonit’s channel the best support of everything in the last 15 months.
@@Zippy177 me too - we can do this! I'm having a hard time this morning with my anxiety but I'm determined to get through and go to work this afternoon!
@@chelseamoss3379 You can do it, I think everyone in our position learns that we are actually stronger than we imagined and are continuing to get stronger! I know all too well how very hard it is though on a bad day but chin up. X
Does anyone else feel like their dizziness changes as they start to recover?? I never actually fall when I'm feeling dizzy (which is pretty much all the time) but it has started to feel a little different as I'm gaining confidence and completing my vestibular exercises!
Hi Chelsea, this is completely normal and is part of the recovery process! Check out my video on this topic if you haven't already ruclips.net/video/B_TnoBG8MYk/видео.html
Im so empty. Everything i do from the moment i wake up is pure dizziness. Have been to so many doctors. Nothing comes out. Now doing VRT And taking Citalopram 15mg for 3 months (still no effect) Pls help me, this is taking to long. Im 19 now And dont see a dizziness free future.
I am so sorry that you are experiencing this, Imre. I would highly recommend going through my free course on healing chronic dizziness. thesteadycoach.com/free-course You are not alone in this. Many of my clients were at the same place you are. I know this is hard, but have faith. You can do this!
Thank you for your videos! Can you share more about how we can control the dizziness muscle. Do you mean with breathing techniques to avoid triggering the fight/flight response and helping to calm the nervous system so the dizziness doesn't increase?
Hi Julie! Yes, the foundation is practicing ways to stop fight/flight when you have symptoms in response to your triggers. But typically we also have to address the general fear response people have to their symptoms ("It's never going to go away!", "If I do this activity, I'll get dizzier!") and that takes some digging and work. For some, it's as simple as breathing and knowing that the dizziness is just a misfiring in the brain and will stop. For others, we have to spend time working through emotions, habits, life events, etc. that led to the brain developing the "dizzy muscle" (dizzle? I feel like that should be a word) in the first place. Somatic tracking (see my brain exercises playlist) is one way to get started on that. The Dizzy Voice (see 5 Minutes of Vestib 1-4) is another angle to start working on that.
Hi Yonit, I’m loving you! I have been diagnosed with PPPD and have started working with a vestibular rebailitation therapist here in the UK,, but your videos are really, really helping me. Please keep up your good work. Thank you.
@@annak9299 hi Anna. Yes it did. I am currently free from PPPD. A big factor in my healing was also a book called, ROCK STEADY: Healing Vertigo or Tinnitus with Neuroplasticity, by Joey Remenyi. Wishing your well soon, Marilyn
@@marilynburnett8741 hi Marilyn, this is such encouraging news! Did you have tinnitus as well that was healed? I have it in my right ear only and it definitely gets worse if I think about it.
I love your videos and your course, I’ve recently been diagnosed with pppd and I’ll start vestibular rehabilitation soon, I’m at the point I can’t take a walk outside or watch a movie because I get so dizzy and nauseous. I don’t understand one thing: when I lie down and I close my eyes my dizziness gets when worse feeling like my head is spinning.. why?
I love your videos and your course! I’ve been diagnosed with pppd and I’ll start vestibular rehabilitation soon, I’m at the point I can’t even take a walk without having dizziness or watch movies.. I do wonder one thing: why my head spins more when I lie down and I close my eyes?
Hi L, I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos and course! I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through, but it sounds like all of those symptoms are consistent with "visual dominance" aka your brain is paying more attention to your eyes than to your other senses. Of course it'll be good to have BPPV ruled out since that can also cause spinning- but it's very easy for a therapist to fix in most cases.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you for your answer! So have you already heard other people having pppd complaining about dizziness lying down on a side? Because reading online I find it associated only with bppv and never with pppd!
Hi any tips to help with the negative thoughts I was diagnosed with vestibular migraine and pppd was flying it with the vrt but my nanny passed away and I am back to square one . Physio says it's the pppd causing the problem now. Can you help or give tips I am crippled with it am a single mum with two kids under five and finding it hard to even care for them . I have strated CBT and seeing a therapist . But just can't seem to push through to get back to the vrt as I was almost better but am crippled again please help ! In Ireland
Oh Stacey, you have been through so much. I made my free course specifically for people like you. I have a whole section in the course about the dizzy voice. You can watch the videos here ruclips.net/p/PLFf7T0374CmCpoZtlgqg4bOiK7nvmHHcQ , or check out the course at members.thesteadycoach.com .
I have two questions. When people say "Up and downs are the healing process", does the "down" mean "No symptoms" or "less symptoms" ?? This might be a difficult question to answer but any information will help. Also, I feel a lot of bouncing in my head and body, so when I do VRT or exercises, I intentionally try to trigger my bouncing, and the symptoms got a little worse. Is that normal, and is it okay to continue? THANKS!!
Great question! We usually refer to the “symptoms higher” times as “dips” or “downs” which is super confusing. Also- totally normal and even desirable for VRT to trigger symptoms.
Hi Carla, YES, head pressure is a common symptom for my patients and the breathing technique will help it as well. It might not make it go away (not right away) but it will “turn down the volume.”
First of all: you helped me a lot., and i an so thankful for all the videos. But second i have to tell that you have such an awesome sense of humor 😂 and probably you don't even know what you are saying: but when you said in this video: if you think that "somethink needs to be cut of or operated"., 😂 i just started smilling., because it is true: sometimes i was just wishing that someone will cut the dizzy part of the brain out of me and i will be free again😅 thank you for all., i am so greatfull really
Hello my daughter (17) has bppv and just recently was diagnosed with visual vertigo which i think is similar to pppd. She is having bad anxiety and because of that can't complete her exercises. Going to see about anxiety medication. Also when she does the breathing exercise she feels lightheaded. Any other type of breathing exercise she could try?
Hi Connie, I'm sorry to hear about what your daughter is going through. If she is getting lightheaded, she is probably inhaling too long or too hard. I have a short video with updated instructions- check it out and see if this is better for her. ruclips.net/video/YNiaeIJuEOs/видео.html
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you for responding. My daughters therapist says that she needs to find her triggers before moving forward but my daughter says everything is a trigger. What if she can't pinpoint her triggers? Also she has bad anxiety, could that be her trigger? Love your channel ❤
Totally normal. Brain fog is another "neural circuit" type symptom. All that work trying to sort through information from your ears and eyes can cause fatigue. Not fun, though :(
Hi Tania! Yes, I do offer one on one telehealth sessions. You can book now with Dr. Lisa who is great and practices my same techniques or join my waitlist. Please see my website for more information at thesteadycoach.com/
This morning I got up to our puppy at 5am. My symptoms were not present. I didn't know what to do in that instance because it hasn't happened like that in 5.5 months. They returned after I woke up from going back to sleep, and in full swing. What should I do next time they disappear ? BTW it was bliss even for 5 mins.
Record yourself a video reminding yourself that your brain knows how to be not dizzy and that your body is healthy and whole ❤️ remind yourself that this is the ultimate evidence for neural circuit dizziness.
Hi Lauren, I'm so sorry you're suffering and we see you. Some people with severe dizziness who are struggling and feeling like they just can't go on benefit tremendously from support from a mental health professional. Dizziness is a lot to cope with. There is absolutely NO shame or stigma in getting help. It is actually normal to have thoughts about not wanting to be here anymore- everyone has those thoughts sometimes- but once you really start contemplating it, you need outside support. PLEASE reach out to a mental health professional near you and tell them what you are going through. I would strongly recommend you look for someone in this directory www.tmswiki.org/ppd/Find_a_TMS_Doctor_or_Therapist. If you are in the United States, you can call 800-273-8255 for immediate help with suicidal thoughts.
@@laurenbaldwin6068 sometimes the stress and fear from the dizziness is so great that people dissociate from it because it’s just too much to handle. Other times, dissociation is a symptom of the dizziness (feeling like you’re not in your body), and that is again a pattern in the brain that occurs when different parts aren’t communicating well- similar to regular dizziness.
Thank you especially for the last part 💕 I expected my daily life would be better as soon as my exercise gets better. I am so glad to understand that now and it helps to keep going 💕 writing from Germany and am happy to have found you 💐
Keep going, yes, it takes time but I know you can get there. Thank you for the kind words, they mean a lot to me!
Hello Dr. Yonit. Thank you so much for your free videos and resources, what a gift. We are lucky to have you in the world. The vestibular migraines I had are under control and I now have PPPD. It has been two years of steady progress from being bedbound to back at work teaching part-time which is so great... but my symptoms are still constant 24/7 which is horrible. You say in your video that you are still working with some clients after a year - that gives me hope! Have you had clients like me who have been through a lengthy recovery over a number of years and now have intermittent symptoms? Better still, only occasional symptoms!?
Yes. It’s a minority, and it tends to be people who’ve suffered trauma early in their lives, but yes. Within a couple months, most people don’t need to work with me as intensively or frequently, but I have a few who have been dizzy for a very long time (decades), who have improved significantly, and who are still working on it a year later. This is not true for most, but if this is where you’re at, you can absolutely still recover.
@@TheSteadyCoach Thank you so much for this. I'm that minority.
Hello.. what helped with your VM?
Hi Yonit, thank you so much for your videos, I’m in England but wish I could find someone like you here. I have pppd and wow it’s been a journey. Quite unbelievable and so lonely too. I’ve recently discovered you and am slowly working my way through your videos and your new course which is amazing. Sometimes when I feel I’m on a bad day or lonely I’ll watch one of your videos and remember that I am strong and I am getting better. Thank you for your kindness , wisdom and above all, genuine compassion x
Hello there! You are not alone. Many of the others you see commenting here are in the UK. It feels very lonely of course because most people have no idea what it’s like, but you are not alone. I am so glad to hear my videos have been helping you.
I feel really alone with this, too, as my family are finding it hard to understand!
@@chelseamoss3379 You aren’t alone, we’re just like a hidden community!! I know what you mean though as my family really don’t understand and I tend not to talk about it too much now.
I have found Dr Yonit’s channel the best support of everything in the last 15 months.
@@Zippy177 me too - we can do this! I'm having a hard time this morning with my anxiety but I'm determined to get through and go to work this afternoon!
@@chelseamoss3379 You can do it, I think everyone in our position learns that we are actually stronger than we imagined and are continuing to get stronger! I know all too well how very hard it is though on a bad day but chin up. X
Does anyone else feel like their dizziness changes as they start to recover?? I never actually fall when I'm feeling dizzy (which is pretty much all the time) but it has started to feel a little different as I'm gaining confidence and completing my vestibular exercises!
Hi Chelsea, this is completely normal and is part of the recovery process! Check out my video on this topic if you haven't already ruclips.net/video/B_TnoBG8MYk/видео.html
@@TheSteadyCoach Great, thanks! You're a godsend, let me tell you!
Im so empty. Everything i do from the moment i wake up is pure dizziness. Have been to so many doctors. Nothing comes out. Now doing VRT And taking Citalopram 15mg for 3 months (still no effect)
Pls help me, this is taking to long. Im 19 now And dont see a dizziness free future.
I am so sorry that you are experiencing this, Imre. I would highly recommend going through my free course on healing chronic dizziness. thesteadycoach.com/free-course You are not alone in this. Many of my clients were at the same place you are. I know this is hard, but have faith. You can do this!
Thank you for your videos! Can you share more about how we can control the dizziness muscle. Do you mean with breathing techniques to avoid triggering the fight/flight response and helping to calm the nervous system so the dizziness doesn't increase?
Hi Julie! Yes, the foundation is practicing ways to stop fight/flight when you have symptoms in response to your triggers. But typically we also have to address the general fear response people have to their symptoms ("It's never going to go away!", "If I do this activity, I'll get dizzier!") and that takes some digging and work. For some, it's as simple as breathing and knowing that the dizziness is just a misfiring in the brain and will stop. For others, we have to spend time working through emotions, habits, life events, etc. that led to the brain developing the "dizzy muscle" (dizzle? I feel like that should be a word) in the first place. Somatic tracking (see my brain exercises playlist) is one way to get started on that. The Dizzy Voice (see 5 Minutes of Vestib 1-4) is another angle to start working on that.
Hi Yonit, I’m loving you! I have been diagnosed with PPPD and have started working with a vestibular rebailitation therapist here in the UK,, but your videos are really, really helping me. Please keep up your good work. Thank you.
Marilyn, this is wonderful to hear! I am thinking about you and I know you are going to get better. Thank you so much for your kind words.
Hello Marylin, How are you feeling right now? Did the VRT exercises help? Did you take medication?
@@annak9299 hi Anna. Yes it did. I am currently free from PPPD. A big factor in my healing was also a book called, ROCK STEADY: Healing Vertigo or Tinnitus with Neuroplasticity, by Joey Remenyi. Wishing your well soon, Marilyn
Me too, Marilyn
@@marilynburnett8741 hi Marilyn, this is such encouraging news! Did you have tinnitus as well that was healed? I have it in my right ear only and it definitely gets worse if I think about it.
Loved this live video style.
I'm so glad to hear that! There will be many more of these coming. I get asked many great questions.
I love your videos and your course, I’ve recently been diagnosed with pppd and I’ll start vestibular rehabilitation soon, I’m at the point I can’t take a walk outside or watch a movie because I get so dizzy and nauseous. I don’t understand one thing: when I lie down and I close my eyes my dizziness gets when worse feeling like my head is spinning.. why?
I love your videos and your course! I’ve been diagnosed with pppd and I’ll start vestibular rehabilitation soon, I’m at the point I can’t even take a walk without having dizziness or watch movies.. I do wonder one thing: why my head spins more when I lie down and I close my eyes?
Hi L, I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos and course! I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through, but it sounds like all of those symptoms are consistent with "visual dominance" aka your brain is paying more attention to your eyes than to your other senses. Of course it'll be good to have BPPV ruled out since that can also cause spinning- but it's very easy for a therapist to fix in most cases.
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you for your answer! So have you already heard other people having pppd complaining about dizziness lying down on a side? Because reading online I find it associated only with bppv and never with pppd!
Hi any tips to help with the negative thoughts I was diagnosed with vestibular migraine and pppd was flying it with the vrt but my nanny passed away and I am back to square one . Physio says it's the pppd causing the problem now. Can you help or give tips I am crippled with it am a single mum with two kids under five and finding it hard to even care for them . I have strated CBT and seeing a therapist . But just can't seem to push through to get back to the vrt as I was almost better but am crippled again please help ! In Ireland
Oh Stacey, you have been through so much. I made my free course specifically for people like you. I have a whole section in the course about the dizzy voice. You can watch the videos here ruclips.net/p/PLFf7T0374CmCpoZtlgqg4bOiK7nvmHHcQ , or check out the course at members.thesteadycoach.com .
I have two questions.
When people say "Up and downs are the healing process", does the "down" mean "No symptoms" or "less symptoms" ??
This might be a difficult question to answer but any information will help.
Also, I feel a lot of bouncing in my head and body, so when I do VRT or exercises, I intentionally try to trigger my bouncing, and the symptoms got a little worse. Is that normal, and is it okay to continue?
THANKS!!
Great question! We usually refer to the “symptoms higher” times as “dips” or “downs” which is super confusing.
Also- totally normal and even desirable for VRT to trigger symptoms.
Im struggling way to much don't wanna b here anymore
Lauren, please see my reply below!
Hello Dr. Yonit. How do we make the difference between feeling dizzy because of anxiety and pppd?
Hi Ana, I touch on this more in this video - ruclips.net/video/rtwNNaw7dqA/видео.html
What if you have the head pressure? Would the breathing technique help?
Hi Carla, YES, head pressure is a common symptom for my patients and the breathing technique will help it as well. It might not make it go away (not right away) but it will “turn down the volume.”
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you so much!
@@TheSteadyCoach I think the statement turn down the volume’ could be a good mantra.
Paula, I feel like we could turn this into a t shirt!
First of all: you helped me a lot., and i an so thankful for all the videos. But second i have to tell that you have such an awesome sense of humor 😂 and probably you don't even know what you are saying: but when you said in this video: if you think that "somethink needs to be cut of or operated"., 😂 i just started smilling., because it is true: sometimes i was just wishing that someone will cut the dizzy part of the brain out of me and i will be free again😅 thank you for all., i am so greatfull really
Thank you, Ursa! I am so glad I make you smile! :)
Awesome your in FL . Don’t suppose your in the panhandle?
Central FL, near Orlando! But you are welcome to set up a time to come visit if you are down here!
Hello my daughter (17) has bppv and just recently was diagnosed with visual vertigo which i think is similar to pppd. She is having bad anxiety and because of that can't complete her exercises. Going to see about anxiety medication. Also when she does the breathing exercise she feels lightheaded. Any other type of breathing exercise she could try?
Hi Connie, I'm sorry to hear about what your daughter is going through. If she is getting lightheaded, she is probably inhaling too long or too hard. I have a short video with updated instructions- check it out and see if this is better for her. ruclips.net/video/YNiaeIJuEOs/видео.html
@@TheSteadyCoach thank you for responding. My daughters therapist says that she needs to find her triggers before moving forward but my daughter says everything is a trigger. What if she can't pinpoint her triggers? Also she has bad anxiety, could that be her trigger? Love your channel ❤
Hey, how is she feeling now? :)
Is there any food trigger? I feel worse with coffee/tea, red meat, pizza, bread etc.
ruclips.net/video/StYWlDFkFjM/видео.html new video on this!
Thank you.
please how i could contact you?
Hello Reem, I received your email and I will respond later today!
I’m slowly getting out of the dizziness but now entered in an area of constant brain fog? Is that normal?
Totally normal. Brain fog is another "neural circuit" type symptom. All that work trying to sort through information from your ears and eyes can cause fatigue. Not fun, though :(
The Steady Coach thank you for the validation! I can relax a bit. ☺️
Hi Yonit, how do we do 1x1 sessions?
Hi Tania! Yes, I do offer one on one telehealth sessions. You can book now with Dr. Lisa who is great and practices my same techniques or join my waitlist. Please see my website for more information at thesteadycoach.com/
Great video! :)
Yet another one of the fantastic questions you asked me! :)
The Steady Coach I don’t think that was me! Was it!? 😅
@@Megan_Jennifer I would say your main question was “Will I get better?” rather than “How long?” ☺️
The Steady Coach true... yes 😅 this video definitely reassured me of that! Plus all our awesome work 😁
I see u everywhere lol
Can PPPD cause you to be nauseous some days?
Definitely. Dizziness unfortunately is often accompanied by nausea, even when the dizziness is from PPPD
This morning I got up to our puppy at 5am. My symptoms were not present. I didn't know what to do in that instance because it hasn't happened like that in 5.5 months. They returned after I woke up from going back to sleep, and in full swing.
What should I do next time they disappear ?
BTW it was bliss even for 5 mins.
Record yourself a video reminding yourself that your brain knows how to be not dizzy and that your body is healthy and whole ❤️ remind yourself that this is the ultimate evidence for neural circuit dizziness.
@The Steady Coach thankyou 🙏
Hi could you help me please i really don't want to be here
Hi Lauren, I'm so sorry you're suffering and we see you. Some people with severe dizziness who are struggling and feeling like they just can't go on benefit tremendously from support from a mental health professional. Dizziness is a lot to cope with. There is absolutely NO shame or stigma in getting help. It is actually normal to have thoughts about not wanting to be here anymore- everyone has those thoughts sometimes- but once you really start contemplating it, you need outside support. PLEASE reach out to a mental health professional near you and tell them what you are going through. I would strongly recommend you look for someone in this directory www.tmswiki.org/ppd/Find_a_TMS_Doctor_or_Therapist. If you are in the United States, you can call 800-273-8255 for immediate help with suicidal thoughts.
@@TheSteadyCoach why is dizziness caused depersonalization
@@laurenbaldwin6068 sometimes the stress and fear from the dizziness is so great that people dissociate from it because it’s just too much to handle. Other times, dissociation is a symptom of the dizziness (feeling like you’re not in your body), and that is again a pattern in the brain that occurs when different parts aren’t communicating well- similar to regular dizziness.
@@TheSteadyCoach generally does it go n do people go bk t normal
Yes, in my experience, people go back to normal once they get the help they need.