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That's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic EncephalomyelitisI think is the term that...

Unrest • 2017
That's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
I think is the term that you're supposed to use now

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That's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis I think is the term that you're supposed to use now.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:54
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, drama, history
Production
N/A

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When Harvard Ph.D. student Jennifer Brea is struck down by a fever that leaves her bedridden, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story as she fights a disease that medicine forgot.
I've have some kind of ME/CFS for about eight years now. - Unrest 00:05
I've have some kind of ME/CFS for about eight years...
At one point I was ranked seventeenth on the entire East Coast for mogul skiing. - Unrest 00:07
At one point I was ranked seventeenth on the entire East Coa...
This is the couch. These three cushions are where I spend my life. - Unrest 00:07
This is the couch. These three cushions are where I spend my...
And out there that's that's all my old life. - Unrest 00:08
And out there that's that's all my old life.
It's been called the Yuppie Flu, Epstein Barr, and a living hell by those who suffer from it. - Unrest 00:07
It's been called the Yuppie Flu, Epstein Barr, and a li...
There's still no adequate medical explanation for it. The experts say it could be triggered by viruses. - Unrest 00:07
There's still no adequate medical explanation for it. T...
We all get tired but is it Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Some believe that's a made up condition. - Unrest 00:08
We all get tired but is it Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Some be...
You're in that percentage of people who are severely disabled. - Unrest 00:06
You're in that percentage of people who are severely...
Based on your duration of illness you are still in that category that we call in sort of the acute phase. - Unrest 00:11
Based on your duration of illness you are still in that...
And the CDC statistic's that if you've been sick five years you're unlikely to recover. I agree with that statistic. - Unrest 00:08
And the CDC statistic's that if you've been sick...
People reach a plateau of function that's better than they were at baseline - Unrest 00:10
People reach a plateau of function that's better than t...
I had no idea if it would be months - Unrest 00:13
I had no idea if it would be months
It was like I had died but was forced to watch as the world moved on - Unrest 00:19
It was like I had died but was forced to watch as the world...
It was like I had died, but was forced to watch as the world moved on. - Unrest 00:10
It was like I had died, but was forced to watch as the world...
If I completely disappear and I'm in this bed and I can do nothing - Unrest 00:11
If I completely disappear and I'm in this bed and I can...
And then what was the point of it all? Of being born in the first place? - Unrest 00:09
And then what was the point of it all? Of being born in the ...
You know and honestly there are a lot of days when I just feel like I'm doing a good job - Unrest 00:13
You know and honestly there are a lot of days when I just fe...
And it's not- I really don't want to die. Like I really don't want to die. - Unrest 00:07
And it's not- I really don't want to die. Like I r...
I think the grief of all those things I might not do or see or have or... - Unrest 00:10
I think the grief of all those things I might not do or see ...
Welcome to My World of One Room. - Unrest 00:06
Welcome to My World of One Room.