Ethan Zwirn

One of the best looks at modern chronic illnesses you can find, anywhere. Just don’t bother looking for any other half-decent film content about it. Gripping, beautiful filmmaking, perfect array of stories, excellent soundtrack. I dealt with chronic fatigue for a long time, with unknown causes. Something between Jamison and the Lyme guy, Alex. Yes, your circumstances and social relationships matter. But there is also a real health aspect. Is it poor sleep? Something else? For me, I was never certain, though sleep was my Achilles heel. The reviews here are abominable. The leftist complainers say it was unfair to the “sufferers” (typical, and yes they are usually leftist types). Then you have the psychiatrists and the ignorant crowd saying it’s all in their heads. —If you go case by case, you’ll find that for most of the people in this documentary, that’s a ridiculous claim. The most decadent case is Star, the pampered wife of the wealthy man, who is wasting millions of his dollars. She no doubt could have cut costs by probably 90-95%, but some people have no frugality or sense of propriety. It’s their money, they aren’t leeching from the government, so spend spend spend guys… People may have been suspicious of Pilar, the attractive Latina woman who wants Jeff out of her life, though he seems great and helps. This was the next most dubious one, but people are complicated, and some do react to the smells and pheromones of others. If you guys were better detectives, you wouldn’t be just another brain-dead movie reviewer. The slightly overweight lady has caught some flack, but I also bought 100 different supplements on Amazon, trying to get better. And I’ve also been affected more by chemical fumes, like she was. Her thing could absolutely be legitimate. Carmen’s electromagnetic sensitivity is absolutely real, you should have known that from watching it. Shame if you didn’t. Alex’s Lyme and Fatigue was most similar to my situation, and let’s just say, he’s incredibly lucky that he had a girlfriend who stuck by him. That probably did more than anything else he took, whether the “lyme herbs” were placebo or not. Jamison’s case was the “bear” of the documentary. There were periods of my illness where I was quasi-bedridden, but nothing as severe as Jamison. And thankfully, his history disqualifies allegations from the haters that it’s “all in his head.” So you’re saying an attractive, muscular, personal trainer decided to go be bedridden for 3 years, seeing no one, not looking outside, or standing up the whole time, because of “mental problems?” Give me a break. His condition was as real as it gets. You are just lucky that you are able to trot around with your sub-average mind and never have to go through what he is. Life is not fair. You and he are prime examples. Bekah, the girl with the great boyfriend on Mold Avoidance in the desert, is an interesting one. Rife machines are real. Her condition probably is real. She’s lucky to have that friend in her life. Ozone treatment is a silly waste of money, they probably learned that. But her case wasn’t clear. She didn’t “smack of normalcy” but also seemed to be suffering and she no doubt was. It’s a great documentary, the creator is clearly a very competent filmmaker. It’s a “vibe” as we say. One of my favorite docs ever made. If you are suffering physically, the best thing to do is trust yourself. Advice is dangerous if not from somebody 1) Competent 2) Trustworthy. Trusting yourself is usually cheaper, more peaceful, and will get you better faster.