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Controlling Symptoms by Setting Limits |
One part of pacing is setting limits. Limit setting means that you stop doing some things entirely and reduce the amount or time spent on others. Here are examples from two people with CFS/FM.
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Developing an Understanding of My Limits |
Using the term Energy Envelope gave me a general idea of my limits, but I made much more progress in controlling my symptoms when I understood my limits in detail. |
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Experiences with Pre-Emptive Rest |
Scheduled or pre-emptive rests have been one of the most popular strategies among people in the self-help program. They have used planned rests to reduce symptoms and increase stamina and
predictability.
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Family Visit Success Story |
We first thought about travel and the holidays as events requiring special efforts, but over time we realized that any non-routine event could be made more manageable by using the same three strategies. Here's a story of how one person enjoyed a family visit and avoided a relapse. |
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Finding and Staying Within My Limits |
The strategies one person has used to find and live within her Energy Envelope, enabling her to avoid many relapses and live relatively symptom-free. |
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From Doing to Being: My Journey to Healing |
For more than a decade, I lived with a dilemma: I thought I had to work, but trying to live a normal life with CFIDS, FM and IBS made my condition worse. Three years ago, I stopped working. Since then I have built a new and better life for myself. |
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