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| Acceptance, Discipline & Hope: A Story of Recovery from CFIDS |
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Nine years after the onset of my illness, I consider myself "substantially recovered," which means that I no longer dread relapses and that I have returned to a full and fulfilling life. I hope that my experience may help other PWCs to find their own paths to recovery. |
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| Adjusting to Food Allergies and Sensitivities |
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The few mild digestive problems I had before CFS were magnified when I became ill, but over time I have improved my digestion and this has had a big effect on the rest of my symptoms. |
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| Combining Exercise and Rest |
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I was able to extend the length of my walks only slightly in the first several years I was sick, but I expanded how far I could walk greatly after I began to include rest periods. |
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| Coming to Terms with a Life I Did Not Plan |
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Normally, the thought of overcoming obstacles is not abhorrent to me. In fact, I usually enjoy it. But with CFIDS, I found myself with something I could not "work" around. I couldn't pretend CFIDS wasn't there. I couldn't shed it like an old skin. I couldn't even work harder to overcome it. |
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| Consistency: A Key to Pacing Success |
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In my mind, consistency is both a major challenge and the key to success in pacing. Of the strategies I investigated, I found six especially useful and crucial to my recovery. |
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| Controlling Symptoms by Setting Limits |
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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 |
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Using the term Energy Envelope helped me get 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 |
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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 |
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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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