Success Stories - Treating CFS and Fibromyalgia

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Depression can be a debilitating part of CFS and fibromyalgia, but its duration and severity may be lessened through planning, as shown by a woman who uses two special anti-depression strategies.

Using Pacing to Control Relapses & Reduce Symptoms

How Kathy Mero used a set of pacing strategies to reduce relapses and live nearly symptom-free.

Using Scheduled Rest to Prevent Symptoms

When I was first ill with CFS, I often experienced cycles of push and crash. I used rest to recover, but my life felt out of control. Then I discovered that I could use rest to prevent higher symptoms.

Using Self-Management to Treat CFS

How a man from the UK experienced significant improvement using an approach similar to ours.

Using Targets to Improve Health and Gain Control

A series of small steps leads to dramatic improvement.

What Exercise Taught Me about CFS

By extending my exercise very gradually, as allowed by my body, I have returned now to a level of exercise equivalent to or perhaps even better than my pre-illness level.

What Recovery Means to Me

If recovery means returning to the way of life I had before CFS, I have not recovered. But in other and to me equally significant ways, I have recovered. Even though I still have important limits, I have recovered control over my life that CFS had taken away.

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