Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Articles, links, and tips for people living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and related illnesses.

LIVING WITH CFS

Watercolor Butterfly
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ACCEPTANCE

Learn to accept your limitations.

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COMMUNICATION WITH PHYSICIANS

PRINT THIS INFORMATION AND GIVE TO YOUR DOCTOR

How to keep a medical journal.

What Should You Do If You Think You Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Could You Have A B12 Deficiency?

RATE YOU DOCTOR at RateMD


Communicating With Your Doctor – Can we talk? How to communicate with your doctor

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EATING HEALTHY

What foods to eat.

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YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

When people don’t seems to understand.

What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

People With CFS Don’t Want Your Sympathy They Need You Empathy.

Taking one day at a time.

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WHAT ABOUT EXERCISE?

Exercise With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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STATE OF MIND

TEN MINUTE GUIDED MEDITATION

Never Give Up Hope

Affirmations And Empowerment

Chronic Illness And Depression

The Power Of Positive Thinking

WHAT IS LAUGHING YOGA? And some just plain funny stuff.

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES SET TO THE MUSIC OF STARRY STARRY NIGHT

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OF MOTHER TERESA – WITH A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO

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Advocacy & Awareness

Caregiving


Disability


Education


Government Agencies

Professional Organizations


Living with CFIDS

Research<>


Treatment & Medicine

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Is CFS psychological or physical? This seemed such a stupid question that I never bothered to consider it. I estimate I must have now seen more than 4,000 patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and it is clear CFS is primarily a physical disorder. It is only when patients have been ill for several months and been told by their physicians that nothing is wrong that they get secondary psychological problems. The only place where CFS does not exist is in the brains of small-minded doctors. — READ COMPLETE ARTICLE

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A Word About Depression

“There is one piece of good news in this list of five theories, and that’s the fact that you don’t see psychiatric disease there. That theory has largely fallen out of favor. Psychiatric illness is serious and devastating, but there” very effective treatment for it; by contrast, there is still no good treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome.

“Having said that, I want to emphasize that, at some point in their disease, many CFIDS patients <will> become depressed. At least 60 percent of my patients have had periods of severe depression. This can take the form of despair that is truly life-threatening, and there may come a time for any individual patient when there is a role for counseling in their lives. I would hope everyone would be open to this when feelings of despair become overwhelming, and recognize that seeking help does not mean their disease is primarily psychological, but instead that counseling can play a valuable role in coping with any chronic physical illness.” — see more from this article

Coping

Coming To Terms With A Life You Didn’t Plan
Energy Conservation
Guilty Non-Recovery
Helping Others Relate To Your Symptoms
Looking Good, Feeling Bad
Information & Support: Setting Limits for Support Groups & Physicians
Setting Limits for Ourselves
Sick or Tired?
The 10 Commandments of Stress Relief
Understanding the Different Phases of CFS
Valley of the Shadows
When You Need A Friend
Worn Out At the Finish Line: Seabiscuit author paces herself

Self-Help Skills Development

The Art of Drawing A Blank
CFIDS/Fibromyalgia Self-Help
Living With CFS
Managing Cognitive Problems
Recovering from CFS: A Guide to Self-Empowerment

Chronic Illness/Adversity:
 LifeChallenges
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Star Girl by Kirk Reinert
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One thing I will never do is give up hope. Not just that I get well someday, although I do hope and pray for that. What I refuse to give up hope about, is that I am here for a purpose. I will never give up hope that I will one day see the blessing, and see the purpose, in what I now can only see as suffering. I believe in my heart that we are all here for a very important reason, it’s just that many of us aren’t quite sure what that reason is, and that’s o.k. We just can’t give up hope that one day we will see the light, and it will all make complete sense to us….on my dark and sad days, that is what I try to remember.