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Essential Self-Help Treatments for Chronic Fatigue (CFS/ME) Recovery

Posted on October 25, 2011
The CFS/ME Journey

Over time I’ve come to see these Six Self-Help Treatments as being the essential building blocks for my recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).  The great thing is that they are within my control and they don’t require a tonne of money! 1.       Manage Sleep Patterns Even a healthy person will most probably find their body slowing down when their sleep patterns are disturbed, eventually they will start to have difficulty thinking clearly and their body … Continue reading →

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10 Ways to reduce anxiety and depression to manage chronic fatigue (CFS/ME)

Posted on September 19, 2011
Sunset and Boats

Do you get wound up with anxiety or weighed down with depression?  I certainly do and I’ve had to find ways to manage it as both anxiety and depression make all of my other CFS/ME symptoms much worse.  Anxiety is probably my number one enemy for stoking the CFS/ME fire – and that’s not the fire in my belly unfortunately – it’s the fire that quickly melts my CPU and sends me spinning out of control, looking for a safe … Continue reading →

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10 ways I improved my sleep to manage chronic fatigue (CFS/ME)

Posted on May 28, 2011
sleep

Have you ever been completely worn out, just want to lie down and sleep, but sleep won’t come?  Mind buzzing with a million things, tossing and turning, stress building – no sleep?  Crazy as it may seem sleep can be a problem if you have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and/or Fibromyalgia. Insomnia is torture! But when you’ve got CFS/ME it feels even more stressful for there is even less chance of you being functional the following day without … Continue reading →

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Meditation, the one-stop-shop for CFS/ME relief

Posted on May 10, 2011
Meditation

Unfortunately there is no magic cure for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), how I wish there was, but meditation does offer a one-stop-shop for the relief of a lot of CFS/ME symptoms.  It’s one of the ‘best bang-for-buck’ tactics for fighting CFS/ME that I know of, so it’s worth a shot! Daily meditation helps to reduce anxiety, mind chatter and negative emotions, and improve positive emotions, self-esteem, sleep and digestion amongst many things.  The main things that meditation … Continue reading →

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