Success Stories
Lessons from a Recovery Story
A review of Martha Kilcoyne's book "Defeat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"
Third Time’s a Charm: How I Learned to Pace Myself
It took three tries, but Rosemary Rowlands learned to use pacing to gain stability, reduce her symptoms and expand her activity level.
From Defiance to Discipline: How I Found Freedom Through Acceptance and Adaptation
How Bianca Veness learned to manage her CFS by listening to her body.
From Hare to Tortoise: How I Found Freedom (and Improved My Life) by Accepting My Limits
How Bianca Veness gained control of her life by living within her limits.
My Energy Bank Account
How a simple pacing strategy allowed Vicki Lockwood to reduce her symptoms and gain control of her life.
How I Gained Hope and Control: Pacing for the Bedbound Patient
Geraldine Blackman describes how her use of pacing brought structure and purpose to her life.
25 Reasons Why I've Improved
CFS/FM patient Bobbie Brown used many coping techniques to increase her functional level.
Physical and Psychological Recovery from CFS
How CFS patient Margaret Fergusson increased her functional level from 15% to 70%.
From Doing to Being: My Journey to Healing
Yvonne Bond's account of how her decision to stop working led to a new and better life.
Using CBT: A Success Story
Read how James Thomas used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
The Power of P.R.I.D.E.
Lynn Humphreys describes how she improved her life when she started living with P.R.I.D.E.: pacing, rest, information, delegating and enjoyment.
Adapting to Fibromyalgia
By focusing on the many practical things she could do to feel better, fibromyalgia patient Jana Murrell-Maxfield made a successful adaptation to long-term illness.
Living with Fibromyalgia: What Helps Me
FM patient Kathy Gamble describes the many strategies she uses to create a good life with fibromyalgia.
How I Created a Good Life with Fibromyalgia
Joan Buchman's account of how lifestyle changes and mental adjustments led to a fulfilling life with chronic illness.
Recovery from CFIDS: What Worked for Me, Part 2
The second of two articles describing how Bruce Campbell used self-help to recover from CFIDS.
Recovery from CFIDS: What Worked for Me, Part 1
The first of two articles describing how Bruce Campbell used self-help to recover from CFIDS. (Expanded version of article published in the CFIDS Chronicle.)
What Recovery Means to Me
For JoWynn Johns, recovery meant creating a different kind of life than she had before becoming ill.
Living Within My Envelope: A How-To Story
JoWynn Johns describes how she reduced her symptoms and brought stability to her life by finding and honoring her body's limits.
Learning to Manage Fibromyalgia
Denise Le Clair lived with fibromyalgia for over 20 years before having a name for her suffering. Read how getting a diagnosis triggered a process of change that produced a greatly improved quality of life.
Expanding My Envelope: How I Balanced Work and CFIDS
Kristin Scherger describes how she was able to expand her energy envelope by changing careers.
Using Self-Help to Recover from CFIDS
Read how Bruce Campbell's self-help approach to CFIDS produced a steady improvement in quality of life and eventually recovery.
The Healing Power of Gratitude
Can gratitude be life-transforming? Read FMS patient Joan Buchman's account of the impact of gratitude on her life.
Acceptance, Discipline & Hope: A Story of Recovery from CFIDS
Dean Anderson's account of how he used self-help in his successful eight-year struggle to recover from CFIDS.
Coming to Terms with a Life I Didn't Plan
Patti Schmidt explains how she worked through grief to learn how to live with her illness.
