Topic: Emotions
Building a New Life: Illness as a Spiritual Journey
Creating a new self from the ashes of the old.
Coming to Terms with Loss
FMS patient Linda Borell describes how an experience of loss earlier in her life prepared her to deal with the losses brought by fibromyalgia.
Grieving Your Losses
Grieving can help you work through the losses resulting from illness.
Is Recovery a Realistic Goal?
One person's surprising answer.
Key 9: Honor Your Emotions
Strong emotions are normal reactions to chronic illness. Self-help strategies can help you manage them. (From the series 10 Keys to Successful Coping.)
Killing Me Softly : FM/CFS & Suicide
Depression is common in long-term illness. This article by guest author Lisa Lorden Myers offers ideas for coping when life seems hopeless.
Rebuilding Life in the Face of Loss
How Bruce Campbell moved through denial to acceptance and finally to new meaning and a new life.
Seven Strategies for Reducing Guilt
Practical responses if you feel guilty for being sick.
Smoothing the Emotional Roller Coaster
Taming the feelings triggered by CFS.
Taking Action Helps Defeat Negative Emotions
Using problem-solving to improve mood and quality of life.
Taming Stressful Thoughts: Making Thoughts Work For You
Our thoughts about being ill can be a cause of stress. Learn the three step process for making your self-talk more realistic and more positive.
The Anatomy of Hope
How to keep hope alive, even when you have an illness with no cure.
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.
