All Articles
By date in reverse chronological order.
How Families Can Help People with CFS or FM
The biggest help is to support patients’ efforts to adapt.Recasting Family Relationships
Redistributing household tasks, financial adjustments, adapting socializing and finding a “new normal”Eight Ways to Improve Relationships
General principles for recasting relationshipsPacing by Numbers: Using Your Heart Rate To Stay Inside the Energy Envelope
How to control symptoms by staying within your anaerobic threshold.Sensory Overload: Sources and Strategies
One cause of confusion and other CFS/FM symptoms is too much sensory information. The article describes both treatments for sensory overload and preventive measures.Fred Friedberg’s Seven-Step Protocol for Treating CFS & FM
A review of Fred Friedberg's book on using lifestyle change to treat fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue SyndromeLearning to Manage Pain
A review of Margaret Caudill's book "Managing Pain Before It Manages You."Lessons from a Recovery Story
A review of Martha Kilcoyne's book "Defeat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"Seven Strategies for Reducing Guilt
Practical responses if you feel guilty for being sick.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.The 1% Solution
The secret to improving with CFS and FM? Think small.Surprising Symptoms
How to deal with nine confusing aspects of CFS and FM.How Your Doctor Can Help If You Have CFS/ME
Answers from CFS specialist Dr. Charles Lapp.Acres of Diamonds
Introduction to a powerful treatment for CFS and FM.Two Pacing Success Stories
How two CFS patients used pacing to control symptoms, improve quality of life and, in one case, recover.How to Enjoy Special Events and Minimize the Price
Tips for vacations, holiday celebrations and other special events. Also, the special event worksheet.Controlling Relapses: A Five-Part Strategy
Practical techniques for reducing the number and severity of setbacks.Achieving Consistency in Pacing
Nine ideas for how to succeed at pacing.Practicing the Pacing Lifestyle
How to create daily and weekly plans. Also the Energy Bank Account and Bowl of Marbles.Reducing Symptoms with Planned Rest
How to make life more stable by using scheduled rest.
