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Every person's experience of illness is unique. Here's an example to show you how to identify the important factors in your situation.

Bruce Campbell describes how developing a detailed understanding of his limits enabled him to control his symptoms and expand his limits.

How to enjoy travel when you have a long-term illness.

How to use problem solving and other strategies to reduce misunderstandings and improve family communication.

When ME/CFS or fibromyalgia enters a marriage, one casualty can be intimacy. This article discusses strategies for responding to three common problems: fear, pain and reduced desire.

A quick introduction to fibromyalgia and ME/CFS focusing on symptoms, treatments and prognosis.

ME/CFS and FM create widespread effects on patients and those around them. Here's how to cope with four of those impacts: unpredictability, intense emotions, stress and sensory overload.

Having a chronic illness is like landing in Holland when you planned a trip to Italy.

Take control over setbacks using these two worksheets.

How to use daily and weekly schedules to bring stability to your life.

Improve relationships and find new sources of support.

Handle the feelings triggered by your illness.

Adopt strategies for stress reduction and stress avoidance.

Control symptoms by changing how you live.

Learn to live a new kind of life.

Evaluate and select treatments.

Know your individual circumstances.

Learn about your illness.

There are many things you can do to help yourself, even if you have an illness with no cure. (First in a series.)

Selecting and working with your healthcare team.