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Living inside the Energy Envelope offers an alternative to the cycle of push and crash.

How to use problem-solving, record keeping and short-term goal setting.

How to develop an individualized self-management plan. (From the series 10 Keys to Successful Coping.)

There is power in the paradoxical combination of acceptance that life has changed and the conviction that it can be made better.

There are many things you can do to help yourself, even when you have an illness with no cure.

Coping strategies that fellow patients find helpful.

How one person used pacing to gain control over symptoms and bring stability to life.

Bruce Campbell used lifestyle change to produce a steady improvement in quality of life and eventually recovery.

Moving beyond loss to build a new life.

Grieving can help you work through the losses resulting from illness.

Developing a support network is an antidote to the frustrations and isolation of chronic illness.

Serious illness strains relationships. This article and the next one discuss strategies for responding positively.

Using thoughts to manage emotions.

How self-help can play a role in managing the emotional aspects of chronic disease.

Six more stress reduction techniques, plus ideas on preventing stress.

Relaxation is a powerful stress reducer. Here are three techniques to try.

Pacing provides a way to live a more stable and predictable life.

Living within your energy envelope offers an alternative to repeated cycles of push and crash.

Guidelines for exercising safely. Also, how to stick with an exercise program.

An overview of the course plus quotes from participants.