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Experiments with Exercise
Understanding ME/CFS by reflecting on experiences with exercise.

Everyone is Different: The Role of Individual Circumstances in CFS and FM
Every person's experience of illness is unique. Here's an example to show you how to identify the important factors in your situation.

Gaining Control by Understanding My Envelope
Bruce Campbell describes how developing a detailed understanding of his limits enabled him to control his symptoms and expand his limits.

Ten Tips for Travel
How to enjoy travel when you have a long-term illness.

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

ME/CFS, FM & Sex: Solutions to Common Problems
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.

Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS: A Quick Overview
A quick introduction to fibromyalgia and ME/CFS focusing on symptoms, treatments and prognosis.

Coping with the Impacts of ME/CFS and FM
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.

Welcome to Holland! - How to Adjust to a "New Normal"
Having a chronic illness is like landing in Holland when you planned a trip to Italy.

Minimizing Flares with the Relapse & Special Event Worksheets
Take control over setbacks using these two worksheets.

Planning Worksheets: A Tool for Pacing
How to use daily and weekly schedules to bring stability to your life.

Step 8: Build Support
Improve relationships and find new sources of support.

Step 7: Manage Feelings
Handle the feelings triggered by your illness.

Step 6: Reduce Stress
Adopt strategies for stress reduction and stress avoidance.

Step 5: Gain Control through Lifestyle Adjustments
Control symptoms by changing how you live.

Step 4: Develop a New Self-Understanding
Learn to live a new kind of life.

Step 3: Create a Symptom Management Plan
Evaluate and select treatments.

Step 2: Understand Your Unique Situation
Know your individual circumstances.

Step 1: Educate Yourself
Learn about your illness.

Introduction: The Power of Self-Management
There are many things you can do to help yourself, even if you have an illness with no cure. (First in a series.)