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Finding & Working Productively with Doctors
Selecting and working with your healthcare team.

My Life as a 'CFS Scientist': Using Records to Gain Control
How a few minutes of daily record keeping paid big dividends for one person.

Is Recovery a Realistic Goal?
One person's surprising answer.

How I Gained Hope and Control: Pacing for the Bedbound Patient
Geraldine Blackman describes how her use of pacing brought structure and purpose to her life.

Getting the Most from Limited Energy
How Nancy Fortner uses routines to improve her quality of life.

Nutrition and Chemical Sensitivity
How to get adequate nutrition. Also, strategies for dealing with allergic reactions to substances other than food.

Exercise
Exercise can be a useful treatment for FM and ME/CFS. Here's an overview, plus some guidelines.

Health Logs: Big Payoff on a Small Investment
A few minutes a day of record keeping can produce big benefits.

Building a New Life: Illness as a Spiritual Journey
Creating a new self from the ashes of the old.

Optimism, Hope & Control: Attitudes & Health
How a change in attitude can help you feel better.

Living Well with Long-Term Illness: The Role of Self-Management
The skills and attitudes needed to live successfully with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or fibromyalgia.

Coming to Terms with Loss
ME/CFS and FM patient Linda Borell describes how an experience of loss earlier in her life prepared her to deal with the losses brought by fibromyalgia.

25 Reasons Why I've Improved
ME/CFS and FM patient Bobbie Brown used many coping techniques to increase her functional level significantly.

Advice to a New Patient: 2005
Fellow patients tell what works for them.

Taking Action Helps Defeat Negative Emotions
Using problem-solving to improve mood and quality of life.

Key 10: Move Beyond Loss to Build a New Life
How to work through grief and create a new life.

Key 9: Honor Your Emotions
Strong emotions are normal reactions to chronic illness. Self-help strategies can help you manage them.

Key 8: Seek Support & Understanding
Six strategies for increasing support and staying connected.

Key 7: Manage Stress
Seven techniques for stress reduction, plus strategies for avoiding stress.

Key 6: Minimize Relapses
How to reduce the frequency and severity of setbacks.