Meeting the Challenges
of Long-Term Illness
Introduction
How
long-term illness is different from acute and why your role as a patient
is different.
1) Living
Within Limits
Living
Within Limits
Living
within your energy envelope offers an alternative to repeated cycles
of push and crash.
Pacing:
An Alternative to Push and Crash
Pacing
provides a way to live a more stable and predictable life.
2)
Controlling Stress
Relaxation
Relaxation is a powerful stress reducer. Here are three techniques to
try.
Stress
Reduction & Stress Prevention
Six more stress reduction techniques, plus ideas on preventing stress.
3) Managing
Emotions
Depression
& Worry
How self-help can play a role in
managing the emotional aspects of chronic disease.
Adjusting
Thinking
Using
thoughts to manage emotions.
4) Getting
Support
Strengthening
Your Ties
Serious
illness strains relationships. This article and the next one discuss
strategies for responding positively.
Building
a Support Network
Developing
a support network is an antidote to the frustrations and isolation of
chronic illness.
5) Moving
Beyond Loss
Grieving
Your Losses
Grieving
can help you work through the losses resulting from illness.
Creating
a New Life
Moving
beyond loss to build a new life.
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use is non-commercial (e.g. support group newsletter), the article
is used in its entirety and the source is credited as CFIDS/Fibromyalgia
Self-Help: www.cfidsselfhelp.org/
