Top 10 Articles

Every few weeks since 2001, we have posted an article on this site about how to live well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia, a total of over 100 articles. Here are the most popular for the year 2005.

10 (Tie)
The Anatomy of Hope
How to keep hope alive, even when you have an illness with no cure.

Advice to a New Patient
What are the most important things to remember in coping with chronic illness? Here are some answers from fellow patients.

9 Finding Your Energy Envelope
Finding and honoring your limits offers a way to gain some control and improve your quality of life. 

8 Reducing and Preventing Stress
Thirteen stress reduction techniques, plus stress prevention strategies.

7 Acceptance, Discipline and Hope: A Story of Recovery from CFIDS
Dean Anderson’s account of what he did to recover. (From the Success Stories section of our site.)

6 Find Your Limits
Living inside the Energy Envelope offers an alternative to the cycle of push and crash.

5 Fighting Fatigue
Strategies for combating fatigue. (From the series Treating CFIDS and Fibromyalgia).

4 Solutions for Sleep
Medical and self-management approaches to improving sleep. (Also from the treatment series.)

3 Strategies for Pain
Treatment options for pain. (Also from the treatment series.) 

2 Killing Me Softly: FM/CFS & Suicide
Depression, which is common in long-term illness, sometimes leads to thoughts of suicide. This article by guest author Lisa Lorden offers ideas for coping when life seems hopeless.

1 About CFS and Fibromyalgia
Basic information about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia, including overview of major symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options and prognosis.