Topic: Family & Friends
Adjusting to Serious Illness: Strategies for Patients and Their Families
Ten ways for families to cope with CFS and FM.
CFS, FM & Sex: Solutions to Common Problems
When 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.
Coping with the Impacts of CFS and FM
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.
Family Adjustments to CFS & FM
How to adapt family life to long term illness. Article focuses on adjusting household tasks, making financial changes, modifying social time and making psychological adjustments.
Family Communication Tips
How to use problem solving and other strategies to reduce misunderstandings and improve family communication.
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Quick Overview
A quick introduction to fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome focusing on symptoms, treatments and prognosis.
For Family & Friends
A four-part series of articles for people who know someone with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or fibromyalgia.
Strengthening Intimacy: Six Strategies That Help
Strategies for improving intimacy.
Treating CFS & Fibromyalgia: How Family and Friends Can Help
Living well with CFS or FM requires many adaptations. This article describes practical ways to support patients in their efforts to feel better.
Welcome to Holland!
Having a chronic illness is like landing in Holland when you planned a trip to Italy. Here are some ideas about living in the land of tulips and Rembrandts.
