Month: February 2013

Here’s part 4 of the survey results, looking at relaxation and dealing with the emotional impact of the illness.   Have you tried relaxation techniques/ meditation/ yoga/ tai chi? How useful were they? How often do you practice? How understanding of your condition is your teacher? Back when I was ill I started painting and … Read more

Here’s part 3 of the self-help survey results. This part explores exercise and diet. You can all the parts published so far on this page, scroll down for older posts. One of the respondents’ complete answers can be found on her own blog page Sky Blue River. Do you think exercise is helpful for this … Read more

Here’s the second instalment of the self-help survey results (part one can be found here). In this part I was looking at the sorts of things that we can do to stop the illness getting worse. What sort of things makes your illness worse? What sort of things do you find you have to avoid? Any form … Read more

It’s taken me a while to publish the results of my survey, partly because I’ve been waiting for more responses. Although the survey generated more interest than any of the other blog posts, I’m afraid I only had 3 responses. I have added my answers to this survey so that it now represents 4 people. … Read more