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How to prioritise when you don’t have much energy for self-help This is an edited post I originally wrote especially for ProHealth’s Inspirational Corner and first appeared there in June 2018. The fact that there are more than 101 ways to tackle energy limiting chronic illness has its upside and its downside. On the one hand there is … Read more
Many people with ME/CFS and similar illnesses like Fibromyalgia and Lyme Disease and Long Covid, struggle with the issue of whether or not to it’s OK to take a nap. Sleep can be a real problem with these illnesses. It can be hard to get to sleep, sleep can be easily disturbed with lots of … Read more
One day this week, I over did it. Unfortunately the following day I wasn’t able to rest as much as I’d hoped to, so by day 3 things were pretty grim and that went into day 4 too. I’m very aware that on each day instead of resting as much as my body demanded and … Read more
One of the challenges I have with getting a good night’s sleep is settling my mind down at lights out. There are various things that I do that I believe have helped me sleep better in general: regularly meditating; keeping a good routine; exposing myself to day light every day; taking an adequate supplementation of … Read more
I’ve been very lucky that since I visited a homeopath a couple of years ago I’ve suffered very little with muscle symptoms. I am very careful not to overexert, but even on the odd occasion when I do overstretch at a yoga class I usually only suffer the normal stiffness you would expect from a … Read more
Completing the theme of sleep disturbance there is one more tool that I have found useful: Essential oils. I have successfully used a variety of essential oils in my battle to tackle sleep disturbance. They can be used in various ways. A few drops can be added to water in an oil burner for a … Read more
When I first had this condition it took me a while to accept the idea of taking medication, as I worried that I would just be poisoning myself and giving my body another load to carry. However I eventually came around to the idea, realising that I really wasn’t going to get anywhere unless I … Read more
The sort of things that we can do to tackle sleep disturbance require a regular on-going commitment to make a difference. It can be worth it though. I take the view that any kind of medication can add an extra load to our struggling immune system. It might be needed in the short term to … Read more
