Top Document: FAQ: CFS FAQ Previous Document: Part 3: Life problems created by CFS Next Document: 3.02 How do I find support groups? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge - Know that it's not you. It takes a lot to adjust to your new, lessened ca= pabilities, and the adjustment is made more difficult by the expectations of you and those = around you who have been long accustomed to dealing with your "normal, healthy self". - Patients often find an equilibrium point at which they can function. As i= n combating any chronic illness, a positive hopeful attitude is essential. - Be prepared for a possible lack of acceptance from some from whom you mig= ht expect support. This may be a shock, but when you cannot regularly "go bowl= ing" with the gang, or you increasingly depend on being accommodated at home or on th= e job, and when you have a condition that your doctor may not certify or that othe= r people have already heard of as "that yuppie disease", then your emotional world w= ill become quite different. - Find new sources of support. It will be important to create a new family-= and-friends support structure. This can be done through CFS support groups, electronic networking, pen pals, and other means. - You will need to take the time to create a new self image for yourself, t= o know that your new physical limitations do not limit you as a person, as a soul, no m= atter what other people are thinking. And take some advice from those who have travele= d this difficult road before you -- consider reading from books like those below: "The Alchemy of Illness" by Kat Duff, 1993, Pantheon Book, New York. $19 "Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Guide to Self-Empowerment" by William Collinge, 1993, The Body Press/Perigee, New York. $13.95 "Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" by Timothy Kenny, 1994, Thunder's Mouth Press, New York. $12.95 User Contributions:Top Document: FAQ: CFS FAQ Previous Document: Part 3: Life problems created by CFS Next Document: 3.02 How do I find support groups? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: CFS-L-REQUEST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
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