with stress management in many diseases including ME, CFS and
Fibromyalgia. Medications and treatments are said to have a palliative
effect if they help relieve symptoms without having a curative effect
on the underlying disease or cause.
Stress Management in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Adrienne Dellwo, About.com Guide October 22, 2011
Life is stressful, and that goes for everyone, healthy or not. When
you have a chronic illness like fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue
syndrome, it can be a whole lot more stressful.
Losing your health is stressful and frightening all by itself.
Sometimes illness can mean fighting to keep your job, cutting your
hours, getting fired or quitting. That can lead to financial problems,
as can the cost of treatment.
Then there's dealing with doctors' offices and insurance companies.
That's never fun.
And then there's the toll on your relationships. Chronic illness is
hard on everyone around you, and it can do a lot of damage - all of
which leads to more stress.
Meanwhile, our bodies can't deal with stress at all. It sends our
symptoms through the roof, which means it also exacerbates the very
situations which cause us stress.
So what can we do to end this cycle? We have to eliminate stress what
stress we can, and manage what stress we can't eliminate. That's
easier said than done, but it is possible.
For more information:
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/treatingfmscfs/a/Dealing-With-Stress.htm
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