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The 5 Magic Words That Someone with ME/CFS Wants To Hear

Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta talks about the challenges of caring for someone who has ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia or Glandular Fever and how you can help them. This article comes with a warning! The following information may be unsettling. Please do not read on if you are a defensive person, who is not prepared to …

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ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Acceptance

Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta explore the idea of acceptance of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia and suggests the difference between accepting that you have the condition and accepting the condition. I have often heard people who have ME/CFS/FM say, “I don’t want to accept the condition”. The motivation for saying this is a good …

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ME/CFS/FM: Dealing With People Who Don’t Understand

Hypnotherapist and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia explores why trying to explain the condition to others can be challenging, and strategies for dealing with people who just can’t seem to understand these conditions. I was ill with ME/chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia for 8 years. It took me a long time before I realised …

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