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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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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In part 1 Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta looked at how the way we respond to a relapse can actually make things worse. In Part 2 he shares strategies that can help how we handle the relapse, and may influence our recovery from the relapse. If you haven’t read Dealing With A Relapse Part 1, you can …
Half-day Resilience Seminar Do you feel that you: Can’t switch off/ relax? Feel stressed a lot? Can’t sleep because you’re mind is ‘wide awake’? Think the worst? You will learn how to:
There is a debate as to whether Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are the same condition. This article discusses the main issues around this debate, and why it is important to people with an ME/CFS diagnosis to understand this debate.
Is Recovery From me/cfs possible? This is a question I asked myself for 8 years when I was suffering from me/cfs. If you think about it, if something is not impossible, it is 100% possible. I want to share what I have learned from this condition, as someone who has recovered from it, in the …
Do you feel that your mind has a mind of its own?
There are a number of factors that may affect sleep. If you have sleep problems, it is important to discuss this with your Doctor, in order to exclude a number of possible causes,
In order to build self-esteem, it is crucial to pay attention to the way you talk to yourself. We talk to ourselves constantly. It has been estimated that:
Today is ‘Your Life’ Day. The idea is to celebrate the concept captured in this quote by Phil Parker “You are more influential in your life than you could ever imagine”. Have you realised that you are powerful? Have you realised that you can achieve things that you didn’t know you could? Many people have overcome …
