CFS Progress Review: March 2012

Here's my progress review for March. I'd love to know if any of you can relate to it. As usual, it's a list of short statements about what I've learned about myself and the illness over the past month.

-PACING, PACING, PACING

-Acceptance is the first stage on the road to true recovery (honest)

-Fresh air is much better for relaxing than “screen time” (e.g with the laptop)

-Relaxation mp3s: they do exactly what it says on the tin (good ones anyway!)

-Living in the moment is more productive than worrying about the past or the future

-THERE IS NO REASON FOR ME TO FEEL GUILTY I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG

-Having a good bedtime/night-time routine is just as important as pacing throughout the day

-Water decreases the need for painkillers

-Perhaps the fact that my diary entries are shorter means there's less troubling me

-A change is as good as a rest (although slightly more tiring!)

-It's called “pain relief” for a reason!

-Starting a paleolithic diet made me realise you truly are what you eat (10 days in now...)

My wonderful GP said to me only last week “I know you have the determination and courage to get through this”. I feel so lucky and blessed to have her faith in me. I have had lots of support from family and friends as well, I know some of you aren't as lucky, and I hope my little tid-bits are of some comfort and hope to you in hard times :)

Onwards and upwards, as they say!