How to accept your illness without falling into despair | Chronic illness

Move past despair and denial, and into healthy acceptance of your illness and current limitations. Timestamps: 00:00 0:56 The ME situation 1:50 Two mindsets 5:26 Research on prognosis 8:26 My technique 12:31 My story & cause for hope 17:39 Bloopers References: I've decided to link these two MEpedia sites instead of linking all the individual studies. These websites are reliable and easier for foggy brains to read than the scientific literature. https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Prognosis_f... https://me-pedia.org/wiki/Epidemiolog... If you do want a closer look at the research, I suggest studies 3, 4 and 5 on the "Prognosis" page. (That's Cairns & Hotopf 2005, and Joyce Hotopf & Wessely 2007 a and b.) **Please note, some sources recommend Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) as treatment for ME/CFS. This treatment is outdated and DANGEROUS! It should NOT be considered safe for people with ME/CFS. A good, short video about severe and very severe ME:    • Severe and Very Severe ME/CFS (Myalgic Enc...   Music: Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: BQ2DFH8BGJHSWNMW