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Old 02-16-2008, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by the Bird View Post
maybe you should allow your body to sleep when it needs to sleep. I am a big believer that your body heals itself while it is sleeping.

I agree Bird, although I know this can be very difficult when we are trying to maintain our jobs or look after our family.

Keri, this in not like an infection, where we can just pop an antibiotic and it will be gone in 10 days. I think the NMSS offers some great advice in this regard:

"Many self-help books about chronic illness place a strong emphasis upon regaining control of one’s life, but a battle with MS must not become a battle against oneself.

If a person’s sense of self-worth hinges on being able to control all changes, then his or her ability to adapt to changes will be blunted. Sometimes the best way to improve a situation is to practice letting go of the need to control."

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/sit...msandemotions1

This is an interesting article on MS fatigue:

http://www.lamarfreed.net/fatiguems.html

Not everyone with MS suffers from fatigue and some only do when they are in an attack. I hope yours lets up when things start to improve for you.

Cherie
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