I agree I have found the same thing. A period of as much cognitive rest as possible improved my symptoms, slowly. Then it stopped improving my symptoms. A while after this I started pushing through the symptoms, which in turn improved them further.

I think the period of rest, and the period of pushing through, were both important and needed to happen in that order. When the rest stops helping, it is worth trying something else - CAREFULLY!

Glad things are improving for you too.