One of the things we gradually realised was that pushing through tasks often made symptoms worse.
When concentration is strong or deadlines are approaching, it can be easy to keep going longer than the body can comfortably manage.
Over time we found that working in shorter periods with planned breaks helped reduce nervous system overload and fatigue crashes.
Simple approaches like setting a timer, spacing activities across the week, or paying attention to early body signals can help prevent pushing past capacity.
These small pacing strategies don’t eliminate symptoms, but they can make daily life more stable and manageable over time.
A resource that helped me was the CFS Self Help Pacing Tutorial
