ME/CFS, now much better and back to about 75% of life after long rest
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3.5 years
- Last post
- Aug 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I went through a 3-4 year focus on just my health and did as little as possible
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I went through a 3-4 year focus on just my health and did as little as possible
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I was able to recover enough to then go back to about a 75% life as before
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
This person spent three to four years focusing on just their health and doing as little as possible, then was able to recover enough to go back to about a 75% life as before. They credited that long rest period for the improvement and advised spending a couple of years doing everything possible to get well, since you cannot know unless you try.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- focus on just my health and did as little as possible · Helped a lot
I went through a 3-4 year focus on just my health and did as little as possible. I was able to recover enough to then go back to about a 75% life as before.
In context ↗
Approaches: Radical rest
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | onset of illness, followed by a 3-4 year focus on restI went through a 3-4 year focus on just my health and did as little as possible.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2025-08-02 | recovered enough to return to about 75% of previous lifeI was able to recover enough to then go back to about a 75% life as before.In context ↗ | Mild | Radical rest |
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