ME/CFS
Mild → no benefit
ME/CFS mild to moderate, now consistently moderate and still working full time
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I am struggling to find resources about how to exercise safely in CFS
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I am able to work full time at the moment but only with husband is supportive and does the majority of the housework and takes care of our dog.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
pushing through was making me worse which is why I feel more consistently moderate than before the mild/moderate I was a year ago
In context ↗
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user new to understanding a CFS diagnosis said pushing through had made them more consistently moderate than the mild to moderate they were a year earlier. They still worked full time, with planned rest days, ten hours of sleep a night and a husband doing most housework and dog care. Other conditions caused pain that movement might help reduce, and they were looking for safe ways to exercise.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- pushing through · Worse
pushing through was making me worse which is why I feel more consistently moderate
In context ↗ - planning rest days and sleeping 10 hours a night · Helped
If I plan in rest days and sleep 10 hours a night I can also still do some activities and see friends
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| a year before Dec 2025 | mild to moderate baselinebefore the mild/moderate I was a year agoIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-12-02 | pushing through symptoms lowered their baseline to consistently moderatepushing through was making me worse which is why I feel more consistently moderate than before the mild/moderate I was a year agoIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
pushing through was making me worse
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
sleep 10 hours a night
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
some movement or exercise to help reduce pain
In context ↗