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	Ten Essentials for Managing Your Chronic Illness Part 2 by Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed.
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6. Educate Yourself

Learn everything you possibly can about your illness and your options. Consult with physicians, nutritionists, alternative health providers, other individuals with your condition, etc.

Go to the library or bookstore and read everything you can get your hands on, do research on the Internet. Saturate your mind with knowledge about all aspects of your condition so that you can make informed choices. Self-knowledge restores a sense of personal power.

7. Pace Yourself

Set priorities with your time and your energy. Break down your tasks and activities into hard and easy categories and list them according to priority. Do the things that are urgent or most important first and then the others when you are capable.

Break long-term goals down into several short-term goals. Permit yourself to achieve the goal in small steps instead of all at once. Always allow yourself to rest when needed and give yourself permission to leave the list unfinished.

Be flexible and accept your limits. Allow yourself time to recuperate when you have participated in a draining activity.

8. Humor and Inspiration

Humor and inspiration are good for the soul and the immune system and necessary to help us keep things in perspective and out of negativity. They improve mood and make life a little lighter and more manageable. Feed yourself with humor and inspiration daily.

Keep quotes, nature pictures or jokes in your daily space for frequent viewing, with things like calendars, or if you have Internet access you can receive quotes of the day or jokes of the day delivered to your email box. You can also watch funny films, read cartoons or read inspirational magazines or books.

9. Nurture Primary Relationships

Everyone needs love and support and it is especially important for those with chronic illness. It assists in the acceptance and adjustment process, helps you cope and relationships are what makes life worth living. There is nothing more fulfilling than loving and being loved.

Chronic illness will undoubtedly be a strain and stress on relationships and has the potential to erode or destroy them if left unchecked. It will be necessary to make a conscious effort to nourish them. Make those most important to you a priority and reserve quality time for them. Encourage open communication of feelings.

Deal with the impact the illness has on your relationships directly and honestly. People have a tendency to try and spare one another's feelings by avoiding these types of discussions, and although you may avoid the discomfort of the moment, in the long run this is destructive to the relationship. Seek friends who are supportive and understanding.

10. Reduce Stress

Life is stressful and there is no way to eliminate it, but keeping stress to a minimum and finding ways to deal effectively with your stress on a daily basis is essential to preventing it from overburdening your already limited physical and emotional capacities.

Delegate responsibilities and chores to others in your life if possible. Shorten duration of visits and activities when necessary. Participate in soothing, relaxing activities like, massage, meditation, prayer and exercise. Don't allow yourself to get caught up in the vicious rat race of life by trying to live up to others' expectations.

Most of society lives a very unhealthy pace of life. Keep life simple; enjoy the simple things of life.

Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed. is a holistic health counselor specializing in issues of living with chronic illness, chronic pain and disability as well as sexual intimacy. She is also author of the inspirational E-Book "Finding Life Fulfillment when Living with Chronic Illness-A Spiritual Journey".

Services, Ebooks and a FREE Newsletter can be found at her website. Holistic Help or send any email to this address to subscribe to the FREE Newsletter mailto: Holistichelp-subscribe@topica.com

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The information here is offered to help in your research and investigation of possible ways to manage your own health care issues. Common sense as well as solid professional advice from your own trusted medical care specialist or personal holistic health care practitioner should always be part of managing your health care choices.

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