Understanding ME/CFS
Living with ME/CFS often means recalibrating expectations around energy, recovery, and time. Many patients describe a shrinking margin between activity and consequence, where everyday tasks require careful planning and misjudgments can lead to prolonged setbacks. Over time, this unpredictability can erode confidence in the body and make even small decisions feel high-stakes.
We prioritize approaches that protect energy reserves and reduce avoidable crashes. Early work centers on establishing safer baselines, identifying limits that are not always intuitive, and learning how to respond early when warning signs appear. Interventions are chosen with restraint, with as much emphasis on what to avoid as what to add.
Progress is measured in steadiness rather than speed—longer stretches without relapse, improved tolerance to daily demands, and a gradual return of reliability. The goal is not pushing capacity, but preserving function and allowing resilience to rebuild over time.
Living with ME/CFS often means recalibrating expectations around energy, recovery, and time. Many patients describe a shrinking margin between activity and consequence, where everyday tasks require careful planning and misjudgments can lead to prolonged setbacks. Over time, this unpredictability can erode confidence in the body and make even small decisions feel high-stakes.
We prioritize approaches that protect energy reserves and reduce avoidable crashes. Early work centers on establishing safer baselines, identifying limits that are not always intuitive, and learning how to respond early when warning signs appear. Interventions are chosen with restraint, with as much emphasis on what to avoid as what to add.
Progress is measured in steadiness rather than speed—longer stretches without relapse, improved tolerance to daily demands, and a gradual return of reliability. The goal is not pushing capacity, but preserving function and allowing resilience to rebuild over time.
