Coping with Chronic Fatigue

by Trudie Chalder

A self-help book for everyone who feels exhausted all the time including sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.). This book encourages chronic fatigue sufferers to assess their own level of fatigue, and offers advice on dealing with exhaustion and incorporating these changes into everyday life. There are chapters on understanding the fatigue problem, diet, drugs, improving sleeping patterns and how to plan exercise and resting routines.

Genres: Nonfiction

80 pages, Paperback

First published June 23, 1995

Reviews

[Jenika · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is irrelevant for anyone with CFS, ME or Post Viral Fatigue.

It may possibly be of use to people who are a bit tired or lazy but don’t have a medical condition. Or people who believe they’re ill when they are not.

A book of medically unsound advice from the ‘ME is all in the head’ brigade.

I wouldn’t waste your energy on it.

[ClaireJ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Please do not read this book. It is so out of date and it makes out that Chronic Fatigue is all in your head and so going out doing a lot of exercise will cure you. This book would cause you more harm than good. Being told to not listen to your body is the worst advice I have ever heard!

[Mary · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well and truly dated. See the Centre for Disease Control for up to date information and Bruce Campbells online info and Workwell infl=o

[Nancy Blackett (pirate) · Rating 1 out of 5]

The worst book I have come across on CFS. The writer has little understanding of the condition and no compassion for the sufferers.

[Maeve · Rating 1 out of 5]

Embarrassing that Trudie Chalder hasn't redacted this monstrosity yet. How humiliating to build a career upon the myth that one can exercise and positive-think their way out of a neuroimmune disease. This work of fiction posited as fact is dangerous to patients and their physicians.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.25 stars