| Chronic fatigue syndrome has many symptoms | | | | Research shows that highly stressful situations or |
| and conditions that are associated with it. Some | | | | events can bring on initial attacks of chronic |
| sufferers are greatly affected while others are | | | | fatigue syndrome. Further stressful situations only |
| not. The disease is quite difficult to treat because | | | | aggravate the symptoms further. Those who |
| there is very little consistency with the | | | | suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome are highly |
| symptoms. However, stress is one symptom that | | | | encouraged to avoid stress and to engage in |
| seems to be present in nearly all sufferers of | | | | activities to help reduce stress and anxiety. |
| chronic fatigue syndrome. | | | | Exercise makes up part of the treatment |
| Nearly all sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome | | | | program for sufferers of chronic fatigue |
| react badly to stressful situations. Stress can | | | | syndrome. The exercise is not meant to push the |
| aggravate their symptoms to a point where they | | | | body to its physical limits but rather to help treat |
| are nearly debilitating. Stress for chronic fatigue | | | | the symptoms of the condition. Sufferers are |
| syndrome sufferers is also more that just | | | | encouraged to participate in light stretching, |
| unpleasant or tense situations. They also include | | | | resistance and even yoga. These activities help |
| emotional, biological or physical stressors that | | | | maintain muscle flexibility and tissue density, but |
| cause the body to react in an adverse way. | | | | are also very effective in reducing stress and |
| Sometimes sounds or images can trigger a | | | | anxiety. Deep breathing and relaxation techniques |
| stressful response to a sufferer of chronic | | | | are also used for this purpose. |
| fatigue. | | | | |