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