| Often referred to as being "burnt out",
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| | No Time For a Personal Life
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| people who suffer from M.E. or CFS are
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| | Exhibiting Signs of Problem Drinking
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| exhibiting a physical, mental and
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| | Muscle Soreness or Tension
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| emotional response to the effects of
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| | Digestive or Bowl Problems
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| prolonged stress. These people have
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| | If some or all of these symptoms are a
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| trouble maintaining their personal or
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| | regular occurrence in your life or the
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| professional relationships and they often
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| | life of someone you know or love, it's
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| watch their lives crumble around them as
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| | time you were introduced to Alix Needham
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| they increasingly neglect the important
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| | B.ED Adv Dip E Hyp NLP, the professional
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| things and people in their lives.
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| | lifestyle consultant and coach who is
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| It is interesting to note that M.E./CFS
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| | credited with pioneering the concept of
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| is not limited to adults. In fact, a
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| | Lifestyle Management over 15 years ago.
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| study conducted on school children in
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| | Alix, a specialist advisor on stress to
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| United Kingdom by Tymes Trust, revealed
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| | the National Council of Hypnotherapists,
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| that M.E./CFS was found to be a major
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| | is noted for her non-drug treatment
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| contributing factor in long term sickness
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| | approach to addressing the causes of M.E.
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| and missed school days for children
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| | as well as a number of other lifestyle
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| between the ages of 14-16 years old.
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| | disorders including anxiety, depression,
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| The underlying stress that causes Chronic
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| | sleep problems, phobias and drinking
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| Fatigue / Burnout is often the result of
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| | problems.
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| home, workplace, or school-related
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| | Alix advocates a "mind over matter"
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| tension and a deteriorating lifestyle
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| | approach that is based upon the fact that
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| which just fuels the stress levels and
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| | most people possess the power to overcome
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| makes the situation worse. Once extreme
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| | most of life's difficulties if they are
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| levels of prolonged stress exist, M.E. is
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| | given the knowledge and tools that are
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| often the next step.
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| | required to address them.
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| People who know how to recognize the
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| | Although not all people who suffer stress
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| early warning signs of stress, which
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| | end up advancing to M.E., many people do.
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| often includes problems sleeping, body
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| | That's why Alix says that it is so
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| aches and pains, eating disorders,
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| | important for someone to seek
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| emotional outbursts, high blood pressure,
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| | professional attention the moment that
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| bowel problems, and more, have a better
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| | symptoms of burn out begin to appear.
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| chance of avoiding myalgic
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| | Her approach to combating the effects of
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| encephalomyelitis if they get involved
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| | M.E. are based upon identifying and
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| with stress management techniques as soon
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| | eliminating the root causes of the
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| as the symptoms of stress are diagnosed.
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| | underlying stress as well as an effective
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| The symptoms of CF or "burn out" often
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| | regiment of self-relaxation techniques
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| include:
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| | that she has perfected for keeping stress
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| Emotional Exhaustion
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| | at bay.
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| Physical Exhaustion
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| | As with any treatment for Chronic Fatigue
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| Lost Sense Of Humour
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| | or M.E., the ultimate goal is to manage
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| Frequent Irritability
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| | stress and restore the body and mind to a
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| Avoiding Other People
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| | healthy balance that promotes restful
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| Feeling Trapped
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| | sleep and the mental and physical
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| Trouble Sleeping
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| | restoration that comes with it.
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| Difficulty Relaxing
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