Chronic conditions

Learn to live with conditions that don't resolve — pacing energy, living through flares, and managing symptoms that run across many diagnoses.

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MS fatigue: what it feels like, why it happens, and how to pace around it

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

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Activity and symptom diary: what to log when you are pacing, and what to do with it

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

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Boom and bust: why the good day is the one that costs you, and how to break the cycle

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

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The 50% rule: how stopping before you feel tired keeps you out of a crash

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

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Best pacing apps for ME/CFS and Long COVID, compared: what each one measures and what it cannot see

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

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Morning HRV for pacing with ME/CFS and Long COVID: how to read it next to how you feel

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

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Heart rate pacing: thresholds, wearables and alerts for ME/CFS and Long COVID

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

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Energy envelope: how to find your baseline for pacing with ME/CFS and Long COVID

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

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What is pacing? A guide to pacing for chronic illness, with every approach compared

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

October 6, 2026

Dermatographia (skin writing): why a scratch turns into a welt, and what helps

MCAS

September 30, 2026

Cold urticaria: why cold gives you hives, and when it becomes dangerous

MCAS

September 30, 2026

Cholinergic urticaria: why heat, sweat and stress bring out tiny hives

MCAS

September 30, 2026

Chronic hives out of nowhere: what chronic spontaneous urticaria is, and why it keeps coming back

MCAS

September 30, 2026

Stress hives: can stress cause hives, what they look like, and what helps

MCAS

September 30, 2026

Lupus flare symptoms: the early warning signs, the real triggers, and what to do when one starts

Lupus

September 29, 2026

How to do a stand test at home properly

POTS & Dysautonomia

September 25, 2026

Why did I crash when my step count was zero?

Energy-Limiting Conditions (ELC)

September 25, 2026

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Can a smartwatch predict a migraine? What the data actually shows

Migraine

September 25, 2026

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Your migraine trigger might be the migraine already starting

Migraine

September 25, 2026

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Neck pain before a migraine: trigger or symptom?

Migraine

September 25, 2026