If after you have a good understanding of what it takes to manage well, a job change is necessary, review Chapters Seven and Eight. Be sure to read the insert on the next page on how new technology makes possible small adjustments which make a big difference. That is, many simple adjustments you can make which, when followed consistently, collectively add up to making life manage- able. That's the message I hope to have communicated through this book. Life isn't over because of this potentially tormenting disease.
Life can be great.
Oh, they'll be little. It's by blood, sweat, and tears, but it is possible. Human nature will be inclined toward continuing circumstances which produce triggers of the cycles of pain and fatigue. The objective when there is overwhelming pain is to break the cycle. Muscle tension causes blood vessels to constrict, resulting in reduced nourishment of the cells, as well as more build-up of toxins.