Identifying when we might be trying too hard to be the perfect patient will help us recognise the achiever pattern and how it might actually hinder our progress. Recovery from ME/CFS requires us to recognise when we're trying to push instead of stay in a healing state and wait until we have genuine energy to do more. Alex offers some tips on how to recognise the achiever patterns, how it can help and hinder, and what to do when the pattern hijacks our recovery.

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