NOTE: Few of these resources directly deal with coping with endometriosis. Several of them discuss coping with chronic illness. Others focus more on a specific disease; I have included them because they may have suggestions which can be applicable to coping with endo. Some resources are not specifically on coping with chronic illness, but rather are spiritual or religous resources which may be of comfort to some coping with chronic illness. I hope that inclusion of none of these implies that coping is easy, for it is not. Also, different people cope in different ways, so what works for one may not work for another. I hope that those different needs can be met by some of the sites listed here.


...And He Will Give You Rest: A Newsletter for People Who Live with Chronic Illness or Chronic Pain

Basic Meditation Instructions

Blessing Way

Body - Mind - Spirit: Index of Articles on Insights To Healthy Living

Birgit's Writings

The Caterpillar Story

Collected Prayers

Companion in Illness: An Online Prayer Book from Passionist Publications

Coping Management, Or, remaining sane and stable even if you think you can't

Coping with Chronic Illness, From Charter Hospital of Mobile Mobile, Alabama

Coping with Chronic Pain by Kevin R. Lee, M.D.

Creative Journal Method by Lucia Capacchione, Ph.D. A.T.R.

Endo Tips 'n' Tricks

Fatigue Busters - Tips for Saving Energy, by Mary-Teresa Schmidt

Feelings I Keep to Myself by Mark Flapan, Ph.D.

Healing with Humour

The Healing Power of the Mind

Help Yourself Grow
The Life Appraisal section offers chances for self-examination; I plan to do the Quilt of Life exercise soon.

John -- MENDO -- For Men Whose Women Have Endometriosis
John's site offers support for "men whose significant others or family members suffer from this disease and to offer suggestions on coping with the pain and frustration of not being able to help or to 'fix' the problem or to 'make it better.'" A must-read for anyone who cares about a woman he (or she) knows with endo.

Keys to Accepting a Chronic Illness

The McGill-Melzack Pain Questionnaire; The Language of Pain, by Claire Warga

Managing Chronic Pain

A Poem for the Ladies with Endo, by Jerry Bradway, son of a woman with endo

Recovery From a Chronic Illness by Daryl Holtz Isenberg, Ph.D.

Silent Suffering -- a poem by Karen, who suffers from endo

Strange but True: Improve your Health Through Journaling by Ray Bruce, Ph.D.

Water-Based Pillow May Reduce Neck Pain

When Life is Taken Over by Illness by Sherry Messick

Why Me?

Why Me Lord?

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