Welcome to the 'Thriving or Surviving' test.

1. No matter what I try, nothing works

2. I have to manage my energy very carefully

3. I can easily overdo it and then crash

4. The doctors have said there is nothing more they can do

5. At times I feel as though I’m merely existing

6. Other people don’t understand what it’s like to live like this

7. I would love to be able to take exercise again

8. It started after one of the following: Getting a virus / Having an accident or operation / Going through a difficult time in my life

9. I haven’t been able to work for some time

10. Pain killers don’t seem work most of the time