If This Then That Card

I created this system when I realised that I wasn’t attempting to treat pain until it was very high on the pain scale, at which point nothing helped, and my nervous system was like a runaway train.

I made my own If This Then That plan several years ago and followed it without question. When I wrote “4/10” in my symptom tracking journal, I knew what to do next. This helped me reduce flare-ups and decrease my average pain levels.

You get:

A two page PDF that you can download, print and use immediately

On page one is a half-page If This...Then That worksheet and the instructions/guidance/example

On page two is two copies of the If This...Then That worksheet - incase you'd like to print just the template and have one for later (because our plans won't stay static).

Use this worksheet to create a plan for when symptoms are doing certain things. Ask your doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional for assistance. It will help to make a list of things that help and be honest about when on the symptom scale they are most helpful.

I provide an example in the download, and you can watch this video for more details on the If This Then That idea.

Pay what you want

I am offering this on a pay-what-you-want option. You can take it for free - I hope it helps! Or you may choose to leave a small contribution to this work. I have many resources for you in this store - a lot are free, so please take what serves you.

Who am I?

I'm Melissa, founder of Going My Own Pace YouTube channel and substack. I'm a mama of four with multiple chronic illnesses. I've experienced chronic pain and fatigue for most of my life. For the past decade, I've been sharing my journey because I don't want anyone else to lose as much of their life to untreated symptoms as I did. I've written five non fiction books for adults, four for children and two fiction stories with chronically ill protagonists. You can join Going Our Own Pace community here.