{"id":52887,"date":"2023-05-12T16:41:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=52887"},"modified":"2023-05-12T16:41:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:41:03","slug":"what-is-chronic-fatigue-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/12\/what-is-chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome affects at least 250,000 people in the UK.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For students, this can cause disruptions to their workload at university and their social life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It often goes unnoticed, and can also go undiagnosed due to its complex nature intertwining with other mental health conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlotta von Graevenitz, 22, was diagnosed with CFS last year and has since found her everyday life being altered by the condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a student in Sheffield, Ms von Graevenitz, has found it a lot harder to push through with even the simplest task.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told ShefNews: \u201cI get the bus a lot, even for a 15 minute walk up hill because I know it will destroy my energy levels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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