At worst it's kind of like going into battle. At best you know what triggers you, you know what things to avoid doing (like problematic foods, for example, or scents), you know what pain you have to accept not going away and what pain can respond to massage or therapy, you know your own quirks and can manage them so that they have minimal negative effect on your daily functioning, you know your limitations, and you just deal with it and try to keep positive. When you aren't positive, you sit with that and go easy on yourself.

That's why I call it management.