Under a rest e.v.

Loud against myalgic encephalomyelitis

Under a Rest e.V. makes ME/CFS visible — in sport, in the media, at events and in the everyday lives of people affected by the disease. We bring together education, community and public awareness for an illness that has been overlooked for far too long.

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How to Become Part of Under a Rest

Whether you live with ME/CFS yourself, are a family member, supporter or simply want to understand more — here are the main ways to become part of Under a Rest.

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I live with ME

You want to belong without pressure, expectations or having to prove anything.

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I do sport

You want to use your races, runs or competitions to make ME/CFS visible.

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I want to support

You want to make education, campaigns and our nonprofit work possible.

Be visible. Take a stand. Be part of the movement.

Loud for the Silent

Meet us at races, campaigns and events. Wherever public attention is created, we make ME/CFS visible.

Upcoming Under a Rest Events

Understanding ME

ME is not ordinary exhaustion. It is a serious neuroimmune multisystem disease. Its hallmark symptom is Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM): an often delayed worsening of symptoms following physical, cognitive or emotional exertion.

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“ME/CFS is associated with an extremely low quality of life and a very high burden of disease. In some comparisons, the burden has even been rated as higher than that associated with HIV/AIDS.”

— including Hvidberg et al., 2015

Awareness You Can Wear

Wear awareness. Start conversations.

Our Awareness Shop makes ME/CFS visible — through clothing, cards, flyers and products designed to start conversations. Every purchase supports the work of Under a Rest and helps bring information about ME/CFS to places where it is still missing.

Bringing ME into the Public Eye

Under a Rest in the Media, in Conversations and at Events

ME/CFS needs more than stories that remain unheard. Under a Rest brings the disease to places where people listen, ask questions and start thinking differently: interviews, events, media coverage, exhibitions and public conversations.

That is how visibility grows for a disease that has been overlooked for far too long.

Press & Interviews

Reports, conversations and interviews about ME/CFS, Under a Rest and why invisible illnesses need far more public attention.

Events & Appearances

From sporting events to awareness formats, we take ME/CFS beyond the usual bubble and into spaces where people would otherwise rarely encounter the disease.

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Visibility is not created alone. Together with partners from business, media, sport and society, we bring ME/CFS to where it belongs: into the heart of public awareness.

Any funds we do not need for our own nonprofit work are passed on to the ME/CFS Research Foundation to support urgently needed ME/CFS research.

Yannic Beyer supports Under a Rest e.V. as a trusted partner with a genuine connection to our association and a shared goal of building sustainable structures for engagement and visibility.

BE THE CHANGE

Become Part of Under a Rest

Whether you live with ME, are active in sport or simply want to support our work: your membership helps us make ME/CFS visible.