Medical

One of the hardest aspects of this illness is the ability to cope with the peripheral emotional issues that accompany the illness.   The following a provided as a resource to obtain professional assistance.   It is a guide only.   If you are aware of other forms of assistance, please feel free to use them.   The main point is to be aware you are not alone:

1.   Life Line/Suicide Hotline Number (24 hr Counselling Service) - 131 114

2.   University Counselling Services - most Universities have a free
      Counselling Sevices Available to all students on all issues.   Contact
       your University for assistance

3.    Local Public Hospitals - Most Public Hospitals will have a counselling
       Service available.   You local hospital will be detailed in the White
      Pages or it is available on 12455.

If you are not comfortable with talking to these people, contact you usual Doctor (most have 24 hr contact details), you family, or your friends.   The key is to talk.

Web Friends

ME/CFS/FM can be an isolating and/or debilitating.   The Internet may well be your only form of communication with the outside world.   There are a number of chat programs available on the net that can assist you to talk to other people in your situation, and to the outside world in general.

1.   ICQ is a very hand chat program that allow you to chat one on one with
      a lot of people around the world.   A lot of people with CFS use this
      program.   Click above to download.

2.   Lisa's ME/CFS Contact List.   This is an excellent list for Australian
      people with ME/CFS/FM.

3.   Chats contacts are available from Moira's Canberra ME/CFS Website..