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This user has been staring at his monitor
too long |
| :-S |
Confused, or incoherent |
| |-I |
Sleeping |
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Snoring |
| ,-O |
Yawning |
| :_) |
Tongue in Cheek |
| : ~) |
Smiley has a bad cold |
| :- D |
Laughing aloud (at you!); or, talks too
much |
| :'-( |
Crying sadly |
| :'-) |
Crying happily |
| :-@ |
Screaming |
| :- o |
"Uh oh !!" |
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| AFAIK |
As far as I know |
| AfME |
Action for ME |
| AIYH |
All in your head ! |
| AM |
Anti-depression Medicine |
| AYME |
Association of Youth with ME |
| BA |
Benefits Agency |
| BAMS |
Benefits Agency Medical Services |
| BTW |
By the way ... |
| CFS |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
| CFIDS |
Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
(pronounced 'see -fids' |
| DD |
Darned disease / the "d----d disease" (insert
your "D" word) -- A handy nickname for CFIDS/M.E.
!! |
| DLA |
Disability Living Allowance |
| DSS |
Department of Social Security |
| FM |
Fibromyalgia |
| FMS |
Fibromyalgia Syndrome |
| FWIW |
For what it's worth ... |
| GWS |
Gulf War Syndrome |
| IAIYH |
It's all in your heeeeed !! |
| IBS |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| ICB |
Incapacity Benefit |
| IMHO |
In my humble opinion |
| IMVHO |
In my VERY humble opinion |
| IS |
Income Support |
| LOL |
Larfin' out loud !! |
| MCS |
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities |
| ME |
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis |
| MEA |
ME Association |
| NMAT |
Neurally Mediated Hypo Tension (no idea
what that one is !!) |
| OTOH |
On the other hand |
| PPL |
People |
| PPS |
Post Polio Syndrome |
| PWC |
Person with CFS |
| PWME |
Person with ME |
| ROFL |
Roll on floor larfin' |
| ROFLOL |
Rollin' on floor, larfin' out loud (my
personal fav !!) |
| RSI |
Repetitive stress/strain injury |
| SDA |
Severe Disablement Allowance |
| SSRI |
Selective seratonin re-uptake inhibitor (antidepressant
medication) |
| TENS |
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator |
| YPWC |
Young person with CFS |
| YPWME |
Young person with ME |
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