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In the US 24% of the adult population were found to have at least once had fatigue lasting 2 weeks or more; about 50% of these persons were convinced that their fatigue had no medical cause. In another study, 24% of the respondents complained about at least one episode of prolonged fatigue (>1 month). If such a fatigue persists beyond 6 months it is defined as Chronic Fatigue.

A British study shows that 77% of the 240,000 people in the UK with CFS have lost their jobs. 25% are house or bed bound, 38% lost their ability to drive a vehicle, 39% complained about a permanent reduction in employment opportunities and 77% reported that their social contacts decreased significantly under CFS.

Given such figures, it is quite surprising that some people seriously wanted to rename Chronic fatigue Syndrome into “yuppie flu” and other discriminating names, several “scientific” publishers in fact went as far as to describe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a new kind of hysteria that got fashionable in the 90’s.

So be prepared: you most likely will find that the world does not welcome you in your new state.