This site and individuals associated with it provide only guidance on how to find information and to get the help you need.

 

Helping and guiding people is not without risk.

 

Sometimes people feel "Well, if I had known such and such I would not have done this and that". We don't want to put you in that situation at all.

 

Sometimes people in everyday life may say, "Well you did not say such and such..." - and the response might be "Well, you didn't ask!" We want to avoid that kind of dialogue. We may not know what to ask, simply because it is difficult to appreciate the depths of a situation you face, and you may not know what to ask. This means that there is - as in all human communications  - room for misunderstanding. We wish to avoid misunderstandings.

 

On other occasions people may think, "Well you all are the experts...you tell me..". This is not our role. Our role is not to give information about clinical matters.

 

We do not accept liability for any losses or consequential damages suffered by those we try to help.

 

It is practically impossible to know fully the depths of situations that may affect those who ask for help, so we expect that on occasions our guidance may not be helpful. That is the nature of trying to help others. In other words we cannot be helpful to everybody all the time.

 

At initial contact we will always ask if you accept this disclaimer in full. And periodically we may remind you about it or refer to it.

 

We say this so clearly because we want to avoid people saying, "Well if you had told me to do 'A', 'B' or 'C[thing] I would have been much better off." - as if they were not told about our limitations.

 

All the guidance given should be discussed with a professional advisor who has first hand knowledge of your situation before you take any actions at all. If you fail to do this, and in acting on any guidance we supply you suffer an adverse outcome, we will not be held to blame.

 

In giving the above we do not mean at all to discourage anyone. On the contrary we mean to encourage those who respect transparency and our limitations, and who need a bit of friendly guidance.

 

We want to keep it friendly. Ultimately, if we come to an idea that our interaction is unlikely to be friendly in the broadest context of the word, we reserve the right to withdraw from helping you.