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===Too much activity? === Instead of advising too little activity, some have argued that pacing actually instructs patients to do too much. ME advocate [[Gabby Klein]], for example wrote:Β βMy treating physician -Β Dr. [[Derek Enlander|Enlander]] - always told me to do 50% of what I think I can do. It was the best advice I got. There is much more potential harm from activity/exercise than from rest.β<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://twitter.com/GabbyKlein1/status/1026561377828306947| title = Gabby Klein on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-08-20|language=en}}</ref> ME blogger Sally Burch argued that ME/CFS patients will usually do too much activity, so that the best advice a physician can give, is preemptive rest.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://twitter.com/KeelaToo/status/1026727305585074176| title = Sally Burch on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-08-20|language=en}}</ref> According to Goudsmit and Jason however, advising patients to do less than they could without exacerbating symptoms, might impede them from engaging in meaningful activities such as contact with friends and family. As such, preemptive rest might increase distress and disability.<ref name=":13" />
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