Psymplicity - Harley street clinic and website (UK)

[Sly Saint]

based in Harley st "Psymplicity is London’s top boutique therapy, psychology and psychiatry clinic"

Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Tips From Top Therapists
As a non-curable condition, a CFS diagnosis can be extremely challenging to come to terms with. That being said, there are some treatment options available, and there are also a number of tips and tricks that can help you to better manage your CFS diagnosis and live your life to the best of your potential.

In this article, we’re going to explore chronic fatigue syndrome in more detail and explain some top tips from our expert therapists that can help you with living with CFS.

part way thro they then switch to ME

Symptoms of ME vary greatly between people, and you might even experience a fluctuation of symptoms within a day. Due to the nature of CFS, it can be hard to diagnose the condition because it has the same symptoms as many other chronic illnesses and conditions. Based on this, a diagnosis is made via a process of elimination, along with blood and urine tests.

If your GP or medical practitioner determines that your individual symptoms are lasting longer than they would expect, a chronic fatigue syndrome diagnosis may be given. This can be devastating, particularly for those who lead active lifestyles. It’s thought that nearly half of people with chronic fatigue syndrome develop depression.

Treatments to improve living with chronic fatigue syndrome
As mentioned, there isn’t yet a cure for chronic fatigue syndrome, but there are some treatments that can provide effective relief. These include:

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) – Many people with CFS may develop a fear or avoidance of exercise because of the impact it has on their health and wellbeing afterwards; however, this avoidance is unhealthy as it can cause more issues. CBT can help to address this unhealthy thought pattern if present and help to strengthen the relationship between a person with CFS and exercise

Many people find that their symptoms improve for a while and then flare up again, but on the whole, those who undergo treatment for their ME tend to find it’s more manageable and their symptoms improve over time.

We’ve put together some of the main tips a lot of people with ME find useful.

Exercise is important for everyone and goes a long way to promoting good health, but for people with chronic fatigue syndrome, exercise can be difficult. This is because physical activity leads to prolonged exhaustion for many people with ME, and this can have a detrimental effect on your overall health and wellbeing.

When exhausted, people with chronic fatigue syndrome might be unable to do everyday tasks – even getting out of bed can be a struggle. This is due to something called post-exertional malaise (PEM). With this in mind, going to the gym and doing a mixture of exercises or trying to keep up with others physically isn’t the best course of action for someone with ME.

Instead, a personalised exercise plan should be developed. You can work with your GP or a physical therapist to develop one that is unique to you and your capabilities. With the right support, you can devise a structured exercise plan that allows you to correctly pace yourself and rest adequately in line with your attainable level of exertion.

Implementing a personalised exercise plan will allow you to be physically active, but in a way that isn’t detrimental to your wellbeing or that will mean you’re unable to do a lot afterwards. By staying within your personal boundaries, you can effectively pace yourself without the knock-on effect.

https://psymplicity.com/living-with-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-tips-from-top-therapists/

 

[Trish]

The author of this clearly doesn't have a clue. And it's not NICE guideline compliant. All the old CBT to remove fear avoidance of exercise, structured exercise program nonsense. The structured exercise plan seems to think it's pacing, but to my mind it's not, even though it adds the proviso that you stay within your limits. I hope someone here has the energy to write to them and point out their misinformation.

Edit to add: They keep talking about exercise plan rather than activity plan, which implies that everyone can add scheduled exercise on top of necessary daily activities. For most people with real lives and responsiblities, that's ridiculous, but perhaps for those who can afford to pay to attend a Harley Street clinic they can also afford servants!

 

[rvallee]

Instead, a personalised exercise plan should be developed. You can work with your GP or a physical therapist to develop one that is unique to you and your capabilities.

Why do they even pretend this stuff is real when it's not even a thing? Even the old McDonald's men had more personalisation to it, the whole paradigm is fully generic. All it does is create the illusion of expertise when for all intents and purposes it's just as random as Feng-Shui.

 

[Fainbrog]

Reading the snippets above, I felt (through my fuggled mind) it starts off ok and I'm thinking, oh, that's suggesting some empathy with the illness and then it just hangs a right and careers straight off a cliff, crashing into a messy conflagration of NICE-opposing, ME and CFS, exercise and CBT mess, demonstrating how little they actually understand or cared to try to understand.

I sincerely hope no-one pays them a penny for their offering, but I fear, having been that desperate person seeking answers, some will and will be made worse before they realise what a crock that all is. Grrr.

 

[oldtimer]

It's written by their in-house psychologist Mavish Sikander, who "is a BABCP Accredited CBT and EMDR Therapist and CBT Clinical Lead at Psymplicity". Highly paid too I imagine.

Someone should put Mavish and her employer straight. Psympletons!

 

[Sean]

Psymplicity is London’s top boutique therapy

Starts badly, and quickly descends into farce.

 

[CRG]

It's written by their in-house psychologist Mavish Sikander, who "is a BABCP Accredited CBT and EMDR Therapist and CBT Clinical Lead at Psymplicity". Highly paid too I imagine.

Someone should put Mavish and her employer straight. Psympletons!

Interestingly her 'other' job is with the NHS where she would be bound by the NICE guideline:

https://psymplicity.com/specialist/mavish-sikander/

Qualifications
BSc Psychology
PG Cert Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Interventions
PG Dip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
EMDR part 1-4

Clinical Experience
CBT/EMDR Therapist and Clinical Lead at Psymplicity Ltd
CBT/EMDR Therapist at Barnet NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust
Low Intensity CBT Clinical and Case supervisor at Barnet NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at Birmingham NHS Mental Health Foundation Trist

PSYMPLICITY LTD is a single director, Brass Plate company, acting as secretarial and booking operation for its sole director plus whatever medics sign up to it https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07618606/officers

https://psymplicity.com/specialist/dr-jeremy-beider/

Beider is also busy in the testing business: https://www.myogenes.com/medical-panel/dr-jeremy-beider/

Whether there's any latitude in trying to get them to change their CFS advertorial seems a bit doubtful, I guess if anyone has the energy it might be worth a try - anyone yet passed this on to MEA ?