Ashok Gupta's Amygdala Retraining Technique For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Ashok Gupta, a former chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patient, believes damage to a part of the brain called the amygdala has locked chronic fatigue syndrome patients into an ongoing stress response. The stress or 'fight or flight response' has many manifestations including shortened breath, tightened muscles, impaired digestion, poor sleep, rushing mind, etc. His techniques turn on the idea that it is possible to turn the stress response down and re-initiate a pattern of healthy, relaxed functioning. He proposes one can do this 'retraining the amygdala'. In 2004 he published a paper in that Medical Hypotheses Journal that outlines his theory.
Cort Johnson's Amygdala Retraining Blogs Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Patients Report - these reports consist mostly of e-mails I've received from people doing the Amygdala Retraining Process. Click here to view them.