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==Theory== Reserve therapy is "an educational process closely linked to emotional intelligence training" and as such it is not a medical treatment.<ref name="book2010" /> Reverse therapy aims to improve "stress-related illness", as such ME/CFS is viewed as [[Psychosomatic illness|psychosomatic]] and linked to emotional difficulties or lack of recognition of emotions. Eaton developed Reserve Therapy based on his own personal experiences combined with concepts and ideas from well known psychiatrists and psychotherapists including Milton Erickson.<ref name="Eaton2005">https://books.google.com/books?id=jBGEgrgrMjYC&lpg=PA1&pg=PA12#v=onepage&q&f=true</ref>{{Rp|1-10}} Reverse therapy posits that non-specific illnesses originate from a breakdown between "Bodymind" (the limbic system or the "emotional" mind) and the "Critical mind" (the frontal lobes or the "judgemental" mind). This breakdown leads to uncleared emotions, [[stress]], and a loss of fulfilment which in turn "leads to changes in signals from the Limbic system in the [[brain]], leading to overwork of the [[hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis|HPA axis]], to overload of the [[adrenal gland]]s and alterations in the [[muscle]]s, [[gut]], circulation, [[immune system]], sleep cycle and elsewhere." Reverse therapy uses techniques to help the patient listen to their "Bodymind", and to become more assertive, positive, and [[mindfulness|mindful]]. Once the patient is more in tune with their "Bodymind" and leading a more balanced life, in theory the non-specific illness should resolve itself.<ref name="website">{{Cite web|url=http://www.reverse-therapy.com/reverse-therapy/ | title = Reverse Therapy|website=Reverse Therapy|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}}</ref>
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