Amy Engkjer

Summary

She combined a concussion protocol (limiting phone use and conversation), neurofeedback, a five-hour NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) session, EMDR, physical therapy, shiatsu, daily cold showers, an anti-inflammatory diet, meditation, and journaling, alongside reading Norman Doidge's "The Brain That Changes Itself" and Norman Cousins on neuroplasticity and belief, and Nicole Sachs' podcasts and Dr. Paul Garner's recovery story, which together she names as the turning point toward a mind-body understanding of her illness. She fell ill in early November 2020 with over 18 symptoms including seizure-like episodes, migraines, numbness, and extreme sound sensitivity, becoming so debilitated her husband performed most household tasks and she could only wash one dish at a time. After one year and ten days she declared herself "done with COVID," writing "I can do ANYTHING now. I am traveling, hiking, working out . . . dancing." She attributes the shift to recognizing a sustained fight-or-flight pattern producing "false fatigue alarms" and consciously interrupting it. She did have a significant setback when wildfire smoke triggered a return to "square one" with debilitating anxiety after she had reached about 95% recovered, which she resolved through journaling and pacing, and the account names no further maintenance beyond her daily practice of positive mindset, rest, nourishment, and movement.

What they credit

Credits Brain retraining, Diet, Trauma & somatic work, Brain retraining programs (DNRS, Gupta, ANS Rewire, Primal Trust), Cryotherapy and cold exposure, Meditation, yoga, breathwork, Neurolinguistic programming (NLP), Pacing and the energy envelope, Sarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak, Trauma work (EFT, EMDR, TRE).

Symptoms mentioned

Symptoms: Anxiety & low mood, Headaches & migraine, Light & noise sensitivity, Neuropathy & tingling.