Acupuncture for Anxiety

Many people have experienced emotional distress and anxiety at some points in their lives. These psychological conditions are very common in today’s modern world and they are normal reactions to everyday problems and events. However, if they become too persistent, excessive or uncontrollable, a more serious approach may be required to restore calm and balance to the body and mind.

Using acupuncture for anxiety and other nervous system disorders is a perfect way to activate the relaxation response and achieve natural stress relief. Read below to discover why and try it yourself!

Body and Mind are Connected

Acupuncture needle pricking on woman shoulder therapy

The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TMC) has always taken into consideration the connection between body and mind and believed that emotions were inseparably linked to our organs’ health.

If we understand these connections, we will also understand how a serious dysfunction and imbalance within certain organs may be the major cause of anxiety, and vice versa, anxiety could be the reason why these organs are damaged.

Anger, fear, grief, worry, and joy are correlated to each of the five Yin organs of the body, and all of these organs can be significantly affected by a stressful lifestyle, bad dietary habits, as well as other environmental and hereditary factors. When this happens, a serious imbalance of energy flow occurs inside your body.

By injecting needles into specific points on your body associated with anxiety symptoms you experience, the acupuncture practitioner will reactivate energy flow and restore balance. Once this is done, you will start feeling relaxed and a lot less anxious than before.

Heart, Spleen and Kidneys are Related to Anxiety

When it comes to anxiety, the most injured organs can be heart, spleen and kidneys. When there is a dysfunction in one or all of these organs, different emotional and physical symptoms may occur, such as palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, trembling, chest pain, headache, nausea and others.

Other organs can also be correlated to certain nervous system conditions, but the ones mentioned above are those that are most involved.

Symptoms of spleen disorders and imbalance mostly include exaggerated worry, dwelling and focusing too much on a particular problem, poor appetite and excessive mental work. Heart disorders are associated with fatigue, lack of enthusiasm, restlessness, depression, despair, poor memory, aversion to speaking and insomnia. The kidneys imbalance may instead cause preoccupation, fearfulness, insecurity, lack of sexual desire, aloofness, isolation and weak willpower.

Following the exact manifestations of your anxiety, the acupuncture practitioner will target specific organs correlated with these emotions. The insertion of needles into particular acu-points that correspond to these organs will greatly reduce anxiety and alleviate many other negative psychological states.

Acupuncture Stimulates the Brain to Produce Mood-enhancing Chemicals

Woman Receiving An Acupuncture Needle Therapy

In summary, the acupuncture for anxiety works on eliminating problems that have caused it and reestablishing proper energy flow.

One of the main causes of anxiety, restlessness, depression, stress and insomnia may sometimes lie in the lack of natural mood-enhancing chemicals in your body.

Acupuncture can be very useful in restoring this imbalance, for it has the ability to stimulate our brain to produce more serotonin, a substance that regulates mood and makes us feel happy.

Acupuncture will also trigger the release of the pain-killing endorphins that induce feelings of well-being and promote circulation.

In addition to all this, the activation of specific acu-points will considerably help relax tight muscles, stop spasms, lower blood pressure and reduce heart palpitations.

About the author

Jessica

Jessica is a translator who has lived for many years in Asia and South America. She now lives and works in Europe, while preparing her new journeys. She enjoys traveling, meeting new people, exploring different cultures and foods, and being in love.

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