Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Stress, Anxiety and Mental Health 

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine.

High stress and anxiety are more common in our culture than you think. Many patients visit the Acupuncture and Chinese medicine clinic for other ailments such as digestive issues, headaches or period pain, yet also present with huge anxiety over social pressure. Smart phones with constant notifications, the need to ‘have it all’ financially and the adrenaline overdrive of trying to keep up with everyone else. 

Stress and anxiety (1) can take it’s toll on your body in a number of ways:

• Insomnia (2) or poor sleep quality
• Digestive upset, nausea, butterflies in your abdomen
• Fatigue and adrenal burn out
• Pain in the body
• Palpitations in your chest
• Racing thoughts
• Irritability
• Depressed mood (3)
• Hormonal imbalance and PMS
• Hypertension
• Inflammation
• Poor immune function 
• Lack of interest in job and friendship circles
• Can lead to more chronic health problems

In the tradition of Traditional Chinese medicine, a physical complaint addressed with acupuncture and herbs simultaneously addresses the corresponding emotional and spiritual counterpart to that physical complaint. In the same way, treating an emotional or spiritual complaint will also address the corresponding physical complaint. An example of this can be seen with digestive issues and the tendency to ruminate, worry or over think. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine is a holistic therapy. It can maximize your overall energy level and minimize fearful reactions and anxiety in your daily life. This is achieved by regulating the nervous system.

In my experience, patients that start acupuncture for a physical complaint, come back for subsequent treatments with unexpected improvement in symptoms such as insomnia or other emotional difficulties. I’ve also seen many patients ashamed or embarrassed to share with me that they are experiencing emotional or mental upheaval as a main complaint, while addressing a physical ailment such as “tense shoulders from sitting behind the desk at the office”. Yet they are experiencing insomnia, panic attacks or deep depression simultaneously.

Life can be really tough sometimes in this human experience. It is very much okay to ask for professional help, to take some time out or to have a health treatment to take care of you. 

Research: Acupuncture has shown to have some promise in assisting anxiety related disorders. Although at this time evidence is inconclusive, it does show potential positive results. 

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