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Anxiety

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Licensed Acupuncturist and Practitioner of Chinese Medicine

John S. Aguilar Jr., L.Ac.

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Anxiety is typically rooted in an unsettled Heart system (from a Chinese medical perspective). The Chinese Heart system, denoted here by the use of a capital 'H', shares in common with the Western sciences the anatomical heart, but it also encompasses many other physiological process, mental states, moods, etc. Of these, the role of dealing directly with reality and the world around us, moment-to-moment, and its role of maintaining overall order in the other systems are primary in the experience of anxiety.

If the energy (qi) or nourishment of the Heart system is deficient, it is less capable of dealing with daily events and stresses. It may be overwhelmed easily, resulting in a distinct type of loss of control and nervousness. In the presence of such deficiencies, it may take very little to overwhelm the system, resulting in what appears to be spontaneous bouts of anxiety.

Chinese medical treatment of anxiety will be tailored to the specific presentation in the patient, including their unique medical and emotional background, as well as the nature, severity, and associated symptoms. Treatment will likely entail acupuncture, internal Chinese herbal medicine, counseling, and  meditative practice. (For disucssion on these modlaities, please click here.)

Ideally, treatment will have near immediate results, which will grow deeper and longer lasting with each successive session. As anxiety may likely involve chronic physical as well as mental and emotional components, it is important the patient be prepared to make close observation of themselves and their life. It is also important for the patient to consider making fundamental life changes to improve their overall health. (Disucssion of these changes to improve the foundation of health can be read here.)

For more on what Chinese medicine can treat, please click here.

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John Aguilar, Jr. 2008