Acupuncture » Mental & Emotional Stress

How you feel physically is often a reflection of your thoughts and emotions. So if you worry, stress yourself out, or don't take the time for rest and relaxation, your body isn't going to feel good. On the contrary, the stress and anxiety can lead to or enhance illness and pain. What your mind and body may need is acupuncture to help release the anxiety, depression, and fatigue that is making you sick.

Anxiety and Depression

Two of the most common mental and emotional conditions are anxiety and depression. In fact, it's estimated that depression is experienced by 1 in 5 people! Unfortunately, most conventional doctors - and countless drug commercials - tell patients that prescription drugs are the answer. Yet when used as the primary solution, all these drugs do is mask symptoms without ever getting to the source of the problem.

Acupuncture circulates the Qi - or life force in the body - balancing the flow of energy. This helps release the blocks in the body that are causing the symptoms in the first place.

Fatigue

When you feel tired all the time, it's impossible to live life to its fullest. You can try faking it with coffee, tea and "energy" drinks but the crash that comes afterward often leaves you feeling even more depleted. Aside from the obvious - getting plenty of rest - one particularly effective response to chronic fatigue syndrome is acupuncture. From weakness to insomnia, acupuncture can relieve you of the symptoms that are robbing you of a full, rested life.