Treating Anxiety with Acupuncture
Anxiety affects over forty million people in the United States. Anxiety is excessive worrying that is difficult to manage and frequently interferes with daily life. Psychotherapy, medicines, or a combination of the two are used to treat it. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese therapy that has emerged as a popular anxiety treatment. It involves inserting needles into pressure points on your body.
Acupuncture is helpful for certain types of anxiety, such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Anxiety is an emotional reaction to stress in which you may feel scared, anxious, or hesitant about anything, such as starting a new job or giving a public speech. Anxious people frequently experience feelings of dread and irrational or racing thoughts. Anxiety patients avoid particular situations or persons to avoid an anxiety attack. Anxiety can also express physically as muscle tightness, shallow breathing, rapid heart rate, sweating, and shaking.
How Acupuncture For Anxiety Works:
Qi is an energy force described in Traditional Chinese Medicine that regulates the health of the body. Qi, like blood, travels throughout the body via meridians, which are pathways. When circumstances such as injury, stress, poor diet, or a change in environment interrupt the flow of Qi, health issues such as anxiety may occur. Acupuncturists restore Qi balance and overall health by inserting needles at particular spots in the body. Qi is only a metaphor for metabolic function or chemical interactions in the body. Acupuncture can stimulate the nervous system to produce painkilling chemicals, jump-start the body's inherent ability to repair itself, or engage the part of the brain that regulates emotions like anxiety, depending on where the needles are inserted. It can help people feel more balanced and treat several health issues, including anxiety.
Why Should You Choose Acupuncture For Anxiety?
Acupuncture can be a game-changer for patients suffering from anxiety. Researchers discovered in one study that just eight weeks of acupuncture treatments dramatically improved signs of a generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Acupuncture can help treat anxiety symptoms by:
· Lowering stress hormones like cortisol
· Increasing serotonin levels, the happiness hormone
· Regulating the autonomic nervous system
· Calming the mind and causing relaxation
Acupuncture has emerged as an excellent treatment option for patients suffering from anxiety and despair. It is a traditional Chinese medicine for generations to cure many other health issues.
How Frequently Should You Have Acupuncture For Anxiety?
Most anxiety patients respond fast to acupuncture and find it beneficial to include it in their treatment strategy. The number of acupuncture treatments you'll need is determined by your health condition, medical history, the degree and frequency of your anxiety, and how quickly your body responds to it. I often recommend weekly sessions to begin and then as symptoms improve space out treatment. The duration of therapy depends on how chronic the condition is, lifestyle factors, and whether you can decrease your exposure to stressors contributing to your stress and anxiety.