One of the differences in understanding of internal organs function in Eastern and Western medicine is presenting of "emotional face" of each organ.
The other day I found an interesting article in Acupuncture Today.
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32856
The article explains emotional pathology related to the Urinary Bladder.
The bladder meridian is the longest meridian in the body, extending from the eye over the head down the back of the neck, the back, back aspect of the legs down to ankle to the foot and ending in a little tow. Essentially the entire body is its home and symptoms can arise anywhere along its pathway. Even more devastating then the physical problems are problems of mind and spirit. When the mind becomes "dry" we tend to become stubborn, narrow, fixed and brittle in our thinking. Like a plant devoid of sufficient water, we dry out. We cannot age with grace; we become irritable, hard and inflexible.
At the opposite extreme, an imbalance in the Bladder could result in the mind that is out of control, racing, awash in thoughts, words and ideas. As the emotion associated with the water element is fear, the thoughts become terrifying.
The following questions are very useful for self-observation.
Acupuncture treatment for physical and emotional symptoms related to the Urinary Bladder pathology has a high rate of success.
The other day I found an interesting article in Acupuncture Today.
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=32856
The article explains emotional pathology related to the Urinary Bladder.
The bladder meridian is the longest meridian in the body, extending from the eye over the head down the back of the neck, the back, back aspect of the legs down to ankle to the foot and ending in a little tow. Essentially the entire body is its home and symptoms can arise anywhere along its pathway. Even more devastating then the physical problems are problems of mind and spirit. When the mind becomes "dry" we tend to become stubborn, narrow, fixed and brittle in our thinking. Like a plant devoid of sufficient water, we dry out. We cannot age with grace; we become irritable, hard and inflexible.
At the opposite extreme, an imbalance in the Bladder could result in the mind that is out of control, racing, awash in thoughts, words and ideas. As the emotion associated with the water element is fear, the thoughts become terrifying.
The following questions are very useful for self-observation.
- When have you felt out of control?
- When have you felt you had nothing in reserve?
- When have you just wanted to hide?
- When have you projected a tough exterior?
- When have you been frozen with fear?
- When have you babbled uncontrollably?
- When have you acted heroically?
- When have you had faith in the face of adversity or danger?
- When have you been able to witness, from a quiet and empty state, the movement of the exterior world, your physical body, your own mind?
Acupuncture treatment for physical and emotional symptoms related to the Urinary Bladder pathology has a high rate of success.