Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation and Emotions

Traditional Chinese medicine's emotional health care has never required people to keep their emotions stable at all times, not allowed to be angry or sad, but to channel emotions according to the corresponding emotional rhythms of the five internal organs. It neither suppresses emotions and causes internal injuries, nor allows excessive emotions to be vented and consume energy. The core is "harmony", not "blocking" or "indulgence".

Last week, I met a 32-year-old Internet operator in the clinic with Category 3 breast nodules. He cried with the physical examination report and said that he pays special attention to health care and doesn't even dare to get angry. Every time he is criticized by Party A, he swallows it down. How come he still has nodules? I told her at that time that the nodules you had were caused by "not daring to get angry".

Regarding emotional conditioning, there are actually two different treatment ideas in the traditional Chinese medicine circle. There is no right or wrong, they just correspond to different physiques and scenarios. The old doctors of the Yishui School focus on "replenishing" and believe that all excessive fluctuations in emotions are essentially due to deficiency of the internal organs. For example, people who are always sad for no apparent reason and shed tears at the smallest trivial matter mostly have insufficient lung qi. They usually boil some astragalus and lily in water and drink it. Once the lung qi is replenished, the mood will naturally be stable. ； Physicians of the febrile disease school advocate "sparing". They feel that when the mood rises, don't rush to replenish it first. The most important thing is to open up the blocked qi. For example, if your chest is congested just after being angry, soak some roses and tangerine peel, drink it and burp a few times. Once the qi is smooth, it will be fine. However, careless replenishing will easily seal the fire in the body.

The advice I usually give to patients is very simple. If something really bad happens, don’t just sit at your desk and hold it in with your fists clenched, and don’t waste too much energy by banging the table and yelling at people when you are hot. Find a stairwell or fire escape where no one is around. Rub your hands together while standing and rub them along the ribs from the armpits to the waist for three to five minutes. Most people will burp or fart halfway through the ribs. The stuffy air stuck in the chest will dissipate, and they will no longer hold it in their hearts. Don’t underestimate this little trick. I’ve seen too many girls reduce their nodules from Category 3 to Category 1 in less than half a year by relying on this trick.

I met a 68-year-old old lady when I went to see a doctor with my master. She had high blood pressure for more than 20 years. Every time she quarreled with her husband, she would hold it in because she was afraid of having an accident if her blood pressure spiked when she was excited. As a result, she felt dizzy and nauseated every time after holding it in, and she had to lie down for a long time to recover. The master laughed at that time and said that this is not about health care, but about storing bombs for the body. If you are really angry, don’t hold it in. Find a place where no one is around to curse, or beat it with an old pillow. As long as you don’t spread it on living people, you can do it as you please. Don’t let the fire stay in your body for more than 10 minutes. Later, when the old lady went back, she would go to the balcony to curse at her orange cat every time she was unhappy. After she finished cursing, she would drink a cup of warm chrysanthemum tea. The last time she came for a follow-up visit, she said that her blood pressure had stabilized a lot, and even the migraines that she often had before were rare.

Let me tell you something that many people don't like to hear. The "adults need to be emotionally stable" advocated by many people on the Internet is essentially anti-human. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is an important cause of disease. Think about it, the seven emotions and six desires are inherently human. It is instinct to be happy when you are happy and to be angry when you are angry. If you have to go against the instinct and suppress it, it is just a temporary disorder of Qi. After a long time, it turns into tangible blockage, nodules, cysts, and hyperplasia. To put it bluntly, it is all caused by this.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that you should lose your temper without hesitation. For girls who are already weak in energy and blood, such as those who are tired at every turn, have a pale complexion, and have scanty menstrual flow, don’t follow other people’s example of venting their anger, crying for half an hour or having a big quarrel. The small amount of Qi and blood has been depleted. If you are in a bad mood at this time, eat a piece of sweet red date cake or sweet-scented osmanthus cake first, or lean on a chair and sit with your eyes closed for 5 minutes. Wait until the Qi has calmed down, and then deal with things. It will not be easy to get into trouble. If you are usually very angry, have acne all over your face, have dry stools, and have a heavy breath, don't suppress your emotions and find a suitable channel to express it. No matter how much fire-reducing powder you take, it will be more effective.

I have been practicing clinical practice for almost 10 years, and I have seen too many people who regard health care as a shackles. They are not allowed to do this or that, and even their emotions must be controlled according to standards. In fact, it is not that complicated. The essence of emotional health care is not to compete with yourself, catch the emotion when it comes, and send it away when it goes away. Don't let it stay in your body forever. It is more effective than eating ginseng and bird's nest.