Acupuncture For Anxiety

Note from Curtis: Check out this more in-depth article on acupuncture and anxiety by guest writer and anxiety treatment expert Ryan Rivera.

Anyone who seeks to receive Acupuncture for Anxiety or for anxiety disorders should first know a little bit about what anxiety actually is, and what its symptoms are.

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States - affecting almost 18% of the population (nearly 60,000,000 people) - and most likely the entire world.

Everybody understands what it is like to feel anxious.

And in many situations, anxiety is both common and healthy. A little bit of positive stress can help us stay alert and attentive during a new job interview, while meeting new people or a new boss at work, or while going on a hot date.

Anxiety can definitely be a positive reaction, helping us in situations that are new and unfamiliar to us.

But there are many instances when anxiety is unwelcome and degrading to our quality of life and enjoyment of the things around us.

Millions of people all across the world suffer from one or more of the following mental illnesses:

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)
• Specific Phobias (Fear of Water, Fear of Heights, Fear of Small Spaces, etc.)

Along with these disorders often come more than one of the unpleasant and intrusive symptoms of anxiety, including:

• Persistent Worry
• Muscle Tension and Aches
• Shortness of Breath
• Dizziness
• Restlessness
• Poor Concentration
• Fast or Irregular Heartbeat
• Hot Flashes or Chills
• Frequent Urination
• Twitching and Nervous Ticks
• Feeling Shaky
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Irritability
• Overreaction When Startled
• Sleep Disorders

Can Acupuncture Treat Anxiety?

The Answer Is Yes!
Acupuncture Can Be Very Effective Against Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

Most acupuncturists will agree that anxiety disorders are commonly related to a disruption of the cyrcadian rhythm - the 24 hour rhythm - of the human body.

In healthy people, our bodies are dominated during the daytime by the sympathetic branch of the nervous system, the branch in control of our alertness, activity, and conscious actions.

At night, our bodies are run subconsciously by the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system, the half in control of internal bodily functions that are subconsciously automated.

People seeking Acupuncture for anxiety and anxiety disorders will be pleased to know that Acupuncture is an excellent treatment method for the disruptions in the cyrcadian rhythm that are responsible for most cases of unpleasant anxiety.

Receiving Acupuncture for anxiety is a great choice that can simultaneously restore balance to the circadian rhythm between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and bring relief from the symptoms of anxiety as well as depression: being tired, depressed, and having difficulty staying focused on important tasks.

In short, Acupuncture is a great choice of treatment for anxiety and related symptoms, because it treats the prime cause of anxiety - the cyrcadian rhythm disruption.