08/27/2025
If you’re carrying any of these, it is a great time to get acupuncture. Acupuncture helps balance heavy emotions by regulating the nervous system, releasing mood-enhancing neurotransmitters, and balancing the body’s energy flow, or Qi. It can shift the body from a “fight-or-flight” stress response to a more relaxed “rest-and-digest” state.
From a biomedical perspective, acupuncture achieves emotional regulation through several key physiological mechanisms:
Balancing the nervous system: By stimulating specific acupoints, acupuncture activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which promotes deep relaxation and counters the sympathetic nervous system’s stress-related responses. This shift helps reduce the physical and emotional tension associated with heavy emotions.
~Regulating neurotransmitters: Acupuncture modulates the release and function of key neurotransmitters that influence mood and well-being.
~Serotonin and Dopamine: It increases the levels of these “feel-good” chemicals in the brain, which are critical for mood regulation and are often imbalanced in cases of depression and anxiety.
~Endorphins: As a natural painkiller, the release of endorphins can create a sense of euphoria and relaxation, helping to alleviate distress.
~Lowering stress hormones: Acupuncture can reduce elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which is often tied to depression and anxiety. By regulating the body’s stress response system (the HPA axis), it supports emotional resilience.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each emotion is paired with a specific organ system, so acupuncture on that corresponding channel helps relive that heavy emotion:
The organ-emotion connection: In TCM, heavy or prolonged emotions are believed to affect specific organs.
*Grief is associated with the Lungs.
*Anger and irritability are linked to the Liver.
*Worry and overthinking affect the Spleen.
*Fear and anxiety are connected to the Kidneys. This is why acupuncture works so well to calm down your emotions naturally without side effects. Try it you will like it.