Anxiety and Chinese Traditional Medicine: Resetting the Nervous System Through Acupuncture

For those suffering from anxiety, therapeutic treatment may not be accessible until the central nervous system is ready.  We recommend utilizing the wisdom of almost three thousand years of Chinese medical practice to support our clients’ mental health.  

At Kairos Wellness Collective, we hope that all our clients access the benefits of mental health therapy, but we recognize that tackling your anxiety can initially activate more anxiety. 

Sometimes our clients come to us in a state of such distress that cognitive therapy would be a dysregulating way to begin treatment.  

Many studies have shown that acupuncture stimulates the immediate release of serotonin.  Biochemically, it readies the body to receive the benefits of therapy. 

Researchers have discovered that acupuncture and the antidepressant fluoxetine provide similar improvements in patients.  

Acupuncture also helps circulate fresh oxygen to our body tissues by stimulating the lymphatic system.  

When we have increased oxygen flow, we improve our body’s natural ability to detox from both the environment and the toxic stress hormone cortisol.

Additionally, our bodies can be stimulated through pressure points to release endorphins, our natural painkillers.  These chemicals, stored and produced in our pituitary gland, increase our sense of wellbeing and block our body’s perception of pain.  As we know, mental health struggles provokes tangible, physical pain, which may be debilitating.  

By targeting the physical pain points, we are able to ready ourselves to tackle the mental roadblocks.  

Furthermore, our mind’s natural healing potential is unlocked when our body releases tension.  

Clients come into the center in a state of hyper-vigilance and leave acupuncture treatment with a sense of lightness and hope.  

If you are interested in utilizing acupuncture for mental health wellness, please contact Kairos Wellness Collective today.