An Acupuncturist’s 4 Secrets to Preventing Depression, that actually work.

It’s 2013, and at 39, I’ve learned a thing or 2 of what NOT TO DO when it comes fall/winter.  It’s high time I shared my secrets:
the key here is preventative, or BEFORE you fall into a cold shivering heap in the corner…

Here is a list of the 4 things, as an acupuncturist, mom, wife and busy business owner, I do to get through the winter.

First, UNLEARN something:   Seasonal Affective Disorder is (SAD). S.A.D in Chinese Medicine is called NORMAL because winter is the time of Grief & Fear.  Both emotions are integral and necessary parts of life, grief (like the death of a loved one) ultimately helps us realize the gratitude we held for having these people in our lives, and fear ( a truly important functional process telling us to RUN! or KILL IT!)  Trouble arises when we either don’t deal, or overindulge in the emotion. 

Brass Tacks: 

Grief out of balance: can’t stop crying, don’t know why.

Fear out of balance: afraid, but there’s nothing to run from, or kill.

BONUS:  best thing about Chinese medicine? They don’t CARE why or how long you obsess over that ex-boyfriend, or why you’re afraid of what Joanie at the office thinks of you….

Your excessive emotional state is simply:
“Imbalance that must be brought back to balance.”

The way to balance Grief is with GRATITUDE. 

 Anne