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Acupoints for anxiety and nervousness

Intro note: Acupressure isn't as strong as acupunture in its effects, but it still can help a lot, and over time the effects add up.

It's hard to find these points from just a written description. Some of the points are shown over on the acupressure.com website. Click on articles and then on some of the sample chapters. Or, one can request a copy of the book from your local library.

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The following is taken from Acupressure's Potent Points by
Michael Reed
Gach:

Conception Vessel 17, aka Sea of Tranquility. "On the center of
the
breastbone, three thumb widths up the the base of the bone."

"Relieves nervousness, anxiety, chest tension, anguish,
depression,
hysteria, and other emotional imbalances." (p. 36.)

Governing Vessel 24.5, aka Third Eye Point. "Directly between
the eyebrows,
in the indentation where the bridge of the nose meets the
forehead."

"Calms the body to relieve nervousness." (p. 36.)

Heart 7, aka Spirit Gate. "On the little finger side of the
forearm at the
crease of the wrist."

"Relieves emotional imbalances, fear, nernousness, anxiety, and
forgetfulness." (p. 36) H 7 is one of those points that gets
used for a lot
of things.

Pericardium 6, aka Inner Gate. "In the middle of the inner side
of the
forearm two and one-half finger widths from the wrist crease."

This is another point xxxx mentioned for acupuncture, and it
will work for
acupressure. Triple Warmer 5, aka Outer Gate, which xxxx also
mentions, is
approximately opposite P 6, the Inner Gate. I find the easiest
way to find
these is to bend my hand to a right angle to my arm - like L -
and place my
ring finger of the opposite hand on the bent hand. My index
finger is then
approximately on TW 5. I place my thumb on the opposite side of
my arm to
where the index finger is pressing, and that is P 6.

"Relieves nausea, anxiety, palpitations, and wrist pain." (p.
36.) TW 5
regulates and relaxes the entire body. (p. 237.)

Triple Warmer 15, aka Heavenly Rejuvenation. "On the shoulders,
midway
between the base of the neck and the outside of the shoulders,
one-half inch
below the top of the shoulders."

"Relieves nervous tension and stiff necks; increases resistance
to colds and
flus; and is good for the lungs." (p. 36.)

Bladder 10, aka Heavenly Pillar. "One finger width below the
base of the
skull on the ropy muscles one-half inch outward from the spine."

"Relieves stress, overexhaustion, insomnia, heaviness in the
head,
eyestrain, stiff necks, swollen eyes, and sore throats." (p.
36.)

Pericardium 3, aka Crooked Marsh. "One the inside of the arm at
the lower
end of the elbow crease when the arm is bent." (This is not the
end of the
crease near the top of the arm, but near the bottom.)

"Relieves nervous stomaches, anxiety, arm pain, elbow pain, and
chest
discomfort." (p. 36.)

This post previously posted by me on another list under my penname.

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