Acupressure to Relieve Depression, Anxiety, Fatigue & Stress
Acupressure can
provide relief instantly for anxiety or stress when one is at home or in office
or stuck in heavy traffic. We will discuss about certain points that one can
massage to reduce their stress, tension and anxiety. If one massages these
points, they would get faster relief.
One need not massage all the points. Simply pressing one or two important points when they are free can be very effective.
Here are certain
acupuncture points that one can use and ideas to identify such points in their
body. They need not use all the points every time they have symptoms.
However, they can experiment with these points and determine which ever
work better for them.
PC 6
You have to measure three fingers
beginning from your wrist. The point where the third finger touches the
midpoint of your wrist is the acupuncture point.
1. Using the thumb,
apply steady pressure to this point until there is a mild discomfort. Pressure
should be applied just enough to disturb the normal flow of blood but at the
same time it shouldn't cause pain.
2. Hold at this point
and knead gently with your thumb in a circular motion. Continue this tight
motion for around 2 minutes.
This should be done to both your
wrists and definitely you will feel your anxiety decrease instantly. This
acupressure point is also good for nausea.
Conception Vessel 22
This is also referred to as CV22.
1. You have to move the
fingers backwards up to the collar bone identifying the valley between the two
bony protrusions.
2. Press gently with the
index and fore fingers such that you can feel the top of the breast bone. This
point is referred to as the "Yin Regulator".
3. Close your eyes take
deep breaths and gently press this point for 2 minutes.
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HT7
Identify the point where the wrist
meets your hand. Apply gentle pressure with the thumb at this point. Hold at
this point for two minutes and apply pressure generously. It relives one from
tension.
K1
1. Sit crossing your
legs one over the other and foot should be rested on the knee. Between the
second and third toe, draw a straight line downwards, using your thumb, until
you reach around one third on your way down towards the foot.
2. Push steadily on the
center of the foot (refer to the given picture). This should be held firmly and
kneaded for 2 minutes or more.
3. Repeat this on the
other foot as well. You will definitely feel relaxed and your anxiety levels will
decrease.
Ears
Using your forefinger and thumb,
massage your ears gently. On your ears, there are no specific pressure points
and you can do this to relax yourself.
Gently pull down the lobes and massage
the inner surface of your ears for about two to three minutes. This will make
you feel calm and soothed.
K27
This point is located on the collar
bone. Along the collar bone, feel to the center of your throat.
You can identify two bony protrusions on either side. Now, keep your fingers on each protrusion and slide away from the center for about half a finger's width. You can feel a small valley big enough for the tip of the index finger.
Close your eyes take deep breaths and press this point for around 2 minutes.
You can identify two bony protrusions on either side. Now, keep your fingers on each protrusion and slide away from the center for about half a finger's width. You can feel a small valley big enough for the tip of the index finger.
Close your eyes take deep breaths and press this point for around 2 minutes.
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Lv14
This point also referred to as the
"Gate of Hope", can be found between the ribs that are below your
nipple. This spot is tender and it is easy to find the correct spot. Take deep breaths and massage gently for a minute
or two.
CV19
You can feel a small valley when you
slide your fingers through the breast bone. Using the index and fore fingers,
hold to this point.
Close your eyes, take deep breaths and
press this point gently for around two minutes.
Acupressure at this point relieves
anxiety, reduces depression and pain attacks.
Kidney point # 4
K4 is a point that you can find on the
inside both your legs above the top of the ankle bones, at about two fingers'
width. This point should be pressed for
around two minutes on both your legs, with closed eyes and taking deep breaths
at the same time. This will reduce anxiety and panic attacks.
St 16
Gently slide your hands at the space
between your ribs above your nipples. This is often referred to as the
"Breast Window" Close your eyes, take deep breaths and hold this
point for around two minutes. You can feel your emotional distress ease.
Breathing deeply
This is something that one should
practice as much as possible. Deep breaths start when one inhales. It begins at
the lower belly completely filling it with the breath taken in. After this it
fills the middle abdomen and then the lungs.
When one exhales, the breath from the
lungs get released first, then from the middle abdomen and then finally it gets
released from the lower belly.
This should be practiced continuously
with full consciousness.