When faced with setbacks or frustrations, we often feel deeply depressed or angry. As the saying goes, "Anger harms the body." Emotional outbursts can adversely affect both physical and mental health. So how can we release pent-up anger? The body contains seven key acupoints for venting frustration, which we will now introduce one by one.
5 Ways Anger Harms Your Health:
1. Dark Spots
When angry, blood rushes to the head, reducing oxygen levels and increasing toxins in the blood. These toxins irritate hair follicles, causing varying degrees of inflammation around them and leading to dark spots.
2. Liver Damage
When angry, the body releases a substance called "catecholamine," which acts on the central nervous system, raising blood sugar levels and accelerating fatty acid breakdown. This increases toxins in the blood and liver cells.
3. Damage to the Uterus and Mammary Glands
While anger harms the liver in men, it affects the mammary glands and uterus in women. The mammary glands are connected to the spleen and stomach systems, while the uterus is linked to the liver. Rising anger can damage the mammary glands, while sinking anger harms the uterus.Women who frequently get angry may also experience direct disruption of their menstrual cycles, causing immense suffering; in severe cases, it can even lead to early menopause!
5. Damages the Lungs
During emotional outbursts, breathing becomes rapid, sometimes leading to hyperventilation. The alveoli continuously expand without time to contract, preventing proper relaxation and rest, thereby harming lung health.
How to Manage Anger? Try Massaging Stress-Relieving Acupoints
Jiaosun (GB21), Fengchi (GB20), and Taiyang (EX-HN5) are the three major "stress-relieving points" on the head.
Pressing these points can refresh the mind, alleviate fatigue and anxiety, and treat conditions like headaches and dizziness.Some individuals experience hiccups after massaging Jiaosun, indicating the therapeutic effect. This point is particularly beneficial for those experiencing rib or breast distension after anger.
Shanzhong and Jianjing are the two "stress-relief points" on the chest and shoulders.
The former (located between the breasts) calms the mind and alleviates oppression.During massage, use the pad of your thumb to apply moderate pressure to the point, holding for 5 seconds followed by a 3-second rest. When upset, stroke downward 100 times to regulate qi flow; this also effectively addresses qi stagnation.
Tapping the Jianjing point with your fist relieves neck fatigue, enhances cerebral blood supply, and treats headaches.Massaging the Jianjing point can also improve breast tenderness, breast hyperplasia, and mastitis.
The Taichong and Zusanli points are two "stress-relieving points" for the lower limbs.
Massaging the Taichong point has a calming effect on those prone to anger and depression, and is particularly beneficial for treating hypertension, headaches, breast tenderness, and irregular menstruation.When combined with Zusanli massage, it not only soothes the liver and regulates qi but also improves conditions like constipation, diarrhea, and stomach ailments.