Stress, anxiety, Resilience, depression and insomnia

Acupuncture has been used to treat stress and anxiety for a very long time.  More recently, research is being published to show exactly how it can do this, and in which areas it can be particularly helpful.

Acupuncture seems to have a fantastic ability to help us cope with life's difficulties in a calmer way. After 26 years of helping people with acupuncture, the most common feedback I get is that people feel more grounded, chilled, relaxed, or re-energised following a course of treatments. I understand this to mean that they feel their resilience has been bolstered by acupuncture. Boosting or enhancing resilience is probably one of the most potent and important things it can do, and this can help us deal with whatever life decides to 'throw at us'.  While we may not be able to easily change our challenges or difficulties, we can improve the way we react to them.

If you would like to feel a bit more grounded, chilled or relaxed, or simply not so tired all the time and able to deal with stress more easily, why not try acupuncture, hopefully it will work for you, as it has done for many other people. Acupuncture may even be preferable to some medications (eg. for depression related insomnia) and about equal to counselling in effect (depression). Added to that, the effects of acupuncture treatments may last long after the treatments have ended, making it a very cost effective option*.

While acupuncture can be a fantastic help it should be remembered that anyone with concerns about conditions like anxiety, stress, depression or insomnia should keep in regular contact with their doctor and or a suitably qualified therapist (eg psychotherapist/psychologist).  Acupuncture can be a very useful 'add-on' therapy but is not a substitute for your doctor/therapist.

If you live in the Greystones, Delgany, Bray, Wicklow or south Dublin area and would like to try some acupuncture please give me a call and we can have a chat abut your particular needs.