What influences Anger and Depression?
Major depression, according to (2002), in traditional Chinese Medicine is a complex interplay of disease mechanisms that develop from the three main factors: (1) excess or deficiency of either yin or yang, (2) the liver’s inability to maintain the free flow of qi (liver qi stagnation), and (3) a disturbance in the heart’s function of housing the spirit (shen). Furthermore, the term, “depression” has a somatic linkage. Depression is understood as a disruption of normal emotional activity ( 1998), related to the stagnation of qi (vital substance) caused by “affect damage” (the ability of emotional excesses to damage the internal organs).
Anger is related to the liver, obsessive thought to the spleen, and joy to the heart (2002). The liver marks the beginning of cyclical action, the stirring of spring yang which all living things rely upon as a catalyst for their growth. By avoiding outbursts of anger and by fostering this particular type of yang energy, your prenatal qi will keep generating forever. The liver is also in charge of color; if its qi is in harmony, the body will exhibit a healthy luster. If its qi is injured, the body will appear dry and brittle. Nourishing the liver, therefore, first of all means to refrain from anger. This is the key for the maintenance of good health (1998).
In Chinese medicine, depression is treated according to the presenting syndrome pattern. According to (2001), one simple way to understand depression is to use TCM¹s 5-Element system. The 5 Elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Each element is associated with a particular strength, weaknesses, color, sound, etc. Three common 5-Element types in depression are Earth, Water, and Wood; listed bellow:
The Earth – type Depression – “can’t keep up,” often experience digestive deficiency, become tired and overwhelmed easily, and is prone to worry and weight gain. They become depressed as a result of deficiency.
The Water – type Depression – “can’t get it up,” have deficiencies in their ‘root’ energy. This is most associated with old age, or extreme chronic illness. It is characterized with impotence, morning diarrhea, knee and low back problems, and frequent urination.
The Wood – type Depression – get depressed because they are “all bunched up;” they are easy to anger. When anger is focused inward, it turns into depression. They are irritable, have short tempers, and tend to be skinnier than the Earth type. Wood types become depressed as a result of stagnation.
According to Dr. (2004), in such cases, treatment should be directed at the root, based on the saying from the (Simple Questions), “[For] wood depression, out-thrust.” Similarly it is said: Although there are many depression diseases, they are all caused by the qi not regularly flowing. Therefore, the method must be to first normalize the flow of qi. Therefore, Dr. believes that the main treatment principles or methods should be to course the liver and resolve depression aided by quickening the blood, transforming phlegm, and calming the spirit. Within this formula, Chai Hu, Bai Shao, Zhi Ke, and Xiang Fu course the liver and rectify the qi. Yu Jin and Chuan Xiong move the qi, quicken the blood, and transform stasis. Ju Hong, Ban Xia, and Fu Ling dispel dampness and transform phlegm. He Huan Hua, Ye Jiao Teng, and Suan Zao Ren nourish the blood, resolve depression, and quiet the spirit. Taken as a whole, this formula thus has the ability to course the liver and rectify the qi, transform stasis, resolve depression, and quiet the spirit.
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