Acupuncture for Anxiety

Acupuncture may be used as a complementary therapy to support people experiencing anxiety and its associated symptoms.

Treatment often focuses on promoting relaxation and supporting regulation of the nervous system, particularly when anxiety is accompanied by physical symptoms such as poor sleep, muscular tension, headaches or digestive disturbance.

Many people describe feeling deeply relaxed during and after acupuncture treatment, which can provide valuable respite when the body has been spending prolonged periods in a heightened state of alertness.

Anxiety Through a Chinese Medicine Lens

Chinese medicine recognises a close relationship between our emotional and physical health.

Rather than treating anxiety as the same presentation in every person, treatment considers how it is affecting the individual as a whole. This may include looking at sleep, digestion, energy, emotions and other physical symptoms to identify the underlying pattern contributing to their presentation.

The aim is to help calm the mind, settle the nervous system and support greater emotional and physical balance.

Acupuncture can complement psychological therapies and medical care where appropriate and should not replace necessary mental health treatment.

If anxiety is affecting your wellbeing and you’d like to explore whether acupuncture may be a helpful part of your care, please get in touch!