Many of my patients still like traditional Chinese medicine. Today, let me talk about depression from the perspective of pure traditional Chinese medicine.
Depression is the most common depression disorder, which modern medicine classifies as a psychological disease, and depression is a typical Chinese medicine emotional disease. Depression is mainly characterized by significant and lasting depression. The body's mental and emotional emotions are inseparable from the internal organs and external environment. five internal organs preside over and regulate the human body's mental and emotional emotions, and emotions react on the physiological functions of the internal organs.
Causes of depression
1. Excessive external stimulation
The human body accepts external stimulation through cognition and sensation, and expresses specific emotions through body reactions. However, when the external stimulation is too strong and exceeds the ceiling of the human body's ability to accept, abnormal emotional expression will occur.
2. Physiological function of the internal organs is abnormal
1) The mind is out of nourishment . The human body's emotions are produced by the qi of the five internal organs and are controlled and regulated by the spirit in the heart. If the mind is not controlled, the emotions will be in chaos.
2) liver qi stagnation . The liver is responsible for dispersing and dispersing, so as to unblock the qi in the whole body, maintain the normal operation and behavior of the human body's qi, and has the main physiological function of maintaining the harmony of qi and blood to regulate the spirit and emotions.
3) spleen deficiency spleen dampness . External dampness invades the human body or weak spleen qi, causing abnormal function of the spleen to transport and transform water, will cause spleen dampness, and the accumulation of dampness in the spleen will in turn curb the spleen and perform normal functions. Therefore, the two diseases of spleen deficiency and spleen dampness usually exist at the same time.
4) kidney yang is insufficient . Kidney Yang has an agitation and warming effect, can improve the enthusiasm and excitement of human life activities, and "help the Yang" for the human body. If the kidney yang is insufficient and the ambition cannot be stretched, the human body will show laziness and fatigue. Causes the human body's enthusiasm for activity
5) lung qi loss . The lungs are responsible for the breathing of the human body and the production and operation of the whole body. They are closely coordinated with the liver's function of dispersing and venting, and jointly regulate the rise and fall of the human body's qi, which also plays an important role in regulating the qi. If the lung qi is lost, it will be difficult for the human body to be discharged from the body normally.
Risk factors for the cause of depression
1. External risk factors
1) Natural factors
- Seasonal climatic factors: the natural season corresponds to the five internal organs, the same qi is combined, and the same frequency resonates. The climate is abnormal, and the corresponding qi of the five internal organs is abnormal, causing abnormal internal organs and causing depression.
- Day, night, morning and evening factors: Case reports show that patients with reactive depression will feel pessimistic and desperate when the sunset is setting, dusk is shrouded, and night is approaching.
- Natural Disasters Factors: Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts to human minds are recognized by traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
2) Social factors Generally speaking, the social factors that cause depression mainly include family life, work, study, social , etc.
2. Individual risk factors
1) Individual psychological factors
- Cognitive factors: Negative people who have negative cognition of most things will often have "worry" and "sad" emotions when encountering things, causing depression.
- Will factor: People with strong will can withstand certain mental pressure in a timely manner, regulate pressure from all aspects, metabolize and transform the pressure through their own methods, and prevent it from causing harm to themselves.
2) Individual physiological and pathological factors People with abnormal physiological status often show bad emotions such as fear, depression, and anxiety during their production and life.
How to prevent depression?
1. Avoid stimulation, stabilize emotions,
Avoid stimulation, first of all, you must maintain the neutral state of the human body, that is, " positive energy is stored inside, and evil cannot be caused by ". The so-called "righteousness" can be understood as having morality, bottom line, principles, doing something, and not doing something according to the current social situation. people are strict with themselves, cultivate themselves and morality, regulate their emotions, and restrain their own desires. . can improve their moral resilience, slow down external harm, and play a role in resisting foreign countries and stabilizing the country.
2. Condition the five internal organs and stabilize the body
"The Great Treatise on the Truth of Su Wen" says: "Spread the qi and blood, make the lines clear, and achieve peace." Therefore, when preventing depression, you can replenish qi and nourish blood through to protect the heart, and ensure the normal function of the heart to control the blood vessels, so as to achieve the effect of smooth qi. If the qi is unobstructed, the disease will not be cured.
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