Boxes and Boxes. Stacked here and there. Packing paper strewn all over the place.
An ongoing echo, "Where should I put this?"
Moving is a huge undertaking.
Sorting. Cleaning. Junking. Saving. Grieving. Releasing. Crying. Organizing. Cursing. Laughing. Remembering. Grieving some more. Fighting. Repairing. Doubting. Celebrating. Grieving. Crying. Giving stuff away. Buying new stuff. Feeling Confused. Feeling happy. Feeling Sad. Feeling Hungry. Not Feeling Hungry. Sorting more. Moving things around. Looking at the room and moving things around again.
"Where do I put this?"
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I’m in the mudroom staring at my long to-do list, adding things, and trying to figure out what to tackle first. The list is making me anxious. I don’t feel like I have enough time to get it all done and I’m having trouble prioritizing. Oh, and that two hour nap Netta was supposed to take? Yeah, she fell asleep for 20 minutes while I was dropping the kids off at school, so it’s not happening even though she’s a bit grumpy and clearly tired.
It feels like I’m in a never ending slog through my to-do lists. I’m sure nobody can relate. I’m adding things to my lists faster than I am checking things off. It feels like there’s no end…
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his is the third in a series exploring Self-Regulation: Read Part 1 and Part 2 on the blog.
How to Find Calm Amidst Wind & Fire of Emotions
If you’ve read the articles or anxiety or depression, you’ve started to catch on to the fact that Chinese medicine works with “Patterns of Disharmony” - we treat the pattern, rather than the symptom.
When it comes to pyschoemotional disregulation, aka “losing your sh*t”, there are a number of different possible patterns at play. For a practitioner, identifying the pattern is essential for treatment. I’ve found that understanding what’s going on can also be useful for many of the people I work with. So I’m going to share a little about some of the common patterns that are involved in emotional turmoil.
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Anxiety can be crippling. It makes it hard to relax, difficult to focus, and leaves you feeling confused, unproductive, and helpless, which only feeds into the problem more. There are a number of solutions to the discomfort of anxiety…
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As an acupuncturist in Boulder, CO specializing in mental health I work with a lot of people managing anxiety. No two cases of anxiety are the same. Because my approach to treating illness is holistic, I focus on the unique needs of each individual. Also, acupuncture inherently works towards resolving the underlying issues causing the symptoms a person is facing, rather than just alleviating the symptoms and therefore requires a personal approach.
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