“Can acupuncture ease the pain of a broken heart? ”
Western medicine seems to have no cure for the pain I am experiencing. Break ups can be emotional since you are losing someone that you love, and the pain is sometimes unbearable. My question is, can a skilled acupuncturist heal the pain from a heartbreak?
Male | 34 years old
Medications: None
Conditions: Severe
21 Answers
Yes, definitely! Instant result. Broken heart symptoms because of vasoconstriction. Acupuncture sends a lot of blood flow to the affected area and has the vasodilation result.
Yes, it can help.
Perhaps you might want to find acupuncture practitioner specialized in treatment of depression, they should be able to help
Yes
Yes it can! Acupuncture can treat emotional stressed. I would look for an acupuncturist who specializes in treating emotional trauma.
I am sorry, it must be difficult for this break up. Acupuncture is all about balance of mind and body. It helps ease the pain in the heart. Please find an acupuncturist near you and start to feel better.
Jonathan Fang, Lic. Ac.
Jonathan Fang, Lic. Ac.
It is never easy to deal with emotional problems however, Acupuncture can be very helpful to balance emotions.
Be well, be confident, we can help.
Be well, be confident, we can help.
Thank you for your inquiry. I think acupuncture can ease the pain of a broken heart. Yes, you need to find a skilled acupuncturist.
I assume you are referring to "Takotsubo," which is severe emotional distress causing cardiac symptoms. If it is so, is one of the conditions that can strongly benefit from acupuncture. Find an acupuncturist who can also lead your mind to a healthy state, not just sticking in some needles.
Shuko Ward DAOM, LAc., Dipl.OM, FABORM
Shuko Ward DAOM, LAc., Dipl.OM, FABORM
With help from friends and family, in addition to speaking to a professional if you'd like, acupuncture can help decrease the stress and emotional toll your body is going through. Allowing yourself to go through this process and feel you have a safe space is very important. Acupuncture should be able to help decrease symptoms you may be currently experiencing, to be performed by a practitioner you feel you can trust.
Thank you for your inquiry!
A broken heart can lead to a lot of stress, lack of motivation, sleep challenges, and even sometimes muscle pain and fatigue. All of those conditions are treatable through acupuncture! I highly recommend you give acupuncture a try to see how you feel so that you can transition from this broken heart to a place of more joy and inspiration.
Warm regards,
A broken heart can lead to a lot of stress, lack of motivation, sleep challenges, and even sometimes muscle pain and fatigue. All of those conditions are treatable through acupuncture! I highly recommend you give acupuncture a try to see how you feel so that you can transition from this broken heart to a place of more joy and inspiration.
Warm regards,
Thank you for your question. Acupuncture is frequently used to help ease symptoms related to anxiety and depression. A careful history and evaluation will be better able to assess the role of acupuncture.
Hope this is helpful.
Hope this is helpful.
Yes it can help you find balance and harmony. It can ease the tension and create the opportunity for you to be at peace with what is. During the session you have time to meditate and reflect to let go of the burdens that trouble
Yes. Acupuncture can help to settle the emotions and allow the process of grieving a loss to happen with more ease. I have found it to be immensely helpful in my own personal experience healing the heart from emotional traumas no matter how big or small. I would recommend looking for an acupuncturist who is trained in five element acupuncture rather than a
practitioner of TCM, traditional Chinese medicine. I find they have a better understanding of the emotions and how they affect the overall wellbeing of an individual. They will have a more compassionate approach.
Be well,
Larissa Stewart, LAC.
practitioner of TCM, traditional Chinese medicine. I find they have a better understanding of the emotions and how they affect the overall wellbeing of an individual. They will have a more compassionate approach.
Be well,
Larissa Stewart, LAC.
I’m so sorry to hear the pain you’re going through. A broken heart certainly needs time to heal. That said, Acupuncture has been proven to increase endorphin levels, including serotonin and dopamine, leaving the patient feeling happier and more at ease. If I were you, I would couple it with a good therapist or some other energy work, such as reiki, to aid in moving the troubling emotions through. Sometimes emotions can get stuck and they don’t have to be. These therapies can offer a great deal of ease in that regard. Daily exercise and surrounding yourself with friends and family also help tremendously.
I'm sorry to hear what you're going through.
The Chinese medical model recognizes a relationship between organ function and emotional state. We often do very well treating conditions like depression using this approach.
I've never personally worked with post-breakup issues and none of my local colleagues have worked with them either. Here's what I'd suggest: shop around a bit and find a psychologist/therapist you feel like you can work with. If you're not in CA, go to the "Find a Practitioner" lookup at NCCAOM.org and get some local acupuncturists. If you can find one, you're looking for someone who practices 5-element acupuncture - they focus on emotional aspects of health and illness.
The combination of therapy and acupuncture will probably get you where you want to be faster than either therapy or acupuncture alone.
The Chinese medical model recognizes a relationship between organ function and emotional state. We often do very well treating conditions like depression using this approach.
I've never personally worked with post-breakup issues and none of my local colleagues have worked with them either. Here's what I'd suggest: shop around a bit and find a psychologist/therapist you feel like you can work with. If you're not in CA, go to the "Find a Practitioner" lookup at NCCAOM.org and get some local acupuncturists. If you can find one, you're looking for someone who practices 5-element acupuncture - they focus on emotional aspects of health and illness.
The combination of therapy and acupuncture will probably get you where you want to be faster than either therapy or acupuncture alone.
Yes, absolutely. In Chinese medicine, we have never separated the physical body from the emotional/psychological body and so we know the correlation between physical pains caused by emotional trauma. Some practitioners are more skilled than others in this arena (as some are more skilled with physical symptoms or specific conditions).
There is a style of acupuncture that focuses more directly on emotional treatments call "5-Element" acupuncture. You would need to find a "Worsley Style" 5-Element practitioner to be specific - one who treats using Worsley's methods. Some people call themselves 5-Element or use a different form of 5-Element that isn't really emotionally rooted or "element" rooted. Other acupuncturists could also help, as with our medicine as we treat the emotions, we treat the physical and as we treat the physical we are treating the emotions. However, a Worlsey 5-Element practitioner might be more suited to gentle conversations that help guide the healing.
Find someone in your area to help and ask if they are experienced in emotional work. Here is a website for Worsley Practitioners. It is not a full list, but a good starting point:
https://worsleyinstitute.com/5-element-acupuncturists/
Good luck.
There is a style of acupuncture that focuses more directly on emotional treatments call "5-Element" acupuncture. You would need to find a "Worsley Style" 5-Element practitioner to be specific - one who treats using Worsley's methods. Some people call themselves 5-Element or use a different form of 5-Element that isn't really emotionally rooted or "element" rooted. Other acupuncturists could also help, as with our medicine as we treat the emotions, we treat the physical and as we treat the physical we are treating the emotions. However, a Worlsey 5-Element practitioner might be more suited to gentle conversations that help guide the healing.
Find someone in your area to help and ask if they are experienced in emotional work. Here is a website for Worsley Practitioners. It is not a full list, but a good starting point:
https://worsleyinstitute.com/5-element-acupuncturists/
Good luck.
There are some things in our lives that can help recovery from a broken heart. Other than time, yes, try acupuncture to reduce the anxiety, depression, sadness, and to get balance back between your mind and body.
Broken heart syndrome is a real diagnosis and physical affliction recently discovered. We do use acupuncture to help with stress & anxiety. In Chinese medicine, we also associate emotions with symptoms and are able to harmonize the mind, body and spirit of someone, so-to-say. I firmly believe a knowledgeable acupuncturist can help with the broken
heart.
Live happy,
Michael
heart.
Live happy,
Michael
Absolutely.
Acupuncture works on body, mind and spirit. When you are heartbroken for any reason it effects all three. In traditional Chinese Medicine we can treat the emotional and spiritual which will then help the physical. So my answer is yes. A skilled acupuncturist can help with your situation.
