• stress and anxiety

• emotional build up

• depression

• medical or recreational drug withdrawal

• memory and concentration

• insomnia or day-time sleepiness

Emotions which are not expressed properly or are dwelled upon for too long could damage the healthy flow of energy in the body. Emotions are considered in Chinese Medicine to be the internal causes of disease (The external causes being the elements: Cold, Wind, Dampness, Dryness, Heat). The emotions come from within and they can damage the inner organs:

• Fear      Kidneys
• Anger    Liver
• Grief     Lungs
• Joy       Heart
• Worry   Spleen/Stomach