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If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patient's description.

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Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...- I have anxiety? can it be cured by acupuncture?I love traveling but now i always go with somebody from the family coz Im afraid it will occur again. Im 30 yrs. old and this illness started when I was 24. Sometimes I catch my breathe but I know its only in the  mind but I cant really help it sometimes

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Hi Welcome to ChatDoctorI have gone through your query regarding cure of anxiety through acupuncture. Anxiety is one of the most common mental illnesses worldwide. Many people suffer some form of anxiety occasionally, but others cannot manage this natural response to a stressful situation. When a person experiences a highly stressful or threatening scenario, the mind can be overloaded and fail to develop ways of coping. Acupuncture is an ancient form of traditional Chinese medicine. It works on the principle of stimulating points in the body to correct imbalances in the flow of energy through channels known as meridians. This belief is based on the interaction of the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal and water) and having profound effects on internal organs, which are either yin or yang. Traditional Chinese medicine also recognizes the mind and body interacting as one, meaning that emotions have a physiological effect on the body. Western medical practitioners traditionally have questioned the validity of traditional Chinese medicines such as acupuncture. More recently, acupuncture has been recognized as a legitimate treatment for some conditions and is growing in popularity.<>Traditional Chinese medicine relates anxiety to an imbalance of the heart and kidney. Fire represents the heart and joy according to the five elements. The diagnosis is that too much heat in the heart will imbalance the interaction with the kidney (represented as water and fear). This will result in the water organ failing to contain the fire organ rising up to the mind, leading to anxiety. Acupuncture on points around the heart, kidney, spleen and ear are used to treat anxiety. Pro and con of everything are there t least it has no side effects. So you should not worry about it. Can get cured through Acupuncture Hope this gives you reply to your query, All the best Take Cardona hesitate to get back if you have any further query