It's three o'clock in the morning and you wake up again.
The mind is like a projector that cannot be stopped, it plays what happened during the day, it plays what will happen tomorrow, it even plays the embarrassing and embarrassing things ten years ago, over and over again.
My body was as tired as if it had been hollowed out, but my consciousness was as clear as if I had drank eight cups of espresso.
This tearing feeling is so damn familiar.
Most people carry it for a few days, thinking that it will be fine until their eyelids tremble.
Or swallow half a pill and force "shut down".
But those elderly men in Chinese medicine will tell you that the inability to sleep is not due to damage to the "sleep" function, but to an imbalance in the delicate ecology within your body.
Is insomnia not a disease?
It’s the body’s “distress signal”
To put it bluntly, the "yin and yang" didn't match the code.
This fire composed of a ball of yang energy should have been stored in the box used for storing yin energy, but it failed to enter and was wandering aimlessly outside. In such a situation, you have no other choice but to stare.
There are many reasons, but in the final analysis, three types are the most common and the most tormenting.
Anger is strong , as if there is a fire in my heart, which is burning at the moment. I have many dreams, and I am always quarreling with others in my dreams.
Heart-kidney disharmony is like a broken connection.
The fire in the heart appears to be floating above but unable to sink downwards, and the water in the kidneys is cold below and cannot go up. In this way, people are particularly prone to being upset. The palms of the hands and feet will be hot and hot, and the waist will also be sore and uncomfortable. Sleep is still very light, and you will be awakened by the slightest movement.
The spleen and stomach are not in harmony and are blocked.
That barbecue meal at night is "meeting" in the stomach. Chinese medicine calls it "disharmony in the stomach means restless sleep."
Stomach bloating, acid reflux, snoring, your body is busy digesting, how can you have time to sleep?
Why is the "stupid method" of old Chinese medicine doctors more effective?
Don’t rush to search for “Influencer’s sleep aid”.
Some of the "stupid methods" that are so tacky as to be useless, or even free, were developed by our ancestors over decades, after numerous attempts by countless people, and hundreds of years later.
Don't be too fussy, just work.
Liver fire type: Taichong point is the "punching bag"
### Type of excessive liver fire: Taichong point is the "punching bag"
If you have a short temper, a bitter mouth, and dry eyes, you will have random thoughts while lying down.
Before going to bed, use your thumb to press the Taichong point on the instep (the depression at the junction of the first and second toe bones), and press it down hard. You will feel soreness, swelling, numbness, and even a slight pain. That's it.
Press the left and right feet for 5 minutes each.
After suppressing that "fire", it felt like I was really released a little bit.
Have another cup of warm chrysanthemum tea .
I feel that the irritability in my heart has been smoothed away little by little.
Heart-kidney disharmony type: rub the soles of the feet with the palms of the hands to "build a bridge" for the body
### Heart-kidney incompatibility type: Rub the soles of the feet with the palms of your hands to "build a bridge" for the body
If you are the kind of person who has hot hands and soles, weak waist and knees, and trouble sleeping.
Soak your feet before going to bed, with water covering your ankles and not too hot.
After soaking the feet, sit on the bed, and then use the palm of your left hand, where the Laogong point is located, to rub the sole of the right foot, where the Yongquan point is located, until it feels hot.
Then switch hands and rub your left foot.
Yongquan point is the "spring" of the kidney meridian, and Laogong point is the "palace" of the heart meridian.
Rubbing the soles of the feet with the palms of the hands is to use the "heart fire" to warm the "kidney water", so that the water can rise and the fire can fall. This is called "water and fire".
After rubbing it, I feel that the heat has been taken away, and my body feels particularly stable.
Spleen and stomach disharmony type: rub the abdomen and "massage" the intestines and stomach
### Spleen and stomach disharmony type: rub the abdomen and "massage" the intestines and stomach
If you are the kind of person who can't sleep after eating too much at night.
Don't lie down in a hurry, and don't exercise strenuously.
Rub the palms of your hands to warm them, place them on your belly button (Shenque point), and rub your belly clockwise.
Make a small circle first, and then a larger circle. The force must be gentle, and you must go down and sink in it, and feel the Qi under your hands moving with it.
After kneading for 10 minutes, if you hear a "gurgling" sound in your stomach, it means your qi is clear.
Drink another half bowl of warm millet porridge to nourish your stomach.
Only when the big "warehouse" of the spleen and stomach stops, can the body truly enter the rest mode.
Overthinking type: Yintang point, "cooling down" the brain
### Type of excessive thinking: Yintang point, "cooling down" the brain
If you are the kind of person who can't stop your mind for a moment, thinking about everything and feeling flustered.
Use your middle finger to press the Yintang point between the eyebrows, and push it up gently and slowly, or massage it in a circular motion.
This position, also called the "upper Dantian", is the "master switch" for calming the nerves.
After three minutes of pressure, you will notice that your tight forehead is relieved, and your brain's operation speed seems to have slowed down.
It can be paired with a soothing sachet to smell the herbal scent and feel particularly at ease.
Qi and blood deficiency type: Sanyinjiao is a "power bank"
### Insufficient qi and blood type: Sanyinjiao is a "power bank"
If you are the kind of person who is easily awakened during sleep, as if you are on a feather, but when you wake up, you feel more tired than if you had never fallen asleep, and your face looks pale.
This is because the body is "out of oil" and the energy and blood cannot support deep sleep.
Massage the Sanyinjiao point four finger widths up from the inside of the ankle.
This is the intersection point of the three yin meridians of liver, spleen and kidney, which greatly replenishes qi and blood.
When pressing, you will notice a slight soreness in the calf area, but it is extremely comfortable, as if you are recharging a depleted battery.
Use several "earth recipes" together to double the effect
The effect of fighting alone is slow, you can try "combination boxing":
The package for those with excessive liver fire is as follows: press the Taichong acupoint, drink chrysanthemum tea, and soak your feet with warm water. All these are arranged within 15 minutes. If you follow this set of procedures, you can reduce the fire by half.
Relevant packages for those with heart-kidney disharmony: soaking jujube seeds for foot bathing, rubbing Yongquan acupoints, and sniffing sleeping sachets, which can make people feel as if their bodies are properly covered with warm items.
Notice!
Don’t step on these “pits”
Don’t “follow the trend” first, find the right type before taking action. It is obvious that there is a blockage in the spleen and stomach, but you press the Taichong point on the liver meridian every day. Such behavior is called blind tinkering.
People with weak qi and blood should not drink chrysanthemum tea. The more you drink it, the colder it becomes and you can't sleep.
Children, as well as the elderly and the sick, must receive "special treatment." The stomachs of infants and young children are not yet fully developed, so they cannot drink tea indiscriminately.
When people with diabetes or high blood pressure soak their feet, the water temperature must be measured accurately and do not burn them.
3. The intensity of the massage is not necessarily the heavier, the better. "Soreness and swelling" is the gold standard. Once the pain is so painful that it makes people grimace, it is too much.
The most important thing is not to fight over the act of "sleeping". Many people immediately start thinking as soon as they lie down, "Why can't I fall asleep? Is this method effective?" The more focused they are, the clearer they will be.
When pressing the acupuncture points, concentrate on controlling the soreness and swelling. When soaking the feet, concentrate on experiencing the warm air, and then listen to some soft and silky music.
If you no longer regard "falling asleep" as a task that must be achieved, then sleep will be like a shy friend that quietly comes to you.
To be honest, these methods are not a "treatment" for insomnia. They are actually helping you to gradually bring your body that has deviated from the right track back to the point of balance.
The body is comfortable and sleep is just a gift.
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