Last time I introduced the six climatic factors: – Wind, Cold, Damp, Dryness, Fire or Heat and Summer-Heat. This week I will introduce the seven emotions: – Anger, joy, worry, anxiety, grief, fear and fright.
Anger/rage is linked to the Liver organ system.
Joy is linked to the Heart organ system.
Anxiety and worry are linked to the Spleen organ system.
Grief is linked to the Lung organ system.
Fear and fright are linked to the Kidney organ system.
functional disorder in the organ system impeding the balance of Yin and Yang, Qi and Blood. The emotions then become internal (endogenous) pathogenic factors producing disease and illness.
system may lead to an excess, deficiency or stagnation of qi. This disruption in the normal flow of qi may result in abnormal emotions.
Chinese medicine has always recognised the mind-body connection!
In my next blog I will expand on each of the 7 emotions.