Chronic general anxiety disorder and dizziness (swaying)

Anxiety disorders and all related symptoms, including dizziness/vertigo, are commonly and well treated with Chinese Medicine - acupuncture and herbs. You should consult with a practitioner locally and in most cases within 6-10 treatment you will be well on your way to feeling better. This range of conditions is one of many where Chinese Medicine excels in my opinion and clinical experience.

Dizziness is a common part of many underlying patterns (see "What Does Acupuncture Treat?") - many of those patterns are also related to a range of psychological conditions. So in Chinese Medicine the dizziness actually helps to clarify your underlying causes rather than confuse the issue like it seems to have in western medical circles.

Whether using Chinese Medicine or Western Medicine, it is very difficult to diagnose without actually seeing you. I think the best we can do on here it to say if acupuncture is worth trying, and to generally inform you about what you can expect from a practitioner and treatment.

Please find a properly qualified acupuncturist - not a doctor or physio or osteo, but someone with full training (at least 3 years) and some experience after qualifying. As Chad points out, you have more than one condition that needs addressing, and this means you need a practitioner who can work with you as the layers &#39peel back&#39. This is normal for our practice, but what we cannot say is what will be found under those layers. We also cannot say what your treatment will be. When your acupuncturist spends time with you, takes your pulse, looks at your tongue, gets a full history, they will be able to decide what you need and for how long.

I think you should expect good results from acupuncture, provided you make sure it is delivered by a proper practitioner.

Good luck!

GROUND. The kidney meridian is your grounding wire. It is the only meridian that starts on the bottom of the foot. Kidney 1 is also called "Bubbling Spring." If you walk barefoot on the earth and have learned to ground your energy, you might actually feel the bubbling sensation from which this point gets its name. If your kidney meridian can&#39t reach the Earth where is it going to put that fear/anxiety energy? It will just keep re-cycling in the energy field.

Every organ has an associated sense organ. Ears are the sensory organ outlet for the kidneys, so your anxiety, your ear issue, and lack of grounding are related. Further, you say the ear issue is a nerve problem. Kidney&#39s yang partner is bladder, which is associated with the nervous system.

"Where’s my belt? is an excellent grounding exercise which activates the belt flow. Here is a video demonstration but note that he should take his hands down the leg where his hands landed instead of switching to the opposite leg so that the energy flow is not interrupted http://www.yout"ube.com/watch?v=bFqXgDyE3vc .

EFT is a useful tool for treating fear and anxiety. You can find many places on the web where this is explained. It can also be applied to release other symptoms. Sometimes I think because it is effective because it gives you a space to say those things you fear out loud while you change the energy in relation to those thoughts. EFT activates all the meridians as you tap.

Clearing the Root chakra and the vortex revival at the bottoms of the soles of the feet also helps to enhance the earth connection which is so essential, for that is the source of yin energy that is needed for healing to occur.

Spleen is the earth element yin organ. It is an essential part of the immune system, as well as being on the control cycle for kidney. In other words, you really need to enhance spleen energy to reduce stress and support kidney and help your body resolve these symptoms.

There&#39s a wonderful bumper sticker: Don&#39t believe everything you think That certainly applies to anxiety, which is projection into the future (whereas regret is projecting into the past. Anything you can do to be present in the present will be help.

None of these self-care suggestions preclude visiting a licensed acupuncturist. But they indicate things you can do for yourself that will help your body have more of the resources it needs to be able to return to homeostasis. Whenever we have symptoms - whether they are manifesting on the physical, emotional, or spiritual realms, they indicate that the body/mind is out of balance.

Good luck and happy healing to you.