Strange Experience with First Time Acupuncture

Fatigue after acupuncture, particularly the first 1-3 sessions is extremely common and normal particularly in people like yourself who appear to be on the anxious/sensitive side (generally KD yin deficient in TCM terms) of the spectrum. Lack of deep relaxation (what some term fatigue) after a treatment is by far the norm. Heightened energetic sensitivities may also generally increase during treatment. In people with more heigthened natural sensitivities, then, this can seem excessive whereas others barely notice or talk about mild sensations in comparison.

More than likely after a few treatments with a particular practitioner these responses will naturally calm down so I wouldn&#39t give them too much thought until you&#39ve had some time with your practitioner and they have had time to adjust the treatments slightly based on your responses. While I rarely interject into what another practitioner is doing particularly if I don&#39t know the patient, you could suggest they add in GV 19 to your next treatment and see if that helps - from our system this modulates the sensory cortex of the brain.

All that said, on a more theoretical level I want to express my opinions on some of what you are experiencing - and this comes from training people in qi gong, energy healing, etc. Some people without a doubt have natural abilities which can help or hinder them depending on how they are honed. Some people train incorrectly for years to be able to feel comfortable with their sensitivities - some to no avail. One very crucial matter to keep in mind is that on an ultimate level there is no good or bad energy and no energy coming and going - there is just energy, that&#39s all. So ideas like "blocking" bad energy, "closing and opening" doors of energy are only concepts that help or hinder a particular persons training which at some level really need to be left alone. In clearer terms, in my opinion, these concepts cause far more detriment than good. Once you wrap your mind around a more ultimate concept these incorrect distinictions of good and bad, more or less, stop causing problems.

And ultimately simple silent meditation (not guided, not TM, not visual, not body oriented, etc.) is the best. Standing meditation with the same simple techniques is probably even better for grounding a person. No concepts just learning to fully ground.