The movement of anger through the channels of the body
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, emotions are born in the heart. Anger and irritation are no exception. Along the meridian of the heart, the energy of irritation spreads to neighboring meridians, thus penetrating into all organs.
“The heart belongs to the element of fire, the lungs belong to the element of metal. Fire defeats metal” (according to the theory of Wu-xing, the Five Primary Elements). The energy of irritation can enter the lungs, if it is not removed from the organ in a timely manner, it can provoke an accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity, and this is a direct threat to human life.
In intensive care units, there are well-known cases when, after an attack of anger or irritation, the patient died the next day from cardiopulmonary insufficiency caused by fluid accumulation in the pleural cavity. This was because the energy of anger and irritation could not be removed from the lungs to the liver, but was completely absorbed by the lungs, leading to pleural effusion.
We can say that these patients died of irritation. If there are seriously ill people in your environment, remember that anger can cost them their lives. The patient should be protected from negative emotions.
In ordinary life, if a person’s energy level is high enough, the body transfers the energy of irritation further.
“The lungs belong to the metal element, the liver belongs to the wood element. Metal defeats wood.” The energy of irritation passes through the channels to the liver, which is the main organ of energy reproduction and is able to withstand the impact caused by irritation. The liver becomes the end point of the irritation energy journey.
Some people do not show anger and irritation, they restrain negative emotions, thereby generating latent irritation, suppressed energy of anger. In this case, following the same logic of interrelationships and interdependence of internal organs, the energy of irritation goes down.
“The liver belongs to the tree element, the spleen belongs to the earth element. The tree conquers the earth.” The energy of suppressed irritation descends from the liver into the spleen, and there are two possible scenarios. If a person is at a high level of energy balance, then after the spleen is attacked by the energy of irritation, it will begin to produce white blood cells in large numbers.
Excess white blood cells attack bacteria living peacefully in the intestine, which leads to an increase in body temperature (I can personally testify that having a high level of energy through practice, I often experienced a sharp rise in temperature after suppressed irritation – approx. Nanzed). If a person’s energy level is very high, then the number of white blood cells can jump by tens or hundreds of thousands of units. Many people who have been diagnosed with leukocytosis may have just recently suppressed an attack of intense anger or rage.
The human body, which Chinese medicine classifies as low-energy, does not have the ability to produce as many white blood cells in a short period of time. Only young, strong individuals are able to react in this way to damage by the energy of suppressed irritation.
If a person’s energy level is low, then when suppressing irritation and containing it, the spleen is unable to accept this energy, so it passes further into the stomach. This in turn can easily lead to stomach or duodenal ulcers.
When a person is constantly irritated, but does not vent his irritation, he gets into a constant cycle of negative effects. And if the suppression of irritation becomes a habit, that is, it happens over and over again, then stomach cancer may develop. People suffering from this disease share a common characteristic — they have been accumulating irritation and anger for a long time and could not get rid of it.
There is also a type of irritation that does not manifest itself externally, but also does not accumulate, it seems to dissolve in the body. From the heart, irritation enters the lungs and dissolves in them. This irritation is absorbed by the intestine, the paired organ of the lungs. This kind of irritation leads to constipation.
In the treatment of cancer patients, one of the most difficult questions is how to help patients get rid of negative emotions. Body treatment is designed to give patients time to change their approach to life and change their attitude towards people.
An attack of anger and irritation can affect the liver. Pent—up anger at the spleen. Scattered anger is the gut. If the energy level is low, anger can lead to fluid accumulation in the pleural cavity. In fact, any irritation inevitably causes damage to the internal organs. But a person cannot avoid emotional outbursts. We should analyze how we experience anger and irritation and try to mitigate the negative effects of these feelings.
If you are unable to avoid irritation, whether it is open or suppressed deep inside, it will inevitably lead to increased Fire in the liver. Here you can only recommend a timely massage of the Tai Chun point of the liver canal, or a hot foot bath. This will help to remove the energy of irritation from the liver. I advise irritable people to do one of these procedures every night, this will prevent the Fire from increasing in the liver. This, in turn, will not only weaken the damage caused to the body by the energy of negative emotions, but will also help to become less irritated in the future.
Author: Wu Qingzhong
Translated from Chinese by Elena Buyanova
