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eyes/ears/nose/throat
periodontal disease
psychospiritual approaches

metaphors and correlations

• Inflammation: fear; inflamed thinking; seeing red; anger and frustration about conditions in one's life. (Hay, 1984, p. 170-1)
• Mouth represents taking in of new ideas and nourishment. Problems represent closed mind, set opinions, incapacity to take in new ideas. (Hay, 1984, p. 175)
• Gum problems relate to inability to back up decisions; indecisiveness. (Hay, 1984, p. 167)
• Gums represent the necessary basis for our vitality and aggression in providing a foundation for the teeth. As long as we lack our full measure of native confidence and self-assurance, it is not possible to come actively to grips with the core of our problems. Bleeding gums indicate that innate confidence and self-assurance are liable to drain away as soon as the slightest demands are placed on our vitality. (Dethlefsen, p. 129)

Chinese psychophysiology:
Heart ~ Xin houses the Shen (Spirit) and reveals itself through the brightness in the eyes; governs Fire and Heat; rules the Xue (Blood) and its vessels and directs the circulation; opens into the tongue and controls speech; and relates to the integration of the organs and the personality.
» Healthy expressions are warmth, vitality, excitement, inner peace, love, and joy.
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Heart Xu (Deficiency) signs include sadness; absence of laughter; depression; fear; anxiety; shortness of breath (Seem, p. 28); cold feeling in the chest and limbs; palpitations; cold sweat; inability to speak; memory failure; nocturnal emissions; and restless sleep. Chronic Yin Xu (Deficiency) predisposes to Empty Fire, acute and chronic.
» The Heart is the Emperor of the bodily realm so that when the Heart is disturbed all the other organs will be disrupted.

Stomach ~ Wei is the Sea of Nourishment and origin of all fluids; transforms and digests food so that the Spleen can separate the distilled food essences; with the Spleen, is the root of post-natal Qi; and as Earth, relates to the ability to assimilate, stabilize, and feel centered and balanced.
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Healthy expressions are fairness, openness, and nurturance.
» Weakness, dysfunction, and illness associated with worry, anxiety, and overthinking.
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Stomach Xu (Deficiency) signs include slow digestion; vomiting after meals; painful eyebrows; emotionality; teariness; sadness; cold feet (Seem, p. 28); cold and shivering in the abdominal area; abdomen swollen and full; gastritis; loss of appetite; diarrhea; nausea; and leg weakness. Stomach Yin Xu (Deficiency) increases the susceptibility to Stomach Fire.
» Stomach Shi (Excess) signs include nightmares; acne; skin eruptions; excess stomach acid (Seem, p. 28); heat in the abdominal area; overactive digestive system causing hunger and thirst; dark yellow urine; gluttony; halitosis; swollen gums; red dry lips; pains and cramps in legs.
» Mental signs of Stomach channel disorders include depression, death wishes, instability, suicidal tendencies, mentally overwrought, doubt, suspicions, tendency to mania, and slowness at assimilating ideas. (Seem, p. 27)

» Mental signs of Large Intestine channel disorders include mental confusion; defective elimination of ideas; stubbornness; complacency in being wrong; rigidity of thinking; and vulnerability to cold. (Seem, p. 27)


therapies

affirmation:
• (Inflammation/Infection) My thinking is peaceful, calm, and centered. I am willing to change all patterns of criticism. I love and approve of myself. (Hay, 1984, p. 170-1)
• (Mouth) I welcome new ideas and new concepts and prepare them for digestion and assimilation. I nourish myself with love. (Hay, 1984, p. 175)
• (Gums) I am a decisive person. I follow through and support myself with love. (Hay, 1984, p. 167)

psychotherapy:
• Those who are prone to inflammations are attempting to avoid conflicts. In the case of infectious illness, ask yourself the following questions:
» What conflict am I failing to see? What conflict am I failing to admit to? (Dethlefsen, p. 108)

process paradigm: (experientially oriented)
• What is the symptom preventing me from doing? What is the symptom making me do? (see process interview: eyes/ears/nose/throat system, process interview: immune system)

related materia medica listings:
the shadow and physical symptoms
converting a symptom to a signal
affirmations: guidelines and precautions
process paradigm


footnotes