Depression is a mental illness

Although chinese medicine does not have the name of depression, the manifestations of depression belong to the categories

Causes of depression

Chinese medicine believes that the main cause of depression is emotional internal injury

The onset of depression can be rapid or slow, for example, if it causes qi knots because of excessive emotions, then the onset of the disease is very urgent, if because of long-term worry and fear, hurt the internal organs, then the onset of the disease is very slow

Generally speaking, in the early stage of the disease, the damage to the function of the internal organs is relatively light, if the cause can be removed in time and the emotion can be adjusted, then the prognosis is relatively good

However, if you do not care about it for a long time and do not remove the emotional factors that have an influencing effect, then the damage to the function of the internal organs is more serious, and the prognosis will be worse

1.

Then it will damage the liver, resulting in the liver qi dredging and smoothing the role of the whole body qi machine is difficult to play

2.

The body's qi and blood are derived from the spleen's subtle transportation and digestion and absorption of the water valley, if the spleen has problems, there may be symptoms

3.
Excessive emotions and loss of heart

Due to sudden or strong mental stimulation, such as joy, mental tension, encounter with misfortune, etc.
,

Causing excessive excitement or inhibition of emotions, there are mental symptoms such as disappointment and helplessness, emotional instability, damage to the mind, loss of heart, dysfunction, and can produce a variety of diseases
.

4.
Panic and anxiety, kidney deficiency

Chinese medicine believes that the main bone of the kidney is the marrow, which is filled with the brain, and the brain is the sea
of marrow.
That is, the kidneys are nourishing the bones, the marrow fluid is transformed by the kidney essence, and the brain is the place where the medullary fluid gathers
.

Due to long-term nervous worry, or being frightened and fearful, it will damage the kidneys and lead to damage
to the kidney essence.

In addition, the development of other diseases affects the kidneys, which will also cause losses
in kidney essence.
Once the kidney is deficient, then there is a problem in the production of myeloid fluid, and the sea of medullary is lost, which will affect the brain, and there will be symptoms
such as low mood and interest.