Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia Relief with Acupressure and Magnets

Acupressure Points
These points are  often used for anxiety, depression and insomnia.  You can apply pressure  discreetly whenever you feel nervous, anxious or uneasy wherever you are: in a meeting, in the car, while talking to someone, before the events that  can make you anxious, in the evening before going to bed..

The three acupuncture points that can be very  effective in relieving anxiety , depression and insomnia are PC-6, HT-7, LU-9.
Used together they form a 'golden triangle' and have a powerful combined effect.
​You can stimulate these points with acupressure or with magnets.
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How to Apply Acupressure

• Hold the point steadily with direct pressure and at 90 degrees angle from the surface of the skin for 15-30 seconds
• Apply and release finger gradually because it allows the tissue to respond and promote healing
• After repeated acupressure applications, you may feel pulse at the point, which is a good sign - it means that the circulation has increased

Magnets

• Place a magnet over the acupuncture point
• Magnet will provide mild, continuous  stimulation of the point
•  Find out more here.​

PC-6

Location
Three finger-widths away from the wrist crease and on the midline  of the palmar side of your lower arm.
Indications
Anxiety,  Fright, Insomnia

• Chest tightness, agitation, palpitations
• Fright palpitations
• Insomnia, fear and fright
• Sadness

​Also very effective for:

• ​Cough and asthma
• Hypertension
• Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain (very important point for this!)
• Helps with fever, headache
•  Pain and contraction of the elbow and upper arm, stiffness and pain of the head and neck

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HT-7

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Location
At the wrist joint, along the line of your  small finger.

• Indications      
•  Insomnia
• Palpitations, fright palpitations, pounding heartbeat
• Anxiety, fear
• Sadness 

​Important also for:

• Heart pain, palpitations
• Throat pain, dry throat, shortness of breath

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LU-9

Location
At the wrist crease on palmar side of the hand,  opposite to and at the level with HT-7.
Indications

• ​When stimulated together with HT-7:  sadness and fear

​   Very  important point for lungs and good for:

• ​Coughing, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, oppression of the chest
• Dry throat
• Acid reflux, belching
• Toothache
• Weakness or pain of the wrist, pain of the shoulder and back, breast pain, arm pain

Golden Triangle: All Three Together

When stimulated together, these points provide a great relief for anxiety, insomnia, and depression.