As an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion does have a certain auxiliary effect on emotional problems such as anxiety, but there are risks of self-operation (such as infection, pneumothorax, or nerve damage). The following are some **Professional advice** and**safety tips**： --- ###️️ Important prerequisites： 1. **It is strongly recommended to consult a Chinese medicine practitioner first, especially those who are trying acupuncture and moxibustion for the first time. 2. If you need to press by yourself, you can choose **Shiatsu massage** instead of acupuncture (press the acupoints with your thumb for 3-5 minutes each). --- ### 常用 Commonly used anti-anxiety acupoints (safe to press by yourself)： 1. **Baihui Cave**(DU20) -Location: The middle of the head, the midpoint of the connection between the tips of the ears. -Effect: Relieve headache, insomnia, and emotional instability. 2. **Shenmen Cave** (HT7) -Location: The inside of the wrist stripes, the depression of the wrist flexor tendon on the side of the little finger. -Effect: Tranquilize the heart and soothe the nerves, improve heart palpitations and anxiety. 3. **Neiguan Point** (PC6) -Position: Inside the forearm, 2 inches above the wrist stripes (three horizontal fingers), between the two tendons. -Effect: regulates the autonomic nervous system, relieves chest tightness and nausea. 4. **Tai Chong Hole**(LR3) -Location: The back of the foot, the depression in front of the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. -Effect: relieves liver and qi, relieves depression. 5. **Sanyin Cross** (SP6) -Position: The inside of the calf, 3 inches above the tip of the inner ankle (four horizontal fingers), the trailing edge of the tibia. -Effect: Reconcile the liver, spleen and kidneys, and improve insomnia. --- ### *** Acupuncture points that self-acupuncture is strictly prohibited**： -**Fengchi Point** (GB20, both sides of the neck): Close to the medullary cord, improper operation may be fatal. -**Chest and back acupuncture points**: It is easy to cause pneumothorax. -**Acupoints around the eyes**: Such as eye Ming acupoints (BL1), the risk is extremely high. --- ### 📚 Alternative： 1. **Acupoint pressure**: Use Wang Buluxing seed to press the "divine gate", "heart", "subcortical" and other points of the ear, which is relatively safe. 2. **Breathing exercises + acupoint massage**: Combined with abdominal breathing and pressing the inner Guan acupoints, the effect is better. --- ### 紧急 Emergency： If you experience dizziness, increased pain or bleeding, stop immediately and seek medical attention. When the anxiety symptoms are severe, please seek help from a psychiatrist or psychiatrist in time. (Note: The above information is not a substitute for professional medical diagnosis, individual differences need to be identified and treated. ）