Acupressure for anxiety: 3 points to know ✨
- Health Enlighten
- 21 hours ago
- 1 min read
You can calm your nervous system with your own hands. No clinic, no appointment needed. 🌿
Pericardium 6 · 内關 Three finger-widths up from your inner wrist, between the two tendons. Calms the heart, settles chest anxiety, stops nausea in its tracks. One of the most researched acupressure points in the world. 💛 Hold 60 seconds each side.
Heart 7 · 神門 In the small hollow on the inner wrist crease, little-finger side. Its name means "spirit gate" — and it opens beautifully. For restlessness, overwhelm, and thoughts that won't settle. 🤍 Warm it with small circles before pressing. 60 seconds each side.
Governing Vessel 26 · 水溝 In the groove between your nose and upper lip. TCM's rapid grounding point — for panic, shock, or sudden overwhelm. Brings you back to the present, fast. ⚡ Press firmly for 30 seconds while breathing through your nose.
Use all three together: PC6 → HT7 → GV26 🌿
Less than five minutes. Works in a bathroom stall, a car park, or your bed at 2am.
Not a replacement for professional support — but a tool that belongs in every pair of hands. 🌸
Screenshot this. You'll want it when anxiety arrives uninvited. 💛
Which point will you try first?

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