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Healing Through Pleasure<\/em><\/p>\n

Behavior as Symptoms of Energetic Imbalance
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By Dr. Felice Dunas<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Karen and Josh said they wanted me to help them fix their marriage.\u00a0 That is why they were sitting on the couch in front of me, complaining about each other.\u00a0 She was \u201ctoo domineering\u201d, he said, \u201coverly controlling and bossy\u201d.\u00a0 \u201cWell, I wouldn\u2019t need to be if you would just pull your own weight around the house.\u00a0 You leave everything up to me and then get upset\u00a0 if I am not cheerful when\u00a0 I try to get it all done\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d he bellowed.\u201c\u00a0 You are such a control freak; I don\u2019t get to contribute to anything in our lives unless it is on your terms.\u201d\u00a0 This is the kind of dialogue you would expect to hear if you were a fly on the wall of a psychologist\u2019s office.\u00a0 But would someone in our field consider these appropriate patients with problems readily addressed by OM?\u00a0 From my perspective, absolutely!<\/p>\n

We learn early in our studies that there are emotional expressions of the major medical theories of OM.\u00a0 For example, Five Element theory suggests that each element includes not only organs, grains, colors and directions but correlating experiential states as well.\u00a0 Yin yang theory differentiates between experiences by defining them as negative or positive.\u00a0 Zang fu theory gives a doctor the ability to predict a patient\u2019s experiential tendencies, the patterns governing mental state and behavior, through diagnosis of the internal organs.<\/p>\n

For every organ, chi or blood related syndrome, you will find correlating behavioral and attitudinal changes as well as physical symptoms.\u00a0 The patterns of expression can be dramatic, as exemplified by the argument quickly developing between the above quoted spouses.\u00a0 Alternatively, subtle changes can seep into one\u2019s thoughts without much notice.\u00a0 As imbalance progresses, a patient may come to experience his entire life through a symptomatic web of thoughts and feelings.<\/p>\n

My first experience working with marital problems was in 1984.\u00a0 Julie and Jeff had come to me for help with two physical health problems.\u00a0 He had a shoulder injury from falling off a ladder and she was a migraine sufferer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While their marriage had become comfortable and neither had severe complaints, the spark had vanished years ago and, try as they might, they could not re-ignite it.\u00a0 There was bitterness below the surface of their everyday dialogue and activities.\u00a0 They touched this pain gingerly, without much skill and only infrequently, as they had no idea how to heal it.\u00a0 Typically, a couple with this situation might seek the support of a psychologist.\u00a0 However, four months into their individual treatment plans, I began to see changes in the way they interacted.\u00a0 Through strengthening with OM modalities, the energetic dynamic within each individual became more grounded, functional and attractive to the other.\u00a0 Their marriage naturally began to run more smoothly.\u00a0 They told me the bitterness between them was more easily approached.<\/p>\n

Following my observations with Judy and Jeff, I noted that many patients suffered with behavioral symptoms.\u00a0 Darwin was the CEO of his own company.\u00a0 He had achieved significant success and was at the top of his industry. Now in his late 40s he complained of a rift developing between himself and his wife, Angela…\u00a0 His sexual desire for her had increased substantially over the past few years.\u00a0 While he insisted that this was a compliment to her and a testament of his loyalty, she felt used and angry.\u00a0 Neither understood why his amorous yearnings created distance between them.\u00a0 She insisted that he was \u201ctaking advantage\u201d of her while he felt rejected for wanting to give his beloved of 18 years his affections.\u00a0 Several sex and relationship therapists had failed to help them and their marriage was seriously breaking down over this issue.\u00a0 He came to see me for aid with his chronically high blood pressure.\u00a0 The medication given to him by his physician was having sexual side effects, which further exacerbated this situation.<\/p>\n

When men or women live workaholic life styles, there are energetic ramifications.\u00a0 One that you may be familiar with from your practice is yin deficiency, either in the zang fu or systemically.\u00a0 When the body runs too quickly and too hard for too long, it will begin burning yin as fuel for the generation of yang.\u00a0 Anatomical soundness is sacrificed for extended physiological capacity.\u00a0 The endocrine system is often utilized in this pattern because it is the chemical means by which the body communicates with itself.\u00a0 In Darwin\u2019s case, one part of his body needed to tell another part to acquire more energy or the entire machine would begin to break down.\u00a0 So his body began over producing testosterone.\u00a0 Testosterone is the hormone primarily responsible for increasing sexual desire.\u00a0 Sex, according to OM theory, can then be used as a means of acquiring yin chi from one\u2019s partner.\u00a0 As men have less yin chi than women, this pattern is more often expressed as men having heightened desire for female partners, though women may also express this symptom.\u00a0 Though he did not intend to, Darwin was using the act of intercourse to extract his wife\u2019s chi, replenishing his own, overworked system.\u00a0 She was correct.\u00a0 He was taking from her.\u00a0 However, the level of the exchange was unfamiliar to both of them.<\/p>\n

Our work lowered his blood pressure thus decreasing his need for medication.\u00a0\u00a0 It took only a few, short months of treatment to begin replenishing the yin that had been sacrificed in the building and running of Darwin\u2019s company.\u00a0 As a result, his desire level became more comfortable for both of them and harmony was restored.\u00a0 He, Angela and I had a single discussion during which I explained the situation to both of them.\u00a0 They left relieved and no additional psychotherapy was required.<\/p>\n

You will find that many of your patients present with behavioral and attitudinal symptoms.\u00a0 Being well-learned in the area of energetic diagnostics as it pertains to the \u201cnon-physical\u201d aspects of life will serve you well as a practitioner.\u00a0 I will be teaching more on this subject at the up-coming Pacific Symposium and hope you will join me in this exploration.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Born in Los Angeles and raised in a medical family, Felice Dunas, Ph.D.,<\/strong><\/em> is an acupuncture industry founder, international lecturer, published author and executive coach. She earned her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Sociology\/International Health Care from UCLA, and her Doctorate degree in Clinical Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology from Samra University.\u00a0 She uses ancient principles of the body and human behavior to enhance the lives of individuals, couples and corporate executives. Having lectured in over 60 countries, she addresses health, vitality, interpersonal intimacy and sexuality. Dr. Dunas is the author of the best-selling book from Penguin-Putnam, “PASSION PLAY: Ancient Secrets for a Lifetime of Health and Happiness Through Sensational Sex\u201d.<\/em><\/address>\n


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