How does acupuncture help with stress?

🔹 Balances the nervous system
Reduces sympathetic (stress) activity and strengthens the parasympathetic system
Calms the state of being in “constant alert”

🔹 Regulates stress hormones
Helps balance cortisol and adrenaline levels
Reduces the wear-and-tear effects of prolonged stress on the body

🔹 Reduces anxiety and tension
Increases the release of endorphins and serotonin
Alleviates feelings of restlessness, inner distress, and irritability

🔹 Improves sleep quality
Facilitates falling asleep
May reduce nighttime awakenings and light sleep

🔹 Relieves physical symptoms of stress
Neck–shoulder tension
Jaw clenching (bruxism)
Stress-related complaints such as headaches and gastrointestinal sensitivity

Who can it be applied to?

✔️ Those experiencing daily life stress
Work and exam stress
Intense pace and feelings of burnout
Individuals experiencing constant tension and restlessness

✔️ Those prone to anxiety
Mild to moderate anxiety
Individuals with panic tendency but not in an acute attack period
Those with social stress symptoms

✔️ Those with sleep problems
Stress-related insomnia
Frequent nighttime awakenings
Waking up tired in the morning

✔️ Those with psychosomatic complaints
Stress-related muscle pain
Tension-type headaches
Irritable bowel symptoms
Palpitations (if organic causes have been ruled out)

✔️ Those seeking non-medication support
Individuals who do not want to use medication or are looking for additional support alongside medication
Those who want to support their psychotherapy process