yin, yang, and emotions: a refresher....

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Came about this in my notes. Always good to check in with yourself!

Yin Mental Disorders

Over-consumption of sugar and other sweeteners, fruits, fruit juice,

chemicals, most medications, drugs, alcohol, hot spices, ice cream,

some vegetables of tropical and semitropical origin, excessive

liquid, and other strong yin substances produce

1. General mental fatigue, which manifests as complaining and as

gradual loss of clear thinking and behavior

2. Feeling of melancholy gradual loss of ambition, and self-

confidence; the beginning of forgetfulness and vague memory

3. Emotional irritability and fear, prevailing depression; a

defensive attitude.

4. Suspicion and skepticism , misconceptions and misinterpretations,

general attitude of retreating from life.

5.Discrimination and prejudice based upon an inferiority complex

6. Loss of self-discipline; chaos in thinking and attitude;

schizophrenic symptoms

7. Yin arrogance characterized by total inability to adapt to the

environment and the creation of a world of fantasy and illusion

Yang Mental Disorders

Over-consumption of meet, eggs, poultry, cheese, and other hard dairy

food, other animal quality food, salt, baked and burned food, and

other extreme yang substances, as well as insufficient liquid intake,

produce

1. General mental fatigue, which manifests as frequent changing of

the mind and gradual loss of steadiness in mind and attitude

2. Beginning of rigidity, gradually developing into stubbornness and

insistent attention to trivial matters.

3. Excitability, short temper, prevailing discontent, and an

offensive attitude

4. Conceptualization, leading to adherence to various " isms " and

delusional beliefs

5. Discrimination and prejudice against others based upon a

superiority complex

6. Exclusive indoctrination, egocentric thinking and attitude, and

paranoid symptoms

7. Yang arrogance characterized by total inability to accept others

and self-righteous attempts to control or coerce others

Healthy conditions of the liver and gallbladder are connected with

patience and endurance, while unhealthy conditions produce short

temper and anger

Healthy conditions of the heart and small intestine are connected

with gentleness, tranquility, intuitive comprehension, spiritual

oneness, and merry, humorous expression, while unhealthy conditions

produce separateness excitement, and excessive laughter

Healthy conditions of the spleen, pancreas, and stomach, are

connected with sympathy wisdom, consideration, and understanding,

while unhealthy conditions produce irritability skepticism,

criticism, and worry

Healthy conditions of the lungs and large intestine are connected

with a feeling of happiness, security, and wholeness, while unhealthy

conditions produce sadness, depression, and melancholy

Healthy conditions of the kidneys and bladder are connected with

confidence, courageand inspiration while their unhealthy conditions

produce fear , lack of self- esteem, and hopelessness.