I first started trying acupuncture about 5 yrs ago on a friend’s recommendation. I was very doubtful whether I needed treatment, although I was certainly not a very happy person. She assured me that if nothing else, it would help me feel as well as I could - until you have tried, you just don't know how much better you can feel.
And boy!! was she right. I can truly say that my mental wellbeing/happiness went from a score of 2 out of 10, to 10 out of 10 during that first 6 months!!
My eyes were opened to how good life could be. Over the subsequent years, that buoyancy deflated somewhat at times, at which points I returned for acupuncture treatment.
Often when I suggest to friends that acupuncture would help them, as I can see they are in similar circumstances to me in the past, they cringe at the prospect of 'needles'. If you have a horror of needles then you are missing out - you can certainly feel the energy flow, but not the needle. Indeed they are such tiny delicate things - akin to comparing a butterfly with a bumble bee!!
If only everyone had access to such a non-invasive method of treatment (acupuncture) before being prescribed drugs, with who knows what side effects!!
- RT