Do you get anxious speaking in front of a group? Do your palms get moist, your tongue seem mired in sand – and are those your knees giving way? What you’ve got a simple case of stage fright. But don’t be flustered. There is a way to regain self-control -- with acupressure.
Acupressure is based on the Chinese therapeutic technique acupuncture. Instead of pins inserted in the body, acupressure entails stimulation of strategic body sites. To relieve stage friend, simply place the top of your thumb or index (first) finger a hand’s breath below your collarbone on the right side of your chest. Push in (or press down strongly) vibrating slowly in doing so; then rotate your finger rapidly, always clockwise.
Acupressure can be used to relieve not only stage fright but also a variety of problems ranging from tired eyes, to headaches and hiccups.
The pressure point for an aching eye is the inside corner of the other eye.
For tired legs, there’s the so-called coolie point – halfway between the knee and the ankle on the outer side of the leg and in the back of the thin, long fibula bone that’s also on the outer side of the leg.
For an upset stomach caused by overeating, massage point are located on the outer side of each leg in a hollow in front of the fibula; in massaging, cross your hands so that the left hand is rotating on the right leg and the right hand on the left leg.
To get over an extended bout of hiccups, ask someone to massage a point at the lower tip of one of the shoulder blades and two finger widths from the midline of the seventh vertebra of the spinal cord.
If these simple home remedies don’t work and the symptoms persist, then, of course, it’s best to seek professional help.
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