When I was 15 years old I got
glandular fever. I had been healthy, happy and energetic before that. For many
years due to the glandular fever I was
plagued with fatigue, headaches, feeling stress, inability to concentrate in
school, and a constant feeling of my head being in a fog. This all had a negative affect on my energy
and ability to enjoy life. It wasn’t until
was 19 that I found out about acupuncture and was given a phone number
to a clinic. When I called the receptionist explained that fine needles were
inserted into different points of the body and that it would improve my energy
levels and reduce stress. She said that there was a point in the top of the
head that when acupuncture was done on that point that concentration was
greatly improved, and that if the needle was angled in a different direction
that it would make you very relaxed and help with insomnia or poor sleep.
Initially I couldn’t believe that sticking needles in a person would make them
more relaxed and more energisedso I
thought I have to try this! When I went into the treatment room the
acupuncturist asked me a variety of questions about my medical history,
appetite, digestion, sleep, and menstrual cycle amongst other things. Then he
looked at my tongue and took my pulse and wrote down some notes and then
started to do the acupuncture on me. I will never forget the first needle going
in! It was a point on my foot between the big toe and the second toe. I felt
this whooooosh ...of energy run up my body from my foot to my head
and this movement of energy was exhilarating! The other needles were put in
hands legs and abdomen and left in for about half an hour while I rested and
listened to peaceful music. When I walked out of the clinic I felt like I had
fallen in love and so energised. You know the way you feel when you worried
about something like the result of an exam and then you receive the best
possible news like you passed with honours! That’s how I felt after
acupuncture! And I felt that way for some days afterwards. I had an acupuncture
treatment every 2 weeks and it really helped me get through uni without having
to suffer from stress and exhaustion. I finished a chemistry degree and worked
in a couple of labs for a few years but I was always intrigued at how
acupuncture worked and the philosophy behind it all. This is why I eventually
left the work in the lab and enrolled in the 3 year full time acupuncture
course. I did some further training working in the hospitals in Guang Xi
province of China. Its now 16 years on and I am still practicing acupuncture at
my clinic in Bulimba, specialising in pain relief, chronic fatigue, fertility
and IVF support and I have not even turned back. I now feel none of the
exhaustion and constant tiredness that I felt as a teenager.
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