Can you tell if you’re in a good or bad mood by taking your pulse?

Pulse can not directly see the mood is good or bad, but the mood of the different in the pulse will make a difference, can be used as a reference for Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment, the mood is good or bad can be categorized as a Chinese medicine mood changes. Affective disease refers to a disorder of yin and yang qi and blood in the internal organs caused by seven emotions, including epilepsy, lily disease, dirty mania (upset and depression, sadness and wanting to cry for no reason), depression, insomnia, and so on. The seven common internal injuries are joy, anger, anxiety, thoughts, sadness, shock and fear. Joy hurts the heart and the pulse is slow (excessive joy hurts the heart pulse, resulting in the heart’s qi being dissipated and not collected); anger hurts the liver and the pulse is rapid (excessive anger hurts the liver, resulting in the qi rushing upward and reversing); fear hurts the kidney and the pulse is sunken (excessive fright depletes the kidney’s qi, resulting in the kidney’s qi being submerged); sadness hurts the lungs and the pulse is short (excessive sadness and worry depletes the lungs and results in the pulse being short); and fear causes the qi to be disoriented and the pulse to be moved (the qi is disoriented after being excessively frightened). Changes in mood can cause changes in the pulse, so a person’s good or bad mood can be manifested differently in the pulse. When there is a huge drop in mood to the point of physical discomfort, it is advisable to seek the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner for timely diagnosis and treatment, as well as to channelize the emotions in a timely manner.