EM insomnia

Question 1

insomnia

Answer 1

inability to fall asleep easily
waking at night
restless sleep
waking early in the morning
dream disturbed sleep

Question 2

unable to sleep on the back

Answer 2

indicates lg and ht excess (not qi, phlegm and stagnation)
likely seen with breathing conditions and when lungs are obstructed by phlegm

Question 3

person can only sleep on their back with arms out

Answer 3

excess yang (heat) condition

Question 4

always sleeping face down

Answer 4

spl, stm xu

Question 5

if a person can only sleep on one particular side

Answer 5

qi and xue xu of that side or qi and xue excess of opposite side, pulse to confirm

Question 6

snoring

Answer 6

phlegm affecting the stomach channel
may also be a pattern of rebellious qi in the yang leg channels st, gb, bl

Question 7

tossing and turning at night

Answer 7

liver qi stag

Question 8

ideal sleep position TCM

Answer 8

on the right side with legs slightly bent, so the heart is higher to promote better circulation

Question 9

physical overexertion and worry both injure qi and blood
this affects spleen, causing spleen qi xu leading to blood xu
spleen being unable to make good xu causes heart blood xu, directly weakens the mind and causes shen to become unrooted

Answer 9

xu insomnia

Question 10

prolonged mental overwork, working long hours without rest, working under severely stressful conditions consumes kidney yin, kidney yin xu will directly fail to nourish heart yin equals empty heat in the heart
heart and kidneys not harmonized

Answer 10

xu insomnia

Question 11

heart may also be xu constitutionally and this affects the GB rather than the kidney
heart and GB xu presents very specifically as a timid indecisive character lacking the ability to assert themselves
heart and GB xu is marked by waking up early and not being able to sleep again

Answer 11

xu insomnia

Question 12

childbirth may be a cause of xu insomia due to its effect on

Answer 12

liver blood

Question 13

the hun is unable to anchor and wander, causing dreamful and shallow sleep

Answer 13

liver blood xu

Question 14

anger, frustration, resentment leads to LYR and over time, LFR, both cause insomnia especially in teens + or middle aged people, growth spurts in children cause LYR

Answer 14

excess insomnia

Question 15

worry may cause xu in some people, but excess of heart fire in others, if there is a constitutional tendency to yang excess. heart fire flares upwards, disturbs the mind and causes insomnia

Answer 15

excess insomnia

Question 16

tired but difficulty falling asleep

Answer 16

blood xu

Question 17

asleep easily but waking frequently

Answer 17

yin xu

Question 18

excessive dreaming is defined as causing restless sleep, nightmares, or feeling tired from dreams

Answer 18

caused by blood or yin xu

Question 19

waking up frightened by the dream

Answer 19

HT/GB xu

Question 20

restless, slightly distressed dreams

Answer 20

phlegm heat affecting ST/HT

Question 21

being angry

Answer 21

excess LV

Question 22

crying, worry, fear, flying

Answer 22

excess LG

Question 23

laughing

Answer 23

excess HT

Question 24

bloody killings

Answer 24

LG xu

Question 25

battles, war, heroic acts

Answer 25

LG xu (autumntime)

Question 26

volcanic eruptions/fire

Answer 26

HT xu (summertime)

Question 27

plunging into water/being scared

Answer 27

KD xu (wintertime)

Question 28

fights, trials, suicide

Answer 28

GB xu

Question 29

voyages

Answer 29

blood xu

Question 30

visiting people/people visiting you

Answer 30

Po is injured/unrooted

Question 31

visiting places

Answer 31

hun is unrooted

Question 32

falling dreams

Answer 32

kidney qi xu

Question 33

restless legs

Answer 33

qi and blood stag in lower spine
ask them to sleep on their stomach and see if it relieves