My Acupuncturist is Cool (and Educational)

Okay, so I was right and wrong and my acupuncturist's name is Jaq and not Jack. I'm learning that she stutters less when I don't look her right in the eyes constantly, which is convenient because i have a tendency of not looking peple in the eyes all the time while I talk to them. I tend to look at them and then all over the room and then them and then the ceiling and then them and then something that catches my eye. So I have no problem with this. She probably has more trouble with the stuttering when someone is staring her down or something, which makes perfect sense.

I'm finding that I like her better than my last acupuncturist for a few reasons. Number one is that we just seem to be on the same wavelength to begin with and the next is that she will take a needle right out if I say its still hurting. She'll try again with a smaller needle, but the point is that she immediately gives up with the original one. She is also really cool in the way she'll explain things to me and not just say, "That point is good for congestion" when I ask her abut the specific point. For example, I have told her in the past about how I had asthma until I was 8 years old. Today she asked if my palms were still sweaty, which is a really annoying and inconvenient thing that's happened on and off since I can't remember how long ago anymore. I made mention of my recent allergies which have accosted me in the nose (as usual) and the eyes (only slightly less usual). She responded to all my symptoms by asking about the sweaty palms and stating that the palms were connected to the lungs which also, of course, had to do with my asthma and allergies. I love this girl. I had no idea about that because I'm just like every other schmuck. Another thing she said was that there was redness around the needles on my back and she said this enthusiastically. Um, yeah I don't know what that means. She told me that it meant that qi was coming up around the needle points and that that was a good thing, obviously. Very cool. Lastly, I mentioned how I always have trouble with certain front points on and off but have much less trouble getting back points treated. She explained that the back is the yang side of our body which means it is in excess and the front part of our body is the yin part and we are much more protective of it, which I think can make sense even to someone who doesn't know or want to know anything about acupuncture.

Another funny thing is that she asked me if I had a new haircut and that seems to happen every couple of months while my hair is growing out, which is sort of funny. Anyways. Last night I did the majority of my Christmas shopping. I won the item on Ebay that I'm giving Boyfriend and I bought my sister and mother's gifts as well in one foul swoop. To Do lists are easy when they involve buying stuff you don't actually need. I also succeeded in picking up my Halloween costume yesterday and boy, oh boy do have some stuff to say about the mall. And surprise! None of it is positive.