Collective Complaints

Hi all! As you can see, I have not posted a blog entry in literally years. I've been encouraged to get back at it

Tears. So many this week. It seems nearly every patient has needed to cry.

Over the past couple weeks, person after person has told me that they have been sick for months. For most people they've been just slightly sick. They don't get fully sick and they feel like they don't get fully better either.

Loads of stress and anxiety this week. Work related, wedding planning induced, family drama, it's all in the mix.

Lots of people in SF are sick and/or having allergies. We recently got a bunch of much needed rain which has meant a lot more mold in our damp old city. I'm seeing congestion (chest and nasal), cough and fatigue. Every single one of my patients has talked about how awful they've felt since the inauguration. They've expressed anger, fear, worry, outrage, anxiety, insomnia, sadness, and so much more.

There's a head cold floating around San Francisco. Sneezing, coughing, scratchy throat, fatigue, etc.

So so so many people have complained about jaw pain/jaw clenching/TMJ this week. So many!

nearly every person has talked with me about their intense anxiety this week. some also have insomnia. yikes.

seems mercury is retrograde, again. so many people complaining of high stress this week. most of it has been related to miscommunication and thwarted travel plans. mercury goes direct on the 22nd.

there are a couple colds going around The Bay. one is a sore throat, sniffles, fatigue kind of thing and the other is a diarrhea, nausea, fatigue kind of thing.

over the last few days, so many people have told me that they feel really emotionally sensitive. several people have also shared feeling cloudy-minded. and lots of people have been having trouble sleeping. could it be the eclipse?