Abscess and Depression: The energy that stagnates in the mouth

An abscess on the gums and teeth is a painful condition and usually has the following characteristics:

Edema (swelling) in the area
Severe pain when chewing
Discharge of pus

Bad taste when chewing
Redness and severe swelling of the gums in the problematic tooth region

Pus is a fluid that results from inflammation. It consists of decomposing white blood cells, dead bacteria, and tissue breakdown products produced during the body’s defense against infection.

Pus can collect in a cavity, creating an abscess.

The abscess is the result of a war, a struggle of the organism to manage its internal conflicts, a battle with many victims and destruction involving the cells and their environment, the tissues and organs of the body.

It indicates an inability to resolve our issues, obsessive ideas, inability to forgive, bitterness and resentment, and intense emotions that accumulate inside us without expression and make us sick.

But how is depression related to abscess?

The depressed person feels sadness, despair, and anxiety and shows significant changes in the body’s normal functioning. Those changes contain a reduced metabolic rate, gastrointestinal dysfunction, dry mouth, and changes in all bodily functions under neurohormonal control, resulting in the body not being able to perform its vital functions harmoniously.

The depressed person subconsciously believes that some threat to their health is imminent.

Thus they withdraw to protect themselves from their intense internal emotions (usually fear, anger), which they do not express but suppress, and this action also blocks their functions on a physical and psycho-emotional level. The above is often depicted physically in chronic inflammation, energy blockages, and tooth and gum abscesses.

Physical symptoms of depression

The depressed patient usually comes from a family with a history of depression, high expectations, and low self-esteem that has been passed down from generation to generation. Death or separation from a parent when the patient is young is also a common feature of the history.

Depression from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a disruption in the body’s movement and flow of energy causes all disorders. According to this approach, depression is due to the blockage of the flow of energy, qi, to the liver, the organ for managing our emotions.

The liver is the organ most affected by stress or emotions. Anger is an emotion associated with the liver. If you:

Are irritable,
Get angry easily
Have angry outbursts,
Find it difficult to relax,

Then it is very likely that you have a functional liver problem.
Anger affects the liver resulting in stagnation of energy. The primary function of this organ is to regulate the flow of energy and blood in the body. The liver is associated with anger, depression, dissatisfaction, frustration, irritability, bitterness, and rage.

Imbalances in liver function are associated with period pains, headache, irritability, dizziness, dry eyes, dry mouth, increased inflammation in the mouth and gums, and tendonitis.

Our oral health is significantly affected by stressful situations. In these cases, it is essential to recognize and understand the cause that causes us.

In conclusion

We can try to treat the terminal symptom and engage in a perpetual cycle of treatments that temporarily relieve a recurring symptom.

On the other hand, we can go to the root of our issue and discover what our body wants to tell us by decoding its communication language, i.e., its symptoms. When we listen with understanding and love, we can embrace the hurt. Afterward, the wound heals, and the body and mouth no longer have reason to hurt. Thus, we treat both the symptom and the root of the problem that led us there.

The Crystal Tooth psychodynamic approach helps in awareness and understanding of the issue one is dealing with in one’s body, and soul relieves and safely leads to healing.

You can experience the Crystal Tooth approach and discover the healing journey of your teeth and gums through a personal session or by reading my books.