Kidney+Yang+Deficiency

Psychological Aspects
Entire life dominated by the lack of power to act As if working at a lower metabolic rate or on an insufficient battery Cannot assume tasks demanding either duration or rapidity, though efforts may be put forth early in life A picture of sloth, laziness, procrastination and low level of achievement follow this person everywhere Little vision of the future and when there is, no motivation to move toward it Results in a deep sense of impotence & frustration If kidney Yin is sufficient may find an compensatory intellectualization Those unaware of deficiency may produce envy, blame others for their failure, and hope that others fail May cling to petty despotism over children, spouse, or employees though with little intensity at worst may drift toward an inadequate "easy life" (bum on skid row, mental hospital) Tend to be gloomy, cheerless and somewhat irritable

Other Attributes: May be phobic of people who achieved success or those possibly providing opportunity to their own success Major depression will generally occur mid or later in life. Also when those they display power over successfully rebel. The depression tends to be endogenous, occuring in the involutional period w/ considerable psychomotor retardation and little insight. Thinking may also be dominated by an inner sense of inadequacy. May occur as part of major depression when control over their small domain collapses. The four limbs also lack appropriate power.
 * //Fear//**: The deep sense of inadequacy will be accompanied inevitably by endless, life-long fear
 * //Anxiety//**: provoked by any situation in which a strong, aggressive show of sustained energy or assumption of responsibility might be expected
 * //Depression/Stagnation//**: pervades this person's ambience & existence throughout life.
 * //Cognition//**: where kidney yin is sufficient logical thinking may be adequate though "brightness" and "sharpness" will be missing.
 * //Psychosis//**: primarily paranoid with projection of feelings of inadequacy and impotence.
 * //Love//**:little energy for these relationships. If there, they will neglect intimacy to avoid sharing feelings of weakness, instead the relationship will be used as a vehicle to dominate & diminish other people to make them feel superior
 * //Sex//**: diminished ability to follow through in sexual act despite it's ego boosting status. Eventually impotence sets in like rest of life. Following the failure to succeed in the adult sexual act, there may be possible sexual abuse of children
 * //Bioenergetics//**: some displacement upward, especially in those not of extreme deficiency. Manifests as slightly muscular development in upper part of the body as compensation for inadequacy feelings. more of an inflation of muscle than true development and therefore little strength.