The ‘Sipping Thief’ Tǎn Zéi: Despair that devours vitality. The final in this series of articles on the 7 Emotions of TCM. Ever feel overwhelmed,

 Què Yīn 雀阴 ‘Night Bird’ ~ Seeking, Craving and ElationWait, how can excess joy create problems! I mean, we all want to be happy, right? Thats the

伏夫 Fú Fū: ‘Fallen Father’ gives the sense of sexual impotence, fitting considering within this context of influence one is obstructed from connecting to the vitality of life. Fú (to lean over/to fall/to conceal oneself/to submit/to

 屍狗 Shī Gǒu ‘Corpse Dog’ – Depression/Contempt/Lonliness Being under this influence is associated with the state of fright (esp. PTSD). Here one is ‘useless’, as in ‘useful

Choù Fèi 臭肺 ‘Stinking Lungs’ Relates to the experience of grief/sadness/dissapointment. Have you grieved hard? Have you watched someone else? Do you remember how their eyes changed? Do