Stress Is a Disorder of the Liver
A Chinese Medicine Perspective

When people are under stress or are anxious, the liver is the organ most immediately influenced. In zang fu theory, the liver is the "general." As general, the liver likes to accomplish all things quickly and completely, without questions, problems or disagreement.

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2006/feb/02xu.html

Acupuncture Today, February, 2006, Volume 07, Issue 02

I've received a good number of acupuncture treatments and have to say they have been what a person might call "real life savers".  Although a number of the terms in the article are unfamiliar to most, the principles and general concepts might help to provide a better understanding of how interconnected our experiences in life is with physical symptoms.   RM