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| Therapeutic Principles 2. The ida dominant individual: A person who is predominatly introverted by nature is a daydreamer who thinks a lot but does not act on his thoughts. Such an individual is acutely aware of his feelings and usually oversensitive to outer events and interpersonal experiences. He may think of catastrophes and usually has little perspective on reality. There is little inner happiness due to a generalized inability 'to get things together' on the outside. These people are rarely active, physical types. They do not have enough vital energy to act efficiently in the world so as to carry out their plans, though, of course, the less severely imbalanced may get out and attempt many things. In an extreme case, physical vitality is very low and diseases such as constipaiton, depression, anxiety, ulcerative colitis, eczema, and a host of psychosomatic conditions develop in this climate. Therefore we see two main patterns of disease: 1. High physical energy diseases, usually pingala predominant, a rajasic or dynamic state. 2. Low physical energy diseases, usually ida predominant, a tamasic or passive state. Rebalancing the nadis
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