Dosha Personalities: What should be the therapy approach?
As per Charaka-Samhita, each dosha has a different personality; therefore, you require a unique behavioral approach to treat each dosha. We will discuss different Dosha Personalities: Pitta dosha, Kapha dosha, Vayu dosha, and combinations of different dosha.
Vayu Dosha:
people with Vayu Dosha are more fearful and appear distracted, upset, or nervous. Such people may feel insecure, hesitant, fidgety, unsettled. The tendency is to be doubtful about themselves or the therapy. Conversely, they may be overly excited and enthusiastic, expecting too much from others, with no real motivation behind it. They are at times hard to deal with and tend to be ungrounded. These people may feel negative about themselves and worried about their condition. There is hypochondria, which makes them think that things are graver than they are.
Therapy: These people need tender care. The treatment goal is to make these people more realistic about the situation and correct them. The treatment should make them grounded than fidgety. The overly excited nature starts the therapy responsibly but slips off eventually.
Pitta:
People with this Dosha think they know everything. They even suggest to the practitioner what they should do for them. The tendency is to take over the consultation and analyze everything. Typical personality aspects are fiery nature, aggressiveness, or a critical approach. They tend to ask for credentials or suspect the reliability of Ayurveda itself. Because they hold authority status and power, the practitioner needs to clearly and objectively explain the problem. The patient may be judgmental about the practitioner’s skills, abilities, and qualifications or expect how you will heal them. It is better than the practitioner does not fall prey to such game-playing. In short, if you try to justify, the more they will doubt. Keep in mind; the therapy only works with the patient’s positive frame of mind.
Therapy: People with Pitta Dosha need to be treated in a respectful and friendly manner. Pleasant circumstances and behavior balance these constitutions. The thumb-rule is to remain objective and rational. Discuss the critical nature of the individual that is the cause of patients imbalances. Once consciousness is roused, you can control the mind and treat them objectively. People with Pitta Dosha expects to be seen in an authoritative light. Once they are aware and understand the importance of self-responsible healing, they are very good at implementing and following the therapies. However, it would help if you cautioned them not to become fanatical in using treatment; to avoid burnout, the practitioner should urge moderation. However, if the therapy does not go well, they can become angry and critical. Practitioners shouldn’t promise too much and show that healing is the client’s responsibility.
Kapha:
These persons need to be stimulated, motivated, or shocked into getting well. They are often lazy, passive, slow to act, and find it hard to implement things. If healing is left to themselves, they will remain inactive and inert. Although they may seek comfort; They do not need it. Sentimentality is one cause of their health imbalances.
Therapy: People with these doshas do not require much counseling and analysis; they need an extra push. They need to be warned to respond and work on becoming healthy. This dosha involves time and perseverance to complete the treatment. They are more responsive to attention, love, and personal care, emphasizing the self-healing process. If they slip back into their old habits, they return to their self-indulgent behavior. Thus, they may need more frequent visits and more interchange to stimulate them to get started. Once they start, they do well, with only an occasional need for motivation.
Vayu/Pitta:
People with this dosha sways between fear to anger. They may only be looking for scapegoats to dump their adverse problems. Usually, their energy levels are weak, and they find it hard to undergo questioning or constructive criticism.
Therapy: They need much patience, nurturing, tact and consideration.
Pitta/Kapha:
This dual dosha is energetic and stable; such people possess a robust immune system and are healthy. People with this dosha lack the flexibility and adaptability of Vayu energies. They approach holistic health for the improvement of strength and usually content. This dosha prefers to control or dominate. They are conservative and possessive.
Therapy: They need new challenges, activity, movement, and creativity.
Vayu/Kapha:
These persons lack energy, fire, motivation, enthusiasm, and passion. Such people are generally passive, weak, hypersensitive, and dependent. They agree to everything but do not have the spirit to pull through. People with this dosha are easily disrupted or bothered, emotionally and mentally. They can be a social chameleon and blend seamlessly into any social environment.
Therapy: Be sensitive and delicate while questioning. They respond to warmth and firmness, but it is hard to tell how well they are following the therapy. Help them to become more apparent and more practical in their lives.
Some people do not want to recover, as they equate their lives with their illnesses. In such a case, you need to decide if a client wants merely attention or help.
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