Emotionally, liver qi stagnation can show through signs of unexplained irritability, anger, feeling quickly frustrated, hot tempers, mood swings, depression, resentment, feeling restless, and/or sighing often in order to relieve feelings of constriction in the chest. Stress and/or anxiety can stagnate liver qi and therefore flow of blood, especially creating issues for the female reproductive system that take form in menstrual cramps, uterine fibroids, PMS, and swollen breasts.
