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Hello,I am so glad that I found something like that online. I truly hope that I will find the right diagnosis and most importantly the treatment for my issues. Unfortunately I do not remember when everything started. I am, however, very certain that I did not experience very deep emotional or physical trauma. I had problems with my digestion a year ago. Since I was not able to digest some of the foods I started craving them even more. That is how my compulsive eating disorder began. I would be eating large amounts of food in a short period of time and then excersising excessively. I felt very good after each binge and after a while I would feel that I needed more. So I binged and overexcersize over three times a day. Now it reached a point where I can barely get through the day without overeating. I do not feel any control, I cannot stop thinking about food but at the same time I am afraid to gain wheight. Apart from all that I suffer from total apathy, I experience emotional numbness. No true feelings, no emotions, loss interest in activities, completely no motivation. However, it is not depressed state of mind. I do not feel sad. I do not feel anything. I wish I could love again, cry again, feel ashamed or proud. There is also a lot of memory issues. I hardly remember what I learn unless I repeat it over and over again. It is hard to remember faces names. I hardly remember what happened for me in the past, long time ago. However, I can fake a lot of reactions and emotions so I adapt pretty well in the social environment. However, I do not feel any desire to continue on doing this forever. This makes me indulge in food because after that I feel at least somehow human, I can feel something. So to add to all of this there is no libido, no desire to have a boyfriend or family, or career or anything else. I isolate myself from everybody. But I will continue saying that it is not a depressed state! it is numbness, total numbness. It is so hard also to study at the university and I used to be a straight A student. I used to love reading books but now there is nothing that helps me get through the day. Oh and I lost my period for a year as well. My doctor determined that I also had low estrogen so she prescribed me with birth control pills that I am taking now. However, most of the doctors are determined that I suffer from depression and they keep prescribing me the antidepressants. The last one I tried a week ago was Welbutrin which made me totally depressed, I cried all day and ate tons of food,i WANTED TO KILL MYSELF SOOOOO BADLY. So what is wrong with me? Few days ago I found the article online describing the possible cause and problems with opioid receptors in the brain. Please get back to me and help me out with the diagnosis and the treatment.THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Rasyte on 2011-01-20
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♡ Homeopathy International 1 last decade
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Body Type: mid-size
Height: 173
Weight: 55
General appearance: Emotionless
Have you used homeopathic medicines before? If so what, and what homeopathic potencies did you use?
No
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Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experiences and happenings.
1. Describe your main suffering?
My main sufferings are my fight against food addiction, emotional numbness, and amnesia.
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, loss of period.
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Lack of motivation, emotional numbness, non purging bulimia, amnesia, loss of interest in activities, loss of libido, weakened cognition and executive functions.
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words.
It varies. If I binge, then afterwards I feel suicidal, that is the only time when my emotional numbness turns into depressive episodes. But the other day I forget all of these feelings and indulge again into eating. I feel that something is controlling my brain and I am shivering from the desire to get high from food.
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
It is extremely hard to remember things for me. I know that it wasnt something extremely emotional. Everything started when I began the treatment for parasites assuming that this will fix my problem for irritable bowel syndrome. So I ordered some herbal detox supplements online, I tried antibiotics too, the wormwood and a lot of other natural stuff. I also tried juice diets; but I WAS ONLY ON SWEET JUICES FOR A WHILE AND I felt I had all candida symptoms. My liver deteriorated as well as kidneys. I remember having diarreah and constipation. My mood was very very affected by the food I ate. I would feel and still feel worse after I eat almonds, beets, eggs, bananas, avocado (that contain dopamine prosecutors). I gradually got into the position as I am now. I used to be depressed for a while then I took 5-HTP. Worked well for a while for my mood but not for memory; however, I got tolerance and it did not affect anymore. I was also using St Wort for a few months. I treduced my bnging but got me really numb.
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
Evening, night time.
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same? Example- time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc.
Sometimes I feel that if I do not eat I can get through the day better since I cannot stop when my binge begins.
8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
I am taking the birth control pills to stimulate my menses and it does get worse before I get my period. It is also true that when I cannot handle my studies at school I become very anxious and my desire to binge eat increases dramatically.
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
I feel slightly better when it is pleasantly warm and sunny.
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Before I got sick I was a very sensitive personality, I would easily get ashamed and I was shy a lot of times. I was quet and reserved. I had a lot of passions and desires in my future, I was very romantic and hard working. Now I am just numb, I dont care about anything.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
It does not affect me.
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
It does not reach my soul. I can fake and pretend that I appreciate any consolation but it doesnt do anything, it doesnt make me feel worse or better. I forget the next morning about yesterdays experiences.
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
No
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?
No, just binge eating and over exercising
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
I do not have feelings of loneliness and affection for anyone. I know that I love my parents (deeply in my conscious) but there is no actual feeling of love or compassion. I am ok by myself, I do not need anyone.
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
No
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
Fatty and sugary food.
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Less
14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Excessive.
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
I can eat everything in large quantities even if I do feel sick afterwards. Well, sugar has very adverse affects one me as well as coffee.
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
Normal
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
It seems normal now. It used to be very pale
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
IF I WAKE UP AT NOGHT (LETS SAY SOMEBODY WAKES ME UP, IT IS HARD TO FALL ASLEEP AGAIN)
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
I do not have ones.
20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?
Emotional numbness, wooden face.
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
5-HTP, one pill of Celexa, one pill of Wellbutrin (they made me feel worse), St. Wort, Rhodiola.
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
Nothing really serious. I DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS EITHER. Satified with genetics and the life I had before my body got messed up.
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.
(For Females) I am quite tall, blonde hair, quite a skinny type (but I work hard on that)I have dark circles under my eyes and premature wrinkles.
24. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe the irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc.
Not normal
Age: 21
Body Type: mid-size
Height: 173
Weight: 55
General appearance: Emotionless
Have you used homeopathic medicines before? If so what, and what homeopathic potencies did you use?
No
+
Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experiences and happenings.
1. Describe your main suffering?
My main sufferings are my fight against food addiction, emotional numbness, and amnesia.
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, loss of period.
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Lack of motivation, emotional numbness, non purging bulimia, amnesia, loss of interest in activities, loss of libido, weakened cognition and executive functions.
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words.
It varies. If I binge, then afterwards I feel suicidal, that is the only time when my emotional numbness turns into depressive episodes. But the other day I forget all of these feelings and indulge again into eating. I feel that something is controlling my brain and I am shivering from the desire to get high from food.
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
It is extremely hard to remember things for me. I know that it wasnt something extremely emotional. Everything started when I began the treatment for parasites assuming that this will fix my problem for irritable bowel syndrome. So I ordered some herbal detox supplements online, I tried antibiotics too, the wormwood and a lot of other natural stuff. I also tried juice diets; but I WAS ONLY ON SWEET JUICES FOR A WHILE AND I felt I had all candida symptoms. My liver deteriorated as well as kidneys. I remember having diarreah and constipation. My mood was very very affected by the food I ate. I would feel and still feel worse after I eat almonds, beets, eggs, bananas, avocado (that contain dopamine prosecutors). I gradually got into the position as I am now. I used to be depressed for a while then I took 5-HTP. Worked well for a while for my mood but not for memory; however, I got tolerance and it did not affect anymore. I was also using St Wort for a few months. I treduced my bnging but got me really numb.
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
Evening, night time.
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same? Example- time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc.
Sometimes I feel that if I do not eat I can get through the day better since I cannot stop when my binge begins.
8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
I am taking the birth control pills to stimulate my menses and it does get worse before I get my period. It is also true that when I cannot handle my studies at school I become very anxious and my desire to binge eat increases dramatically.
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
I feel slightly better when it is pleasantly warm and sunny.
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Before I got sick I was a very sensitive personality, I would easily get ashamed and I was shy a lot of times. I was quet and reserved. I had a lot of passions and desires in my future, I was very romantic and hard working. Now I am just numb, I dont care about anything.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
It does not affect me.
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
It does not reach my soul. I can fake and pretend that I appreciate any consolation but it doesnt do anything, it doesnt make me feel worse or better. I forget the next morning about yesterdays experiences.
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
No
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?
No, just binge eating and over exercising
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
I do not have feelings of loneliness and affection for anyone. I know that I love my parents (deeply in my conscious) but there is no actual feeling of love or compassion. I am ok by myself, I do not need anyone.
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
No
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
Fatty and sugary food.
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Less
14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Excessive.
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
I can eat everything in large quantities even if I do feel sick afterwards. Well, sugar has very adverse affects one me as well as coffee.
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
Normal
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
It seems normal now. It used to be very pale
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
IF I WAKE UP AT NOGHT (LETS SAY SOMEBODY WAKES ME UP, IT IS HARD TO FALL ASLEEP AGAIN)
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
I do not have ones.
20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?
Emotional numbness, wooden face.
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
5-HTP, one pill of Celexa, one pill of Wellbutrin (they made me feel worse), St. Wort, Rhodiola.
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
Nothing really serious. I DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS EITHER. Satified with genetics and the life I had before my body got messed up.
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.
(For Females) I am quite tall, blonde hair, quite a skinny type (but I work hard on that)I have dark circles under my eyes and premature wrinkles.
24. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe the irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc.
Not normal
Rasyte last decade
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1. What exactly happens?
2. Describe all sensations and pains. Each pain or sensation should be described in such a way that allows us to imagine having the same pain.
3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?
4. What creates some relief for the problem?
5. What triggers the problem into occuring?
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7. When did the problem start? What was happening in your life at that time? Did some specific event or treatment take place just before the problem started?
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Discuss the way that you manage or deal with your problems, or any problems that occur in your life.
Discuss any patterns you have noticed in your behavior.
Discuss any part of your life where you feel stuck or unable to change and grow.
Describe your childhood and the kind of environment you grew up in, with reference to your relationships with your family, your school experiences, and any serious childhood diseases.
If your earlier discussions have not mentioned these already, please describe:
1. The specific foods that you crave (not just like) or hate
2. The specific drinks that you crave or hate
3. What your sleep is like
4. How the weather and the temperature affects you
5. What kinds of things in the environment you are particularly sensitive to
6. What your general level of energy is like
7. What your level of sexual energy or desire is like
GUIDELINES FOR GIVING HOMOEOPATHIC CASE INFORMATION
It is important to describe all your problems in as much detail as you are able. One word answers and short sentences are not particularly helpful. Discuss each problem one at a time, providing (as a minimum level of detail) the following information.
1. What exactly happens?
2. Describe all sensations and pains. Each pain or sensation should be described in such a way that allows us to imagine having the same pain.
3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?
4. What creates some relief for the problem?
5. What triggers the problem into occuring?
6. What time of the day or night does the problem occur?
7. When did the problem start? What was happening in your life at that time? Did some specific event or treatment take place just before the problem started?
Move from one problem to the next, doing the same thing.
As well as this, please describe any traumatic indicidents that have taken place in your life. Discuss anything that has had a lasting impact on you mentally, emotionally or physically.
Discuss the way that you manage or deal with your problems, or any problems that occur in your life.
Discuss any patterns you have noticed in your behavior.
Discuss any part of your life where you feel stuck or unable to change and grow.
Describe your childhood and the kind of environment you grew up in, with reference to your relationships with your family, your school experiences, and any serious childhood diseases.
If your earlier discussions have not mentioned these already, please describe:
1. The specific foods that you crave (not just like) or hate
2. The specific drinks that you crave or hate
3. What your sleep is like
4. How the weather and the temperature affects you
5. What kinds of things in the environment you are particularly sensitive to
6. What your general level of energy is like
7. What your level of sexual energy or desire is like
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
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