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Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-14 |
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New discussion for lycopodium
David:
I will check back in a few days...good?
1. What exactly happens?
My main problem is that my concentration and that people see me as a bit eccentric. I also have a developing phobia that I will somehow lose control and hurt someone. Not total control but that I will hit a kid in my class who is disrespting me or that I will accidentally poke my child. This is scary sounding but I am pretty sure it has something to do with the stress I am under.I have use the following remedies: Lycopodium, nux vomica, staphysagria, hyosciamus niger (this one in particular did not help much with anything) , ignatia amara, and arsenicum album. With the exception of lycopdium, I really do not think that any matched my personality but matched the states I was in. Looking back at their despcriptions, I am shocked at how well they worked when my homeopath prescribed them for me.
Concentration is poor because I do not organize thoughts well in head (again this is getting better but not enough) and lack "administrative skill" like for filing papers, organizing things.
Also, another problem is stressful environment I live in (work and homelife). I teach art in "the hood" and I live with a man who is a bit unaware that he has a tongue that could slice bricks. He may be a calc carb but is not lazy at work...maybe at home he is, though so I clean after him a lot.
My constitution is naturally a strong one (at least physically but not mentally) but stress is hard to avoid and deal with. I get sore throats and coughs (some clear expectoration) a lot.
I I have a positive PPD (in America this is the test for exposure to TB)
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.
Limbs are heavy like they have five pound weights attached to them. When I excercise (this helps concentration but not organization of thoughts), my limbs are hard to move and I end up moving half time for a while. I warm up and this improves but I am still behind in beat by a bit.
I have a touch of sciatica which runs through left hip (side not back of leg) and when it occurs it has a pulling sensation; may extend through buttocks to lower back
Incontinence happens when I laugh or cough. Coughing happens a lot as I am getting sick a lot in cold weather.
3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?
heaviness of limbs: gets worse if I drink lots of caffeine or have a lot of junk food (chemicals?) and also after being sick
incontinence is worse when coughing or sneezing and when I am at work teaching
5. What triggers the problem into occuring?
(Answers four and five may not be very different, sorry)
trigger for heavy limbs: ultimately might be stress (but exascerbated by poor diet)
incontinence: physical stress,pressure on bladder or muscles from being pregnant)
6. What time of the day or night does the problem occur?
time of day is irrelvant for physical problems
mind issues: night is worse in terms of my thought process; I am clearer in the morning; writing lesson plans should be done then until early afternoon;
but this is not always; sometimes I am better at night if work is more repititious (data entry of grades for ex)
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?
heaviness of limbs started four years ago; don't know if it was related to specific event
incontinence: four or five years ago....reason?
sciatica: ten years ago; I stopped doing aerobics for several months and went back to it; sciatica kicked in so I stopped again, it got worse, so I got accupuncture and incorporated more stretching of muscles and continued with excercise without much remission of sciatica,
conecntration issues:
my whole life but marked decline in high school; social issues caused depression which caused further concentration issues
organization of written thoughts also decliend at time of concentration issues (of course)
college was very difficult; I spent a considerable amount of time more than others studying for all subjects; writing papers in classes such as government or history was nearly impossible, more success in math and science yet still much wasted effort due to concentration diff.
this worsened depression
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.
traumatic events:
mom leaving the house to play bridge when I was four or five; I hugged her shoes; didn't understand why she was away so much
generalized anxiety around making friends due to my ability to lose them easily
whether or not these fed into my physical symptoms, I can only guess that they may have
I know they fed into emotional/cognitive
fighting with husband.
he is very often verbally abusive
I know that these things may very well make homeopathic healing hard, but I have improved while being with him so please bear with me
almost losing my baby
but this whole sitatuion was very traumatizing as I almost lost baby
Discuss the way that you manage or deal with your problems, or any problems that occur in your life.
in my life, tend to gather information and gather information and delay making a decision until the last moment; I ask for opinions of people I trust and I alays try to come through with things (now that I am on remedies, thank g-d)
I get anxious and nervous a lot more than most about decisions but look to g-d, as well, to support; he answers many prayers
probably I work less quickly than others but this is changing, too! (again thanks to g-d and to homeopathy)
Discuss any patterns you have noticed in your behavior.
patterns include my being a bit of a "chid at heart." I sing or dance when I probably shouldn't (i.e. with my child at the grocery store...I am an artist so that may be why)
am forgetful if I don't write things down
tend to be self deprecating because I was spoiled into thinking that I would always be protected as a child; husband always reminds me, "not everyone is your friend so don't try to tell them everything."
Discuss any part of your life where you feel stuck or unable to change and grow.
in school, I wanted to intially to study dietetics (nutrition) but could not handle more than a year and a half of heavy sciences; began to really drive me batty after that so I switched major; always regret it and have since tried to go back and study the sciences (pre homeopathy) only to find they were so burdensome; perhpas different post homeopathically
hard to grow maturely; people say I am immature in my gestures and actions (too much singing or using words like cute and OMG)
too much dependance and reliance on what others think
or say about me
maybe too much dependance on husband but am doing the best I can to be independant and am largely successful; am making more clear boudnries with him
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.
home life as a child was somewhat normal; mom was/is narcissistic but still did her best to care for us; emotionally distant though; very authoritarian style of child rearing; much yelling, some hitting/slapping; father was very standoffish and let mom do the disciplining past the age of three years old;
grew up as the youngest of three children; two older brothers close in age; they more often then not were together and I was left to myself; was fairly happy drawing and painting, doing crafts
made friends and lost them fairly easily; still maintain contact with close middle school friend
in general, broken friendships for me were the norm; ended with me getting angry with them over something they did to wrong me; that is changing but this is then, not know
social circle in high school consisted of mix of good kids and kids with issues (drug use but mostly just dysfunctionality in families); best friend (whom I was too dependant on) ditched friendship in eleventh grade and had to scramble to regroup;
went to a Beverly HIlls 90210 type high school and pressure was high to perform well in school as well as dress the part;
shoplifted as a teenager as I thought this was the way to be able to dress well; pattern did NOT continue into adulthood
smoked as a teen; pattern did continue into adulthood but only socially and ended with the birth of first child
college consisted of trying hard to stay focused, little if any time for socializing/partying; had a B/C average; double major in elementary edcuation (because it was practical but dreadfully tedious and boring) and art edcuation (because it was something that I could focus on and enjoy); also certified in middle school science education
friendhip situation in college did improve due to involvement in religious life
and being in dance troupe
trouble keeping to commitments (turning papers in on time, making it on time for a dance troup performance)
If your earlier discussions have not mentioned these already, please describe:
1. The specific foods that you crave (not just like) or hate
fried chicken (with and without the breading), chocolate, cheddar cheese, pizza, lobster,
honestly don't eat these things often due to either food sensitivites (wheat and dairy) or religious convictions
hate: chopped liver or any organ meats
2. The specific drinks that you crave or hate
crave coffee and hot chocolate;
hate taste of most types of alcohol
3. What your sleep is like
I sleep well for at least six hours and usually for eight; caffeine may make me awaken early or it may be due to my bodies being toxic (stress/yelling at school causes toxicity; yelling is bad I know but you should see the kids I work with; they are tough; yelling is quite commom in the area)
4. How the weather and the temperature affects you
weather I love: warm and sunny and clear; makes me feel optimistic, no sun, feel ok; cloudy, don't like;
rainy, want to crawl into bed; snowy, neutral though I worry about the homeless at this time
5. What kinds of things in the environment you are particularly sensitive to
seeing homeless people, makes me depressed but resolved to donate
6. What your general level of energy is like
My energy level is great when a remedy is working well; it drops after a week or two and is better than it used to be; by nature it is very low
7. What your level of sexual energy or desire is like
sexual energy is not a major life force, for me though, curiously, when doctor prescribed hyosciamus niger, my sexual energy increased; I think I took on the attributes of the remedy, became much less self conscious of body
If I may, I would like to add that I am, by nature, someone who tends to overeat though I was able to combat this most of my adult life through excercise; right now, I am probably overweight by about ten pounds
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| to Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-14 |
oh yeah...did i tell you it was this long?
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-14 |
I spend 2 hours with first time clients - the posts on here are nothing compared to the long cases I take :)
I will have a look over this - I will probably have a few more questions for you.
If there is anything you dont feel comfortable saying in a public forum like this feel free to email me.
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-14 |
Can you talk more about dependence and independence?
Talk a bit more about maturity and immaturity.
Describe 'losing control'. | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-15 |
First of all, thank you for taking my case (again). You are certainly good at making me feel at ease about all of this and I so appreciate that.
Dependance means that...i have a tough time reading social cues...at least a tough time trusting my instincts when it comes to them. For example, a neighbor says. "come over today, my cousin will be here." that could mean that the person wants a third party there and it could mean lets all get together. I tend to over look both meanings and just assume the best, which is not always good. I tend to look at the bright side as friends are elusive and like the game at the arcade with the mechanical arm, I try and try to reach out for new friendships but only occasionally do I get a prize.
Independance is when I spend an evening or a whole day alone because I like surfing the net, painting, organizing things, reading and I don't miss friends or acquantances.
maturity means being able to interact with people in a way that says "I am in charge of me and don't you mess with me." with adults It means not not raising your voice to get your point across, just calm, direct, eloquent language.
Immaturity is not being mature according to the definition above.
Losing control....that is a hard one. When I teach, there are times when I get so irate that I yell at the top of my lungs and feel like I am about to throw something (which I don't but I know of a couple of good teachers who have) I teach in an inner-city-like neighborhood and this yelling (and sometimes throwing things) is more common than one thinks. Maturity rules when teaching are still the same but to a different degree. One CAN still be a relatively mature person and yell since these children, many of them at least, only respond to yelling.
I took a Greyhound bus the other day from one city to another. I do this each week as I live in one state and work in another. I was told, "No sitting at the front, it is reserved for people with disabilities." No one with any special accomodations got on and I moved to the front at which the bus driver snapped that I should go to the back. I asked her, politely, why, and she said that if I didn't like it she could return my ticket and I could ride another bus. My blood pressure rose (which is normal) and I gave a nasty look and I moved (I often do wear my heart on my sleeve). I made a comment as I sat down. One other person tried to do the same as I did afterwards and did not say a thing when asked to move. No one else even tried to do this which makes me think I am someone who makes trouble and lets myself get into situations where I could lose control.
Another situation where I was with my daughter. I was sitting on the couch with her putting in her barrettes. She kept taking them out of her hair and throwing them. I had this scary feeling that I would poke her in the eye with it. NOt in a malicious way just a sort of...Oh my g-d I have a spasm or something.
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-15 |
Tell me how you feel about people who lose control and get angry, yell, throw things. Not yourself necessarily but if you see others behaving this way.
Can you expand on the following phrases - describe what you mean when you use them or describe the experience of it more. If I ask about a sensation can you give images or pictures to better describe it to me. There are not specific answers I am seeking, just a better understanding of how you perceive things or how they affect you.
'tongue that can slice bricks'
'strong constitution'
'heavy, hard to move, moving half time, behind in beat'
'pulling sensation'
'repetitious work'
'depression' (describe it, what it was like, how it affected you, what you did to manage it etc)
'poor concentration' (describe it more, the exact sensation in the thoughts if you can)
'losing friends easily - broken friendships'
'fights with husband'
'almost losing my baby'
'delay making decisions'
'relying on what others think about me'
'making clear boundaries'
'scramble to regroup'
'pressure to perform well and dress the part' | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-15 |
'tongue that can slice bricks'
This means that a person has a way of being too direct. "Why can't you just follow directions? Why can't you just be normal?"
'strong constitution'
That is when a person can smoke or drink or eat foods that are unhealthy and still be able to focus, get work done and stay reasonably healthy. ex. George Burns (American comdedian/writer/actor who used to smoke a cigars and lived till he was 99)
'heavy, hard to move, moving half time, behind in beat'
This refers to my not being able to move as easily as i could when I was about ten years younger while doing aerobics; some slowing down is normal but my legs are much much heavier than before
'pulling sensation'
this refers to my sciatica; my left hamstring pulls at my glutial muscles and makes it very difficult to sit; happens after I do any kind of heavy lifting or prolonged carrying (even if light)
'repetitious work'
filing papers, grading papers, entering grades into data entry software; washing dishes
'depression' (describe it, what it was like, how it affected you, what you did to manage it etc)
got depressed at about 16 due to social difficulties; lost interest in all things but being dependant on my best friend; dressed how he told me to, shopped and bought what he told me to;
wore my hair the way he told me to; (I went to a highschool with wealthy children so how you dressed was important and I did not trust my own judgement); still, with all of the morning primping and the dressing up, friends were elusive and never there for me so I fell into a depression; would cry alone in room, skip class and smoke cigarettes to alleviate the pain; was irritable and often fought with parents; found it next to impossible to keep my mind on studying and did poorly in school;
'poor concentration' (describe it more, the exact sensation in the thoughts if you can)
as I mentioned, it was nearly impossible to study;
I would open a history book (or english book) and would read and read and an hour later, not know what I had read; must have also had/have a processing disorder;
math and science in highschool were just as difficult;
in college however, still struggled with all text based courses (could not remember what I read despite multiple readings) but with math and science and especially the arts, things were easier;
chemistry and nutrition and drawing were favorites
psychology, oddly enough, which is all text based, was not as hard as english or history
'losing friends easily - broken friendships'
i have one friend from middle school and one from highschool but they are not super close; the rest of my friends and I are not longer;
one friend (a male, the one who always told me what to wear...) broke off friendship with me (don't know why but it was for the best); with others it was as if they never cared about the things I cared about; one friend would always ask my male best friend (whatever he was to me) "Why won't you admit you just talked behind my back?" He never would admit that he did such things. He probably was talking about me behind my back too (about what I don't know) but I never cared to confront him about it. I had no integrity towards myself and did not really stand up to him. Only time I did was if someone physically were to put hands on me (which unfortunately led to a fight...I won and had no problems after that)
Other friends made in college never really clicked with me because I could not study well and was anxious and could not concentrate when they would discuss class, or future jobs or other serious matters with me. Joined a dance troupe, made a friend or two, then after college I was working at Kinko's copy center and those two friends came in, saw me there, and, though we had not been keeping in touch, did not even want to talk to me then because i was not moving in the direction of a career (thankfully, I found my way to art education and am doing ok now)
'fights with husband'
I know that something must be done but he has some aggressive/worsening sort of narcissism where he gets arguemntative and won't listen to anyone's side of things; as I said, he may be a calc carb (will give charity but expects something in return for one thing and this is annoying as I think charity is a necessity according to religiion and i think asking in return is defeating the purpose, it is asked of you by g-d to give 10 percent), we argue about the baby's diet (she was developmentally delayed and I insisted we take her to a dietitian in order to aske about a wheat free dairy free diet as many children in her situation are on, we argued about that for a year until her being underweight and advice from a friend (with an MD) prompted him to side with me); we argue over money (he won't let me have as much access to the money as I would like, he tends to buy knick knacks for the house-a Keurig gourmet coffee maker, not one but two- without consulting me and I have my needs, like homeopathic medical appointments that he refuses saying that he gets help from his mom from such things), we argue in public with him saying, "you are biting your nails...stop" and I say, "you aren't listening to a word anyone says...stop." we also argue that I miscommunicate things, for example, if I have to get on a flight he might say, go to the front of the line at security and ask them to let you through and he assumes that I won't (because I hate doing it and often will not unless a real emergency);
we argue because I often "make mountains out of molehills" where I complain to friends about him and he says I am causing "a panic" which will turn all against him"
'delay making decisions'
when I must make career based decisions it is difficult to do; I had to sign up for two tests for my recertification in teaching and I could not decide whether to sign up for the less important one first, since I needed to do it in advance versus the more important one, since I was not sure I would have enough money for both
'relying on what others think about me'
when it comes to me acting a little out of the ordinary (staring into space, using language others may not) I must use cues from other people as I cannot catch it in myself; for if I did, I would not be doing it in the first place;
'making clear boundaries'
as a creative arts teacher, kids in my classes think I do not create clear enough boundries, I can tell because they think it is ok for them to come to me when I have said stay seated and raise hands; my tone and body language don't match my words so kids think I am not serious; with husband, I need to not engage in studid arguements as this will hinder me being able to set boundaries (like arguing over how i drive...if i do not say a word when he nitpicks, he will have no one to argue with), not arguing here means settiing clear boundaries
'scramble to regroup'
at work, if kids throw me off by making too much noise, I must quickly re think what I am saying-this is one form of regrouping; scrambling also means I have to remember where I put materials as sometimes i don't put them back where i should and when children are disruptive i might forget if I was going to pick up a stack of papers that I was going to do this.
'pressure to perform well and dress the part'
in my community, you have to look like you come from a good background or no one really wants to talk to you at all; if you do not have a good job (i.e. a white collar job in a good area) then you are not accepted
hope that gives some info to start with
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-17 |
Before I continue, I will say that I am committed to following your method of dosing yet below, it might not seem that way.
IN addition to what I have said:
Two weeks ago, I took hepar sulfuris for my oversensitivity for my fear of abusive impulses. My first homeopath told me clearly that it was ok to self prescribe because he never saw a need to antidote. He said even if you get only one out of three right, that will still move you forward. I am not saying anyone who does is wrong, I have no idea...just that that is why i did what i did. Then, I antidoted based on what I read on this site with Silicae. Sameervermani's posts were the reason I antidoted. He made it clear that it was wrong to do what my homeopath said so I took one dose of silica on Sunday and one Wednesdaynight. Would not have taken a second but I felt myself slipping Wednesday during the day. I started yodelling or something similar at school. I was dancing in the hallways. I knew it was strange, yet had urges that made me think if I held back, I would freak out. I took another dose (thinking the singing and dancing was from the hepar being antidoted and something said, take silica until you know what else to do. So, that night, I did. Did the hepar do anything positive? Seems maybe it did. What do think?
When I took my second dose of silica, two things happened.
My fear of losing control and getting abusive has dwindled. I don't have impulses to do things like kick or hit or poke like I had before. Also, it seemed to help me focus by eliminating distress from noise and interruptions. I teach, and the noise is deafening sometimes. Interruptions drove me crazy too (as in teachers asking for things during my already ridiculously short classes, students coming in late with notes so I must allow).
Maybe I responded to stress and overstimulation by becoming physical or merely by fearing that I would be.
What do you think?
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-17 |
Well if you are taking the Silicea at the moment, you should pursue that until things no longer change. Just keep me informed on how things go. | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-18 |
I antidoted with it, but it ended up helping. Another homeopath had suggested Pulsatilla but did not specifically tell me to antidote (i was afraid to tell him about hepar because I did not want to him to get annoyed).
So, ok, I will take Silica. I have taken 1M if left to my own devices, will use my other homeopaths method. Unless you have advice as to dosing.
I read that Silica is for people with low energy, both mental and physical. Though I do not tend to get sick very often, my mental and physical energies are in fact low. On Silica, physically, my energy is a bit lower though my mental faculties have grown sharper. Physically, I feel a bit like i am in slow motion. I will watch to see that this disappers. I am assuming that this will go away since 1M makes things worse before better. Is that true?
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-22 |
Need your input on the following:
Since silica is helping, I should continue (as you have said). I think that I might also need Pulsatilla,as my last homeopath told me to try it. They are complimentary, i belive.
Also, does the olfaction method work for as many as does the more traditional methods of dosing, like diluting in water?
And just one more thing. I noticed my lip balm contains camphor. So, my question is:
is it antidoting silica now? If not, can it antidote any progress with previous remedies?
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-22 |
Don't mix your remedies. You cannot be both Pulsatilla and Silicea at the same time. If Silicea does not help or stops working, it might be the case that you would need Pulsatilla instead, but only when you stop getting improvement OR the symptoms clearly change to Pulsatilla ones.
Olfaction is a suitable method for very sensitive patients. For less sensitive patients Olfaction will not give a 'large' enough dose to create change. You would only use Olfaction to avoid aggravation - if this is not a problem with the diluted dose, I wouldn't normally resort to it.
Camphor does not antidote remedies. A truly curative remedy can only be reversed by very powerful substances like anesthetic or other drugs or by suppressing the aggravations deliberately (even with other potentized medicines).
If a medicine is truly curative its ability to heal you (as the Simillimum would do) is very strong and not easily affected by things, certainly not by simple things like food or smells.
Antidoting is a greatly misused term. Antidoting, as clearly set out by Hahnemann in the Organon of Medicine, is done when the aggravation is too strong to bear or the patient is developing new symptoms (side effects) from the last medicine prescribed. The symptoms themselves lead you to a new prescription which cancels the ill effects AND heals the patient further.
Many practitioners blame their poor prescriptions on the patients, claiming that they are 'antidoting' their 'well selected' (but non-curing) medicines. Considering an antidote must be selected homoeopathically, by using the law of similars, how likely is that to happen by accident? Not impossible, but very unlikely. | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-22 |
I see. So I will continue with Silica. I am going to use the same method of dosing as my first homeopath prescribed that I use, unless you prescribe for me something different.
Could spraying formula made with one part vodka, four parts water and three pillules of hyosciamus niger affect me?
It's an unusual question, I know.
Also, can a remedy be taken during and/or after antibiotics are administered?
No more questions after this for a while
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-27 |
Silica is just not working. All of my muscles feel as if they have lost their umph (like a dead rubber band).
Please can we re evaluate what next?
sharon | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-27 |
Ok now that Silicea has been eliminated as a potential curative remedy, I will look over the information you gave from my questions. | | |
| just one more thing | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-28 |
do not be upset if i suggest this... the other homeopath i had got upset since I was stubborn and did not take his advice:
other homeopath had mentioned pulsatilla and I haven't tried it, is that ok if I do?
that is unless this matters:
i read on another site about a remedy (can't remember which) but its trait was that if a person socializes and is not accepted, they stop caring about their dress or how they look.
this happens to me from time to time. if I am not around friends (like at work) and am not warmly accepted, instead of trying to look better and be accepted, I have a tendancy to not care as much how I look. it is a sign that I am slightly depressed. is this pulsatilla? wish i could remember where i read it.
Also, can we add to the mix that I am now depressed again for some reason.
I say this because I know how busy you are so I am providing with info on me (since I happen to be me).
if what i am doing does NOT help, please let me know.
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-28 |
Can you describe the depression that you are experiencing now a bit.
Each time you take a new remedy, we will have to wait before I make a prescription, and will probably have to retake some details since any remedy you take can change your case (add new symptoms, bring up old symptoms, uncover hidden aspects). So while I am happy to wait while you try other remedies, it does mean a delay if I need to make a new prescription (one that the other homoeopath didn't suggest). | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-28 |
now that you say you are ok with me trying remedies....then I will say that I did. I felt I had to. you are so sought after for your skills and I am not sure if i am taking up too much of your time (you are helping me with god-daughter, too) and I have been told more than once, by two diff homeopaths to take pulsatilla
...so I took pulsatilla because I was feeling so badly (this was on thurs).
silica, I had taken about five days before and that was about the fifth time I had tried it (three times at 6c spaced by 1/2 hour two weeks ago then a few days later 30c, then a few days later which was the last time- 30c again.
then on thurs, as I said, I tried pulsatilla and yesterday (sunday) i was feeling extremely clear headed. thoughts and ideas were focused and organzized. i was feeling pretty comfortable in my own skin.
started feeling depressed though when i was traveling back to where I work (M-F) on sunday night (i live and work in separate states).
people on the subway looked at me a bit askance; i asked someone a question and seemed a little overly emphatic and it made him uncomfortable (i am reaching here for something that could have made me blue), on the bus I began to recount the weekend. daughter is getting obstinant and hitting me, though she is going through her "terrible two's" stage.
then monday, today, I was feeling blue; NOT irritable, amazingly enough, just blue; I am usually always irritable when down; the pulsatilla at work?
Please don't be upset with me for doing this; pulsatilla is for leucophlegmatic constitutions which I was told that I was and therefore a good bet (also, it was recommended to me specifically)
based on what I have said, am I doing well on pulsatilla?
i would have waited but that sometimes means getting in a bad place at work.
glad you are ok with me trying what other homeopath suggested. otherwise I feel like someone will notice what is going on with me. | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-02-28 |
It is hard to say at this point what Puls has done, the direction does not appear correct to me (anger -> depression is the wrong direction) however it could be correct if we are going back in time (depression is an earlier complaint).
Also amelioration followed by aggravation is usually a bad sign as well, it should be the other way around.
However, let us see what it does - in the first few days it is very difficult to judge what is actually happening as there is often a lot of turmoil.
It is your body, your life - I cannot be upset with you for making your own decisions about it. | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-03-01 |
Thank you for understanding. So I will give you a descript in a few days.
Oh, and before I forget:
Weirdly enough, I am noticing, through the turmoil, a definite fluidity of thought. I have long been plagued by a sort of grinding gears syndrome. Stress caused me to not be able to say what I think, especially when recalling an especially descriptive word.
This has vanished and has remained this way whether i was irritable and depressed or not.
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-03-01 |
If this has happened since the Pulsatilla, that is a specific symptom the remedy causes and cures - Inability to express themselves is a Pulsatilla trait. | | |
| thank you | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-03-01 |
thank you for pointing that out about pulsatilla. | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-03-27 |
Started the Calc phos 200c on Wednesday evening. It was not a moment too soon because I was so not responding to the 30C anymore. Tried succussing to 31C and 32C and this helped but 200C is better for me (like you predicted).
Hoping to find out that the symptoms below are old symptoms returning, surfacing and in the process of purging (if not, you won't be able to see me cry)
I was sooooo irritable before and said some things Ishouldn't have (before the 200c) like calling a student of mine a liar. I AM and art teacher (things a bit less formal) and he IS a liar, but I know I shouldn't have said it.
Felt like shoving people.
After the calc phos 200c, was not annoyed with students,kept mouth shut, and did not feel like shoving them. Again, they are inner city kids and will do anything to get you to do something you shouldn't. It is their greatest joy.
Today, Sunday, feeling...well, like I wanna shove my husband.
He is so blunt and it is not appreciated.
Feel ready for the kids though. in other words, those close to me can get me annoyed now so I think irritability is subsiding.
Don't know why all of this irritablity. Haven't had much for a while.
No cold sores threatening (actually one was but usually there are more).
Fluidity of thoughts and speech are not great but ok. Feeling
a bit tender, like I am oversensitive. Crying a lot
due to separation from child during the week.
skin broke out (ate bread again) really can't wait to find my similimum so I can eat without pulling hair out to be wheat and dairy free.
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-03-27 |
So all those symptoms are familiar to you? | | |
| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From lycopodium [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-03-27 |
from time to time the desire to shove surfaces. only when I am really really pushed and I am really really pushed a lot.
DOn't really know that I have acted on it
the crying, definitely used to happen more often before but has come back
the irritability...yes, very common
also have a fear of being in financial ruin that keeps poppping up
as well as some jealousy...like if someone whom I consider a colleage and friend says hi to someone else and does not greet me (at that time) I get jealous
I never realized how much was inside of me but it is just now seeming to show itself at once
i am a good actress and do a lot to remedy these things with EFT and with excercise and sometimes just prayer
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| Re: Brisbane Homeopath | From brisbanehomoeopath [Log on to view profile] | on 2011-03-28 |
Ok it appears you are aggravating. We will need to adjust the dose next time to minimize this. For the moment do your best to weather it - if the remedy is acting curatively then all these things that are popping up, are being improved on by the remedy. |
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