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I will wait of course,
by 'intervene' do you mean with remedies or vit C, herbal teas and such?

the issue here is that right now I have one thousand things to do before I leave, and I am not able to stay in bed to take care of these symptoms of the cold.
It is such a true picture of the Sepia overworked mother, I even had a couple of thoughts today like 'well if their father did his job of being a father to these children I might be able to allow myself to have a cold'.

A little 'poor me' feeling passed through me. It is useless even feeling this way, it is not productive for me, but I had one moment today when I felt that.
Maybe it is a healing crisis and old stuff on the emotional level is coming to the surface, doesn't everything have a higher purpose?

If I were to get the flu while I am with my elderly parents, is there one particular remedy you can think of that I should be equipped with?

Thank you

Thank you so much for everything Sameer,

I am hanging in there and what I have on hand is, as I mentioned before is Tulsi, Lobelia, Amla and Vit.C so I will give myself a little help that way.

At the present time the cold looks like a Nat Mur or Allium Cepa, runny nose and eyes,
the cough has just started to move a little bit, so I am hopefull every day that goes by will bring improvement there too.

Hello Sameer,

My head cold is almost clear, I do, however still have a bit of a sore throat, it feels like the throat is raw, sometimes it tickles on the back,
I still have a cough,(the cough has not broken yet, it is still dry and comes as a result of the tickling throat)

I have Ferrum Phos tissue salts (6x), can I start taking some of that?

I am taking some herbs, I took two capsules of Tulsi yesterday and I started feeling quite nauseous so I stopped that.

Thank you
Marika

Sounds good, I will not take it.
Thanks

Hi Sameer,
I am writing because I have had a very busy day today with lots of things to do, prepare and finalize for my trip, as a result I am experiencing extreme pain on the muscles of the neck and down each side of the spine.

These will probably subside when I sit and rest, I am wondering though why they are so severe. It feels like my muscles are burning, all the way down the spine and neck.

Is it possible that I am reexperiencing old symptoms and I should probably wait them out? I was a bit surprised that I am having a reccurence of that stuff.

Mentally I have a bit of apprehension re: having all this time with my mother, it will be great to help them, but I know she will bring up discussions about all the ways I have dissappointed her and I am a bit nervous to have to face this without hurting her feelings if I tell her 'it is all my business what I do in my life.' I am not very good in confrontations.

Thank you,
Marika

I am prepared to continue to wait because I want to gain my health. It's good to know that it might be a return of old symptoms.

Thank you for the encouragement.

Marika

Hello Sameer,

I am reporting back after my trip to say that things went well, the cold did clear up eventually, just as you predicted.
I have had some time with my parents without my children present and this experience helped me to become clear on my own relationship with my mother expecially so it was definitely a blessing in many respects.
First I had a chance to take care of my parents and to do things for them such as drive them to appointments, help them around the house, massage their feet, etc.
This was an opportunity to bond again in some respects.

I also saw however, that my parents, especially my mother does not really know me and is not able to relate to me easily. This is coupled with the fact that my alternative lifestyle and choices sort of irritate her. She would prefer that I have a job at a bank or be a teacher, this she can relate with much more easily.

I am mentioning all this because it helped me to understand how we relate to each other, she criticizing me and me either being hurt inside and saying nothing, or not really showing my true self lest I be criticized by my mother.

During my stay with them, very often she would say things like 'You are so ignorant, or You have amounted to nothing'.
I decided within me that if I am going to work on being an enlightened person I must use my opportunities to exercise true love and forgiveness no matter what the circumstances. So I took some time during the day to centre myself and try to understand why my mother would talk like that to me. Sometimes I was successful and sometimes I was not, but I tried.

I do not really feel close to my mother or that I can go to her for comfort of any kind. I realised that if I ever have a concern that I am dealing with, I do not go to my mother like a lot of people do because I will hear negative remarks and I will have to deal with that as well as my original problem, so I keep things to myself. I believe when I conquer (I am getting really close) the feeling of shame that my mother has projected toward me about my own choices, I will have conquered the final frontier to free up my energy for more positive growth.

Physically I am experiencing quite a bit of joint pain, (knees and hips), some soreness on the neck muscles and sometimes low back pain first thing in the morning.

Thank you,
Marika

I forgot to mention that I have taken Sepia 1M on October 26th.

Yes, we can say that mentally I am far better, perhaps more clear on some things, I feel that I can be stronger within myself and not be so concerned about what my mother thinks of me, just work on improving my own circumstances.
I would like to see my joints feel stronger (should I be taking calcium?), more flexible and sturdy. I am being patient and wish to go forward with my treatment.

I have in the past but perhaps not for an extended length of time, they work for a while and then the effect wanes.
I have had a lot of operations and now I am facing the effects of scar tissue as well as destroyed cartilage.

I have been told that I may not have much success with a complete hip replacement because of the previous procedures.
I have surgery on both hips and knees, can you imagine 4 replaced joints?

I love doctors ( I have spent my childhood with them)but I don't love them that much.
I would much rather rely on homeopathy.

Sincerely
Marika

This sounds great to me, thank you.
Modalities
Better for:
dry heat, ie the wood stove feels really good, but I do not like being out in the sun for too long. When I am out in the sun, I need to wear a hat if it is too hot.
After I eat a little, especially if I have not eaten for hours
Better from exercise, I must force myself to do yoga, chi kung, I do not move naturally, I have to make myself move because I feel healthier when I move and I am aware that the body was meant for movement.

My symptoms of joint pain are worse in cold damp weather.
Joints are better for pressure if hurting, so I sleep on the right side if the pain is on that side, but I never sleep on the left side.

Better for warm dry weather, I prefer dry to damp

I experience heartburn after eating, it is relieved with small sips of water.

I feel worse in damp weather but I love the energy of thunderstorms because I love nature and marvel at its beauty
Best weather for me is dry, mild temperatures, not too cold or too hot.

General symptoms
I am a day person. I function better during the day as opposed to late at night, but sometimes I need to rest around 1:00 pm for a little while, then I go again until the evening.

My body is slow but my mind is fast, this causes a frustration within me sometimes because I want to do a lot of things, but do not always have the energy for them. For example a few years ago I had beautiful gardens, but in the last couple of years I have let most of them go because they require physical strength and endurance.

I like dairy products, sometimes crave them but milk causes earaches. I would not choose ice cream as a treat, it is too cold for me. I do not drink drinks from the fridge, I prefer room temperature or hot drinks.

Sometimes I have a fear that something may be wrong with my heart, or more recently that I may have inherited alzheimers, because I look a bit like my father.

I am nervous on the highway, moving fast makes me nervous
Starches satisfy but cause heartburn.

When overly tired or overwhelmed, I feel like I am trembling inside, as if there is a very slight current running through me, when I rest a bit or remove myself from the stressful situation it goes away and I regain my strength again. I am sensitive to crowds, and I feel like I need to ground, but that happens easely as long as I go by myself somewhere, like in the car for a few minutes.

I am kind of messy, I try to become more organized so our life is easier, we may have a messy desk and I do not sometimes see it. Other people may need to clean it right away I cannot say I am fastidious. This may be the result of being a single parent and not being able to catch up with all that needs to be done, but I am not offended if there is lots of stuff around, I am tolerant of a mess in good taste.
I am nervous on the highway, moving fast makes me nervous
Starches satisfy but cause heartburn

When overly tired or overwhelmed, I feel like I am trembling inside, as if there is a very slight current running through me, when I rest a bit or remove myself from the stressful situation it goes away and I regain my strength again. I am sensitive to crowds,

Sometimes I may be oblivious to my appearance, I am always clean of course but I am not at all fashion conscious, I pay more attention to wearing good fibre like wool, linen or hemp as opposed to following the trends.

I tend to accumulate stuff. Knowledge, crystals, maybe wooden bowls, because I appreciate beautiful artsy things.

I am an introvert and must force myself to socialize, but when I am in a crowd, I enjoy it. Crowds often drain me and I find superficial talking tiresome, I prefer to talk of subjects profound like how out consciousness is evolving. Even though I am intense about all that, I keep my interests to myself and I respect others for who they are. I love people and I acknowledge that we are all so unique. (that is my philosophical side but I have a very down to earth side as well and I never consider any task above me. I have spent the better part of my life as a housewife.

I have a profound interest in healing, of the old world ( from studying anthropology I am inteested in native healing practices, herbs,) as well as the new world (crystals, aromatherapy, new thought, self development)

I gain and lose weight easily.

As I wrote on another post, I have very high aspirations for myself in the career domain, and firmly believe that when the time is right, it will all fall into place.

Thank you,
Marika

I will do this right away, thank you so much!!

Hello Sameer,

I was able to get Sepia LM 1 and LM 2 from a local supplier in a 30ml bottle with a little pump spray in the bottle, It says on the box that each pumping is equal to 10 drops.

Thank you,
Marika

Hello Sameer,

I will be getting dropper bottles for both prescriptions and should have them by tomorrow late afternoon.
I will post when I have them.

I inquired about the prep method and they said that the solution is made in France according to standard methods of preparation of the LM dose, so I think we are ok with that.

Thank you again,
Marika

Hello Sameer,

I now have the dropper lids for my remedy Sepia LM1 and 2.

I also read somewhere on the web that only distilled water should be used with the LM dose. Should I get some?

thank you,

I will, thank you.