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This is interesting. There is a picture forming here, one that is surprising me.
What I am seeing, is the intense need for movement, a kind of restlessness that pervades your whole life, your thoughts your actions everything. It is uncontrolled, or uncontrollable. There is an opposite feeling in your life, one that strangely enough seems to occur because of this problem or perhaps you are restless in response to this feeling - you become stuck, unable to move, paralyzed, helpless, impotent. It is a sort of existential constipation, nothing moves, all stuck and immovable.
The effect of this appears to be that you feel ashamed, that there is something wrong inside that cannot be fixed. You appear to just go around the problem, learning to live with it, finding ways to adapt to it, but ultimately the problem remains the same as always.
How does this resonate with you?
What I am seeing, is the intense need for movement, a kind of restlessness that pervades your whole life, your thoughts your actions everything. It is uncontrolled, or uncontrollable. There is an opposite feeling in your life, one that strangely enough seems to occur because of this problem or perhaps you are restless in response to this feeling - you become stuck, unable to move, paralyzed, helpless, impotent. It is a sort of existential constipation, nothing moves, all stuck and immovable.
The effect of this appears to be that you feel ashamed, that there is something wrong inside that cannot be fixed. You appear to just go around the problem, learning to live with it, finding ways to adapt to it, but ultimately the problem remains the same as always.
How does this resonate with you?
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
YES, it resonates!!! Let me reprocess your insight.
Deep down I do feel - no, I KNOW - that I have the potential for great aliveness, great flight, great energy and movement. Not necessarily 'great' as in Ghandi great, but.. capable of living life deeply with enormous passion, creativity and expression of the soul.
But something has gotten in the way. Something murky and sticky and devoid of light. I don't know what it is, so I don't know how to do battle with it. THis thing has been in my way since I can remember, at least since elementary school. The terrible thing is this thing is me, in some way... I cannot blame it on anyone else.
This inability to express that which I truly am, in my actions, in my life force, makes me crazy, literally. This is the definition of impotence. The cowardice, the submission of not acting makes me ashamed. I have always been fierce -- what happened???
I'm existing as a ghost rather than a real, living being.
You're right - it IS existential! My fear is of being annihilated = like my soul is a withering, dying flame, as my bad habits/neurosis/baggage clutter up and suffocate the embers. I'm suffocating.
I feel so grateful for the clarity we've accomplished thus far. Thank you so much for the questions you ask, and for really listening to me David!!! It's a load off my back to share it...
... maybe my back will feel better tomorrow too ;-)
What now?
Deep down I do feel - no, I KNOW - that I have the potential for great aliveness, great flight, great energy and movement. Not necessarily 'great' as in Ghandi great, but.. capable of living life deeply with enormous passion, creativity and expression of the soul.
But something has gotten in the way. Something murky and sticky and devoid of light. I don't know what it is, so I don't know how to do battle with it. THis thing has been in my way since I can remember, at least since elementary school. The terrible thing is this thing is me, in some way... I cannot blame it on anyone else.
This inability to express that which I truly am, in my actions, in my life force, makes me crazy, literally. This is the definition of impotence. The cowardice, the submission of not acting makes me ashamed. I have always been fierce -- what happened???
I'm existing as a ghost rather than a real, living being.
You're right - it IS existential! My fear is of being annihilated = like my soul is a withering, dying flame, as my bad habits/neurosis/baggage clutter up and suffocate the embers. I'm suffocating.
I feel so grateful for the clarity we've accomplished thus far. Thank you so much for the questions you ask, and for really listening to me David!!! It's a load off my back to share it...
... maybe my back will feel better tomorrow too ;-)
What now?
KayLove last decade
I will reflect on it a bit. It brings to mind a remedy that I didn't expect, which is how it is meant to be - a surprise means I am more likely to be seeing you than my own theories.
Would I also be correct in observing that everything in your life has been to the extreme, excessive, out of proportion to what is needed? You have gone as far into something as you can possible go, exhaust it and then abandon it because you cannot maintain that level of focus? Everything you experience is over the top?
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Would I also be correct in observing that everything in your life has been to the extreme, excessive, out of proportion to what is needed? You have gone as far into something as you can possible go, exhaust it and then abandon it because you cannot maintain that level of focus? Everything you experience is over the top?
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♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
hm - certainly my reaction to my father has been extreme. I exhibited all the hallmarks of an abused child: anorexia, self mutilation, depression, drug abuse, promiscuity, violent rages, getting into trouble at school, running away from home, etc. Yet, I wasn't actually sexually abused - rather, my privacy and boundaries were routinely violated and I was made to feel powerless. My mother, brother and neighbors don't seem to think it too strange given my father's personality. In some ways, I have his same intensity and we were two raging bulls.
My reactions must be extreme, but it's hard to tell - from my perspective - because my tendency was to see them as warranted and appropriate according to the storms inside.
I was surprised to hear from a girlfriend recently that I'm 'intense.' I didn't know that, since I feel mild and restrained on the outside. She wasn't able to elaborate very well, other than to say that I appear passionate... and powerful. This was not part of how I imagined myself to appear to others, at least at this stage of my life.
I also feel that I don't go as far as I should go with things... BECAUSE of my inability to focus. In that way I've been 'under the top' rather than over.
My dad recently remarked that I'm much less 'hysterical' than I used to be - a comment that made me feel patronized and belittled. I felt that he failed to realize that my reactions were justified in light of his parenting - he (as is typical) dismissed my reaction as more than what's needed. That being said, his assessment should be taken with a grain of salt. My uncle told me that when we were children my father used to say 'raising kids is like training a dog,' - so you can see where I might be justified in a strong reaction to his parenting. I felt I was fighting for the right to exist as an individual. When I'm with him for too long I feel as though I start to shrink and am in danger of disappearing all together. I'm not the only one, his interns routinely abandon their posts on his farm - in tears and great panic.
I just asked my brother your question about me. He said in some things yes - for instance, self mutilation is extreme. On the other hand, no - he says I dealt with his horrible burn, and changed his dressings daily, with level-headed calm - much more than other people. He described experiencing the way I cared for him as 'gentle, but solid as a rock.'
My mother says - 'yes and no. It has become much more tempered. Not extreme in everything (emphasis on 'everything').'
Does that help?
My reactions must be extreme, but it's hard to tell - from my perspective - because my tendency was to see them as warranted and appropriate according to the storms inside.
I was surprised to hear from a girlfriend recently that I'm 'intense.' I didn't know that, since I feel mild and restrained on the outside. She wasn't able to elaborate very well, other than to say that I appear passionate... and powerful. This was not part of how I imagined myself to appear to others, at least at this stage of my life.
I also feel that I don't go as far as I should go with things... BECAUSE of my inability to focus. In that way I've been 'under the top' rather than over.
My dad recently remarked that I'm much less 'hysterical' than I used to be - a comment that made me feel patronized and belittled. I felt that he failed to realize that my reactions were justified in light of his parenting - he (as is typical) dismissed my reaction as more than what's needed. That being said, his assessment should be taken with a grain of salt. My uncle told me that when we were children my father used to say 'raising kids is like training a dog,' - so you can see where I might be justified in a strong reaction to his parenting. I felt I was fighting for the right to exist as an individual. When I'm with him for too long I feel as though I start to shrink and am in danger of disappearing all together. I'm not the only one, his interns routinely abandon their posts on his farm - in tears and great panic.
I just asked my brother your question about me. He said in some things yes - for instance, self mutilation is extreme. On the other hand, no - he says I dealt with his horrible burn, and changed his dressings daily, with level-headed calm - much more than other people. He described experiencing the way I cared for him as 'gentle, but solid as a rock.'
My mother says - 'yes and no. It has become much more tempered. Not extreme in everything (emphasis on 'everything').'
Does that help?
KayLove last decade
So you have moderated it as you got older, but it is still there.
This looks very much like the Sycotic miasm to me. The feeling of this miasm is that there is something wrong with them that cannot be fixed, it can only be managed, lived with. There is guilt and shame and covering up, and there is a strong desire to avoid or ignore their problems. This miasm also produces extremes of behaviour, everything is overproduced - anxiety, aggression, love, sexuality. I considered using the nosode for that miasm (every miasm has a remedy which is the pinnacle for it), Medhorrhinum, but the issue around movement gave me pause.
Ok do this for me, to help me decide.
Describe 'moving'. Words, images, analogies.
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This looks very much like the Sycotic miasm to me. The feeling of this miasm is that there is something wrong with them that cannot be fixed, it can only be managed, lived with. There is guilt and shame and covering up, and there is a strong desire to avoid or ignore their problems. This miasm also produces extremes of behaviour, everything is overproduced - anxiety, aggression, love, sexuality. I considered using the nosode for that miasm (every miasm has a remedy which is the pinnacle for it), Medhorrhinum, but the issue around movement gave me pause.
Ok do this for me, to help me decide.
Describe 'moving'. Words, images, analogies.
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♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Moving:
image: dancing in water, little organisms, like beads, slide and ripple over the body creating a tactile sensation like feathers.
sea creatures rooted to the sea floor, sway and move in tiny undulating circles
Life affirming. joyous, symbiotic.
movement = life.
movement is verdant, green, like breaking open the pregnant leaves of a fat, thriving aloe plant and seeing the glossy wet slime, humectant, hydrophilic.
tumbling, rolling, like tumbleweed blowing rootless through a desert, its fibers escaping damage by barely grazing the burning sand.
shimmering
lush
a fearless, blustering gale of wind - it blows around unperturbed by the dilapidated house, the rotting window frames, the greying wood - it slips free and dances away, laughing
movement is my mother when she was a young dancer. she dances with me as a child and draws me into her imagination. i love the world we have created through our movements. i'm safe here and everything is tantalizing, bedazzling. her long hair swooshes in an arch through the air. her arms curl and her face is bright, and we are connected
moving brings sanity and peace, like when i go for those brisk evening walks through the fresh, cool, damp air, sweat evaporating, blood circulating, rhythmic rocking, breathing, swinging
Opposite: stillness - stillness is quiet and reflective and wonderful, as long as movement is all around - even subtle movement like breath, eyes that wander, a slight stirring in a distant forrest is enough
Opposite: Stagnation - deeply mired - insanity, like the feeling of overheating and having no outlet, no way to cool off, claustrophobia, tunnel vision
I have no idea where these images are coming from. I hope they are truthful ...but they feel right
image: dancing in water, little organisms, like beads, slide and ripple over the body creating a tactile sensation like feathers.
sea creatures rooted to the sea floor, sway and move in tiny undulating circles
Life affirming. joyous, symbiotic.
movement = life.
movement is verdant, green, like breaking open the pregnant leaves of a fat, thriving aloe plant and seeing the glossy wet slime, humectant, hydrophilic.
tumbling, rolling, like tumbleweed blowing rootless through a desert, its fibers escaping damage by barely grazing the burning sand.
shimmering
lush
a fearless, blustering gale of wind - it blows around unperturbed by the dilapidated house, the rotting window frames, the greying wood - it slips free and dances away, laughing
movement is my mother when she was a young dancer. she dances with me as a child and draws me into her imagination. i love the world we have created through our movements. i'm safe here and everything is tantalizing, bedazzling. her long hair swooshes in an arch through the air. her arms curl and her face is bright, and we are connected
moving brings sanity and peace, like when i go for those brisk evening walks through the fresh, cool, damp air, sweat evaporating, blood circulating, rhythmic rocking, breathing, swinging
Opposite: stillness - stillness is quiet and reflective and wonderful, as long as movement is all around - even subtle movement like breath, eyes that wander, a slight stirring in a distant forrest is enough
Opposite: Stagnation - deeply mired - insanity, like the feeling of overheating and having no outlet, no way to cool off, claustrophobia, tunnel vision
I have no idea where these images are coming from. I hope they are truthful ...but they feel right
KayLove last decade
So when you think of movement, you think of dancing, rhythmic movements? Movement is dancing?
Other words that come up - swaying, sliding, tumbling, rolling, escaping, slip free, rocking, circulating, swinging.
Well this certainly has been a surprising journey. I have gone over all the posts you have made, including the ones where you were reacting to Lachesis. Lachesis brought out some interesting and intense things. I have attempted to fit everything from childhood to now into my understanding.
The remedy I believe we need to try, is Tarentula Hispanica.
ADD/ADHD is very typically covered by the Insect and Spider remedies (although I have seen a few Lyssin, Tiger, and Bird group remedies cure it too).
Spider remedies have a great restlessness to them, a hyperactivity and they are well known in the treatment of children with this disorder. Always busy, always moving, intense pace and speed, and yet no focus or ability concentrate for long. Spider remedies are aggressive when their territory is invaded, will threaten those that threaten them.
What makes Spiders peculiar in homoeopathy, is their relationship to Rhythmic Movement. Spiders love to dance, they love to rock, to move in the same way over and over. They love patterned movements, the love music, they love wild dancing. They are not alone in having this connection, but it is a strong theme for them
One very strong indication for this remedy, that matches an event in your history, is represented by the rubric
INSANITY FROM DISAPPOINTED LOVE
This is the only remedy currently known for this.
We can start with 200c.
Other words that come up - swaying, sliding, tumbling, rolling, escaping, slip free, rocking, circulating, swinging.
Well this certainly has been a surprising journey. I have gone over all the posts you have made, including the ones where you were reacting to Lachesis. Lachesis brought out some interesting and intense things. I have attempted to fit everything from childhood to now into my understanding.
The remedy I believe we need to try, is Tarentula Hispanica.
ADD/ADHD is very typically covered by the Insect and Spider remedies (although I have seen a few Lyssin, Tiger, and Bird group remedies cure it too).
Spider remedies have a great restlessness to them, a hyperactivity and they are well known in the treatment of children with this disorder. Always busy, always moving, intense pace and speed, and yet no focus or ability concentrate for long. Spider remedies are aggressive when their territory is invaded, will threaten those that threaten them.
What makes Spiders peculiar in homoeopathy, is their relationship to Rhythmic Movement. Spiders love to dance, they love to rock, to move in the same way over and over. They love patterned movements, the love music, they love wild dancing. They are not alone in having this connection, but it is a strong theme for them
One very strong indication for this remedy, that matches an event in your history, is represented by the rubric
INSANITY FROM DISAPPOINTED LOVE
This is the only remedy currently known for this.
We can start with 200c.
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Wow! ok. Wow.
A torrent of questions:
Is there a web address you'd recommend for me to read more about this remedy?
Is it important that I recognize myself to indicate a fit? Or, do patients often not see themselves in their own remedies?
What proportion of the remedy should fit me in order to indicate that it's my remedy -- even if only a few things fit, could it still be the right one?
What does it mean when a given symptom in my remedy doesn't fit? Basically, the list of symptoms is a list describing the gamut experienced by people who have taken the remedy and proved it, right? So, different people express the remedy in different ways and I won't manifest every symptom someone else manifests, right?
I read up some on the list of symptoms for tarantula here:
Materia Medica (Reversed Kent's Repertory) Presented by Sylvain Cazalet
tarent.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.homeoint.org/hidb/kent/t/tarent.htm -- hope that is a quality source (?)
What does it mean that someone like me has so many of these physical ailments (I did see so many of my complaints here!) but, has never had anything to do with a tarantula - I mean, why would there be a picture of pathology that's induced or cured by any given substance found in an unrelated species? I know that question might require a complex answer - if it's too much to explain to a lay person here, feel free to just recommend a reading, if possible?
I see that tarantula is antidoted with Lachesis - what does that indicate about the relationship they hold toward each other?
I'll order the remedy asap. Thank you for your hard work!!!
A torrent of questions:
Is there a web address you'd recommend for me to read more about this remedy?
Is it important that I recognize myself to indicate a fit? Or, do patients often not see themselves in their own remedies?
What proportion of the remedy should fit me in order to indicate that it's my remedy -- even if only a few things fit, could it still be the right one?
What does it mean when a given symptom in my remedy doesn't fit? Basically, the list of symptoms is a list describing the gamut experienced by people who have taken the remedy and proved it, right? So, different people express the remedy in different ways and I won't manifest every symptom someone else manifests, right?
I read up some on the list of symptoms for tarantula here:
Materia Medica (Reversed Kent's Repertory) Presented by Sylvain Cazalet
tarent.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.homeoint.org/hidb/kent/t/tarent.htm -- hope that is a quality source (?)
What does it mean that someone like me has so many of these physical ailments (I did see so many of my complaints here!) but, has never had anything to do with a tarantula - I mean, why would there be a picture of pathology that's induced or cured by any given substance found in an unrelated species? I know that question might require a complex answer - if it's too much to explain to a lay person here, feel free to just recommend a reading, if possible?
I see that tarantula is antidoted with Lachesis - what does that indicate about the relationship they hold toward each other?
I'll order the remedy asap. Thank you for your hard work!!!
KayLove last decade
You can just google the remedy, although I don't think many of the modern essays on the remedy will be easily available this way.
Sometimes people recognize themselves, sometimes they don't. A remedy that was very good for me, Leptandra, I couldn't see at all when my homoeopath gave it to me.
The remedy has to cover the most important aspect. Kingdom covers the basic problem, and the Group and then Specific remedy covers the particular way that problem occurs in that individual's life. It is all about working out what the core issue is for the patient, and any issue connected to that, even if not covered directly by the remedy, will resolve. Imagine a vine growing on a stick - you remove the stick the vine falls.
Nobody can manifest every symptom of a remedy. It is not possible. Yes you are right, many people are involved in provings, and our materia medica also contains observations of patients that were cured. So it is an amalgamation of what the remedy *can* do, not what it *must* do.
The connection you might have to the source of your remedy is not understood. Human beings have an ability to form bonds with things in the world, draw their energy in order to survive some traumatic event. However, we become sick when we cannot let that energy go. The remedy breaks that connection, allows the natural human energy to reestablish itself.
Antidoting relationships mean that the two remedies are very similar. So someone having a bad reaction to Lachesis might take Tarentula to antidote it. This is actualy another indication that this remedy could be good for you.
We must adjust the dosage though so don't take it till we talk about that.
Sometimes people recognize themselves, sometimes they don't. A remedy that was very good for me, Leptandra, I couldn't see at all when my homoeopath gave it to me.
The remedy has to cover the most important aspect. Kingdom covers the basic problem, and the Group and then Specific remedy covers the particular way that problem occurs in that individual's life. It is all about working out what the core issue is for the patient, and any issue connected to that, even if not covered directly by the remedy, will resolve. Imagine a vine growing on a stick - you remove the stick the vine falls.
Nobody can manifest every symptom of a remedy. It is not possible. Yes you are right, many people are involved in provings, and our materia medica also contains observations of patients that were cured. So it is an amalgamation of what the remedy *can* do, not what it *must* do.
The connection you might have to the source of your remedy is not understood. Human beings have an ability to form bonds with things in the world, draw their energy in order to survive some traumatic event. However, we become sick when we cannot let that energy go. The remedy breaks that connection, allows the natural human energy to reestablish itself.
Antidoting relationships mean that the two remedies are very similar. So someone having a bad reaction to Lachesis might take Tarentula to antidote it. This is actualy another indication that this remedy could be good for you.
We must adjust the dosage though so don't take it till we talk about that.
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
A unit dose is a whole lot of small pellets that are supposedly taken all at once. A complete breach of our dosing guidelines. If they are all you can get, there is no problem, but it won't change how we make the remedy.
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Hi again David,
A concern comes up, as I wait for my remedy - this remedy won't cure the restlessness, will it? I mean, I WANT to feel restless if I'm stagnant - I don't want to resign myself to complacency. Does that make sense?
I guess I'm trying to say that restlessness is not the problem - it's the inability to get unstuck. Are we still on the right track?
Also, I don't know if it matters but, I think I'm more ADD without the hyperactivity.
Thank you! I'm excited to be nearing closer to a possible solution.
A concern comes up, as I wait for my remedy - this remedy won't cure the restlessness, will it? I mean, I WANT to feel restless if I'm stagnant - I don't want to resign myself to complacency. Does that make sense?
I guess I'm trying to say that restlessness is not the problem - it's the inability to get unstuck. Are we still on the right track?
Also, I don't know if it matters but, I think I'm more ADD without the hyperactivity.
Thank you! I'm excited to be nearing closer to a possible solution.
KayLove last decade
A remedy can only cure disease. That is it. It won't do anything that is not going to promote good health for you, and in fact will allow you to reach more of your potential.
Remedies are not drugs. We don't give them to do certain things. The vital energy becomes free of what is holding it back, and then it creates order and health where there was chaos and illness. We don't decide that, you do, or at least that part of you that is capable of changing all the things that are not working correctly.
Remedies are not drugs. We don't give them to do certain things. The vital energy becomes free of what is holding it back, and then it creates order and health where there was chaos and illness. We don't decide that, you do, or at least that part of you that is capable of changing all the things that are not working correctly.
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Beautiful!
That's what I suspected, but some squirrley feeling inside made me double check.
I'm very grateful for your presence, doc.
Hope you're having a magnificent day!
That's what I suspected, but some squirrley feeling inside made me double check.
I'm very grateful for your presence, doc.
Hope you're having a magnificent day!
KayLove last decade
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Haha! Nothing is incidental when you're conversing with a homeopath! In retrospect, I don't know if 'squirrely' was the right word ... I was just ..hesitant, and second guessing, worrying.
THe more I read about spider remedies, the more they sound like a good bet for me. Another 'spider' thing that jives with me is that I'm pretty vain, and invest a lot time and energy in worrying about my appearance. My jealousy issues seem related - I can't stand to be second 'best' to anyone, since I think that will leave me bereft and unlovable. 'Best' means 'most beautiful,' even though intellectually I don't believe that, nor do I value that way of seeing/being in the world. I don't judge others that way, and often have a soft spot for the plain child, the one society will overlook or shun.
One thing I read in this case study
(http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_267/ai_n15966....
that made me think I should mention it to you is: This kid was at first treated (pretty successfully) with Tarantula, but then his mom added the observation that he was 'reclusive' - he didn't want to interact with people outside his immediate family, he didn't want to see or be seen (at school). This led the homeopaths to refine their prescription to 'brown recluse' as the correct remedy.
I've also become very reclusive in the last decade or so, and often don't leave my house for several days at a time. I don't really seek out people to interact with (outside of my mom, brother and boyfriend). I often avoid social situations and, even though at first I'm delighted to be invited to parties, never show up and then feel guilty about it. My long time friends complain about my reclusiveness, which is starkly contrasting to my old extrovertedness.
Does this change anything in your opinion?
THe more I read about spider remedies, the more they sound like a good bet for me. Another 'spider' thing that jives with me is that I'm pretty vain, and invest a lot time and energy in worrying about my appearance. My jealousy issues seem related - I can't stand to be second 'best' to anyone, since I think that will leave me bereft and unlovable. 'Best' means 'most beautiful,' even though intellectually I don't believe that, nor do I value that way of seeing/being in the world. I don't judge others that way, and often have a soft spot for the plain child, the one society will overlook or shun.
One thing I read in this case study
(http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_267/ai_n15966....
that made me think I should mention it to you is: This kid was at first treated (pretty successfully) with Tarantula, but then his mom added the observation that he was 'reclusive' - he didn't want to interact with people outside his immediate family, he didn't want to see or be seen (at school). This led the homeopaths to refine their prescription to 'brown recluse' as the correct remedy.
I've also become very reclusive in the last decade or so, and often don't leave my house for several days at a time. I don't really seek out people to interact with (outside of my mom, brother and boyfriend). I often avoid social situations and, even though at first I'm delighted to be invited to parties, never show up and then feel guilty about it. My long time friends complain about my reclusiveness, which is starkly contrasting to my old extrovertedness.
Does this change anything in your opinion?
KayLove last decade
We may have to refine the idea of the specific spider that is true. Tarentula is the specific one for the rubric 'Insanity from disappointed love' which was a huge event in your history, so I am happier to use this remedy first.
It is quite hard to get source language on the forum which helps decide the specific animal inside of a group.
It is quite hard to get source language on the forum which helps decide the specific animal inside of a group.
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Hello David and Nawaz,
It's been a long time since I've posted and a lot has happened.
I ended up meeting with some students of homeopathy at a local clinic to review my case, since a prescription through them would cost the same as just ordering one online. Furthermore, since there had been such disagreement here about prescriptions, and the safety of taking more extreme remedies, I felt I should perhaps seek an outside opinion from a team that would be able to meet with me in person and experience me in real life rather than just through written correspondence. I was also heading out of town for a month and didnt want to be out of my safety zone if I was going to start proving an extreme substance. So, heres what happened:
Two 4th year students met with me for an hour and a half, asked a barrage of questions, discussed my symptoms and personality issues, and then met privately with a mentor homeopath (a college professor at the local bastyr university). Together, they settled on a remedy for me. I also brought in transcripts from this forum for their reference.
They supplied me with a remedy which they kept unmarked in the interest of allowing me to interpret the effects 'blindly' so that I would not be tempted to read into the results the symptoms listed in a homeopathic diagnostic tool.
I left town on October 4th but didn't take the remedy until the 10th. THe reason I waited about a week was so that I could get a sense of the differences in how I felt with all the changes of traveling, so that I could hope to tease apart what was the remedy and what was just due to changes in environment and circumstance. Though i had no idea what remedy I was taking, I had been told to look for changes in self esteem ...and noticed that I actually was experiencing some changes in self esteem even before I took the remedy, because I was nervous and timid and shy on the inside, but hid it under outgoing, friendly energy and actually was received well by others. THis made me feel more confident and I thought to myself that if I had taken the remedy already I would have attributed these changes to its action. It's still a little confusing to tell where 'traveling' leaves off and 'remedy' begins.
The results were:
First and foremost, I experienced a SERIOUS sexual reaction a sort of nymphomania. My libido was out of control for about a month. I was fantasizing about becoming a prostitute and servicing every male within reach, but resorted to frantic and near constant self-stimulation. I felt like a dog in heat. This is NOT normal for me.
Secondly, I felt myself behaving 'dog-like' in other ways. Waiting at the door for others to come home. Begging other people for attention. Wanting someone to take me for walks. Turning all my attention to whats going on with my lover, waiting eagerly and then basking in any signs of affection. Feeling miserable and rejected when not the center of his attention. Needy and insecure. But, I was also spending all day isolated in a room, alone, performing boring, menial labor, so maybe I'd feel this way without the action of the remedy.
In one journal entry I recorded my deep insecurity about being abroad (i.e. not at MY house, with MY family and friends) and depending on others whom I didn't know well, and in their space. I wrote that I constantly felt the need to apologize for myself, to minimize myself and stay out of other people's way in order not to force the burden of myself on them. I was nervous of other people talking about me behind my back - perhaps saying that I am an annoying and unwanted pest. This is probably not due to the remedy - this is a typical sort of worry that crosses my mind.
I experienced a positive increase in my ability to be assertive. I found the courage and the words to express that I wasnt being paid enough for the work I was doing, and was able to respectfully insist on getting more money, while still preserving good relations with the person I was working for.
Similarly, I FINALLY approached a close friend to address my problem her gossiping, its impact on our relationship and my feelings about her. I had been biting my tongue on this issue and it had been a constant source of pain and frustration for me for the last 5+ years. I was able to tell her in a way that I felt was loving and compassionate, but firm. I had not had the courage or the words to do this before and it felt very gratifying to finally speak my piece and stop stuffing it down. I felt less attached to her ability to receive my message, and more motivated by my own need to express myself authentically. I still feel a great deal of satisfaction about this interaction even though I haven't heard from her since and I'm not sure how she's taking it... or whether she's saying unkind things about me now as a result.
I also, by the end of my travelling, I felt empowered and more confident in myself. While I was gone I noticed less ADD-type symptoms, though this could also be explained by the fact that 1) travelling is stimulating, thus helping an ADD person to focus and 2) life is greatly simplified when you have 3 changes of clothing to wear, no phone/internet or other distractions and only one task to attend to every day.
I felt more ready to leave home soon for Central America, more determined to make the most of the opportunity, more confident that I won't bungle it.
I also experienced much better sleep. I fell asleep early (usually before midnight), slept soundly and woke up and got my day started much earlier a major positive change!
When I got home again I found out that the remedy had been STAPHYSAGRIA 200C (as prescribed by Nawaz!) - taken as a unit dose.
Could anyone help me think about what these results mean about the appropriateness of Staphysagria? Should I take another dose now that I'm home to see what happens?
Hope this update is useful for others, and I look forward to feedback! Thank you to all who read this and provide input!
It's been a long time since I've posted and a lot has happened.
I ended up meeting with some students of homeopathy at a local clinic to review my case, since a prescription through them would cost the same as just ordering one online. Furthermore, since there had been such disagreement here about prescriptions, and the safety of taking more extreme remedies, I felt I should perhaps seek an outside opinion from a team that would be able to meet with me in person and experience me in real life rather than just through written correspondence. I was also heading out of town for a month and didnt want to be out of my safety zone if I was going to start proving an extreme substance. So, heres what happened:
Two 4th year students met with me for an hour and a half, asked a barrage of questions, discussed my symptoms and personality issues, and then met privately with a mentor homeopath (a college professor at the local bastyr university). Together, they settled on a remedy for me. I also brought in transcripts from this forum for their reference.
They supplied me with a remedy which they kept unmarked in the interest of allowing me to interpret the effects 'blindly' so that I would not be tempted to read into the results the symptoms listed in a homeopathic diagnostic tool.
I left town on October 4th but didn't take the remedy until the 10th. THe reason I waited about a week was so that I could get a sense of the differences in how I felt with all the changes of traveling, so that I could hope to tease apart what was the remedy and what was just due to changes in environment and circumstance. Though i had no idea what remedy I was taking, I had been told to look for changes in self esteem ...and noticed that I actually was experiencing some changes in self esteem even before I took the remedy, because I was nervous and timid and shy on the inside, but hid it under outgoing, friendly energy and actually was received well by others. THis made me feel more confident and I thought to myself that if I had taken the remedy already I would have attributed these changes to its action. It's still a little confusing to tell where 'traveling' leaves off and 'remedy' begins.
The results were:
First and foremost, I experienced a SERIOUS sexual reaction a sort of nymphomania. My libido was out of control for about a month. I was fantasizing about becoming a prostitute and servicing every male within reach, but resorted to frantic and near constant self-stimulation. I felt like a dog in heat. This is NOT normal for me.
Secondly, I felt myself behaving 'dog-like' in other ways. Waiting at the door for others to come home. Begging other people for attention. Wanting someone to take me for walks. Turning all my attention to whats going on with my lover, waiting eagerly and then basking in any signs of affection. Feeling miserable and rejected when not the center of his attention. Needy and insecure. But, I was also spending all day isolated in a room, alone, performing boring, menial labor, so maybe I'd feel this way without the action of the remedy.
In one journal entry I recorded my deep insecurity about being abroad (i.e. not at MY house, with MY family and friends) and depending on others whom I didn't know well, and in their space. I wrote that I constantly felt the need to apologize for myself, to minimize myself and stay out of other people's way in order not to force the burden of myself on them. I was nervous of other people talking about me behind my back - perhaps saying that I am an annoying and unwanted pest. This is probably not due to the remedy - this is a typical sort of worry that crosses my mind.
I experienced a positive increase in my ability to be assertive. I found the courage and the words to express that I wasnt being paid enough for the work I was doing, and was able to respectfully insist on getting more money, while still preserving good relations with the person I was working for.
Similarly, I FINALLY approached a close friend to address my problem her gossiping, its impact on our relationship and my feelings about her. I had been biting my tongue on this issue and it had been a constant source of pain and frustration for me for the last 5+ years. I was able to tell her in a way that I felt was loving and compassionate, but firm. I had not had the courage or the words to do this before and it felt very gratifying to finally speak my piece and stop stuffing it down. I felt less attached to her ability to receive my message, and more motivated by my own need to express myself authentically. I still feel a great deal of satisfaction about this interaction even though I haven't heard from her since and I'm not sure how she's taking it... or whether she's saying unkind things about me now as a result.
I also, by the end of my travelling, I felt empowered and more confident in myself. While I was gone I noticed less ADD-type symptoms, though this could also be explained by the fact that 1) travelling is stimulating, thus helping an ADD person to focus and 2) life is greatly simplified when you have 3 changes of clothing to wear, no phone/internet or other distractions and only one task to attend to every day.
I felt more ready to leave home soon for Central America, more determined to make the most of the opportunity, more confident that I won't bungle it.
I also experienced much better sleep. I fell asleep early (usually before midnight), slept soundly and woke up and got my day started much earlier a major positive change!
When I got home again I found out that the remedy had been STAPHYSAGRIA 200C (as prescribed by Nawaz!) - taken as a unit dose.
Could anyone help me think about what these results mean about the appropriateness of Staphysagria? Should I take another dose now that I'm home to see what happens?
Hope this update is useful for others, and I look forward to feedback! Thank you to all who read this and provide input!
KayLove last decade
Sounds like Staph was good for you.
Are you able to list all the symptoms you originally presented with, and place next to each one Better, Worse, Same or Gone. Also if better or worse try giving a percentage or a score to show how much.
This way we can determine how close the remedy was, and if repeating would be valuable for you.
It is strange though, your language used to describe the reaction to Staph, is most UN-Staph-like.
[message edited by brisbanehomoeopath on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:18:12 GMT]
Are you able to list all the symptoms you originally presented with, and place next to each one Better, Worse, Same or Gone. Also if better or worse try giving a percentage or a score to show how much.
This way we can determine how close the remedy was, and if repeating would be valuable for you.
It is strange though, your language used to describe the reaction to Staph, is most UN-Staph-like.
[message edited by brisbanehomoeopath on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:18:12 GMT]
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Thanks for posting what happened with you. I followed your thread before. Nice to read your experience of staphysgaria
. Thanks
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[message edited by starface on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:07:02 GMT]
starface last decade
Dear KayLove,
Indeed, very nice to hear from you as I was worried about your health. I kept thinking about you.
What remedies did you take prior to Staph 200C? Did you ever take a dose of Lyssin?
Please give me a little time to revisit your case as I am in the middle of few things and travelling.
Many prayers for your good health.
Regards
Nawaz
Indeed, very nice to hear from you as I was worried about your health. I kept thinking about you.
What remedies did you take prior to Staph 200C? Did you ever take a dose of Lyssin?
Please give me a little time to revisit your case as I am in the middle of few things and travelling.
Many prayers for your good health.
Regards
Nawaz
♡ nawazkhan last decade
Hi,
Please go ahead and repeat Staph 200C dose as you took before.
More prayers for you.
Regards
Nawaz
Please go ahead and repeat Staph 200C dose as you took before.
More prayers for you.
Regards
Nawaz
♡ nawazkhan last decade
David - So, there seemed to be a mix of reactions, some good some bad. The nymphomania was pretty intense (though not necessarily unpleasant) and I wondered if it was an aggravation or a proving? And how should I think about that dog-like behavior? Can you tell me more about how one determines if a remedy is 'right'? I agree that the assertiveness is a VERY positive development, and one I have needed for a very very long time!
The symptom list is a great suggestion - I'll get on that as soon as possible.
Nawaz - Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers, I feel pretty special to have someone like you worrying about me! : )
I AM feeling curious and quite inclined to trying another dose, and I really appreciate your confirmation.
Prior to Staph 200C, I took the Lachesis 200c (split dosing according to David's instructions) twice. I have not taken any other remedies.
Do you have a recommendation as far as how to take the remedy (i.e. is split or wet dosing more or less just as good as unit dosing, etc)?
I hope your travels are safe and happy!
Starface - Thanks for your interest in my case. I'm very glad that my posting is useful and interesting to others. : )
This forum is a great help and comfort, and I really appreciate you all for your time, concern and input. It's very sweet to be connected with caring people. ♥ THank you ♥
The symptom list is a great suggestion - I'll get on that as soon as possible.
Nawaz - Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers, I feel pretty special to have someone like you worrying about me! : )
I AM feeling curious and quite inclined to trying another dose, and I really appreciate your confirmation.
Prior to Staph 200C, I took the Lachesis 200c (split dosing according to David's instructions) twice. I have not taken any other remedies.
Do you have a recommendation as far as how to take the remedy (i.e. is split or wet dosing more or less just as good as unit dosing, etc)?
I hope your travels are safe and happy!
Starface - Thanks for your interest in my case. I'm very glad that my posting is useful and interesting to others. : )
This forum is a great help and comfort, and I really appreciate you all for your time, concern and input. It's very sweet to be connected with caring people. ♥ THank you ♥
KayLove last decade
Hi,
Please take 4 drops of the remedy mixed in 1/4 cup of mineral water. Only one dose please.
More prayers for your good health.
Regards
Nawaz
Please take 4 drops of the remedy mixed in 1/4 cup of mineral water. Only one dose please.
More prayers for your good health.
Regards
Nawaz
♡ nawazkhan last decade
Making a symptom list and assessing each one in terms of improvement or aggravation, is a great way to determine the direction things are going.
Mental or emotional improvements are usually a good sign, but sometimes partial similars can do this without improving the case.
What is important is to look at what exactly has improved, and what exactly is worse. While the direction is good, then you can continue with the remedy. When direction is bad, it is prudent to stop and reassess.
Direction of Cure is a clear and well defined principle in homoeopathy. Despite that I have seen some very odd and irrational statements made by practitioners regarding changes (or perceived changes) in a case.
There are a few links about this guiding principle I can give you:
http://www.homeopathy-help.net/Theory/patients/px_doc.html
http://hpathy.com/homeopathy-papers/homeopathy-understanding....
http://hpathy.com/homeopathy-philosophy/hering%e2%80%99s-law....
Obviously my original assessment of your case was that you may need an animal remedy. Of course that language makes me consider it again. However, it is always sensible to persist with a remedy that has created positive changes, whatever theories a practitioner might have. My ideas about kingdom (and remedy) may change throughout case-taking until the patient gets that right remedy, since the only thing that matters is the result (and not my imagination about it lol).
Direction of Cure is our primary tool for determining that the remedy is actually healing you. Healing should follow specific pathways - from more important areas to less important, from inside to the outside, from above to below, from newer symptoms to older symptoms.
This means that some things can appear to worsen while others improve - where they lie in the hierarchy of the body/mind/spirit tells you if the remedy is healing them or suppressing the symptoms (or just aggravating them).
What does it mean to get the simillimum though? What would a patient experience?
Similar remedies (partial similars, 'almost right' remedies) will typically make you better in some ways, but seem to leave other problems untouched. This will be despite repeat doses and using other potencies of that remedy (which you must do before abandoning it since everything must be right to cure, not just the remedy). Using partial similars often requires you to move to new remedies to keep progress in the case. This can take a lot of skill, and has the pitfall of choosing the wrong remedy and reversing progress instead.
The simillimum on the other hand, is a very different experience. While it can aggravate like any other remedy, cause upheavals and old symptoms to reappear (an excellent indication of cure in homoeopathy), the overall effect is much more exciting.
This is based on my own experience of patients who have had the simillimum compared to those who have partial similars.
The simillimum is like an earthquake! Nothing is left untouched. It reaches in as deep as it is possible to go, reaches back as far as trauma exists in the person. Patterns that the person have held to for years, or even their whole life, break down. The things that used to affect them so much, simply become unimportant. They feel more creative, more connected to others, more calm, more compassionate, more selfless, more assertive. It really is amazing to watch.
Their physical symptoms change dramatically too, pathology will reverse if it has not gone too far. They have more energy, sleep better, have more balanced desire for sex and for food, cravings become just normal likes. Menstrual cycles even out, fertility often rises (something people need to be aware of), dreams become less intense and more related to the person's day-to-day life.
This may not happen overnight of course, but it doesn't take many doses usually. The simillimum doesn't need repeating very often. On occasion I have seen a single dose carry a patient through months or even years.
[message edited by brisbanehomoeopath on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:40:41 GMT]
Mental or emotional improvements are usually a good sign, but sometimes partial similars can do this without improving the case.
What is important is to look at what exactly has improved, and what exactly is worse. While the direction is good, then you can continue with the remedy. When direction is bad, it is prudent to stop and reassess.
Direction of Cure is a clear and well defined principle in homoeopathy. Despite that I have seen some very odd and irrational statements made by practitioners regarding changes (or perceived changes) in a case.
There are a few links about this guiding principle I can give you:
http://www.homeopathy-help.net/Theory/patients/px_doc.html
http://hpathy.com/homeopathy-papers/homeopathy-understanding....
http://hpathy.com/homeopathy-philosophy/hering%e2%80%99s-law....
Obviously my original assessment of your case was that you may need an animal remedy. Of course that language makes me consider it again. However, it is always sensible to persist with a remedy that has created positive changes, whatever theories a practitioner might have. My ideas about kingdom (and remedy) may change throughout case-taking until the patient gets that right remedy, since the only thing that matters is the result (and not my imagination about it lol).
Direction of Cure is our primary tool for determining that the remedy is actually healing you. Healing should follow specific pathways - from more important areas to less important, from inside to the outside, from above to below, from newer symptoms to older symptoms.
This means that some things can appear to worsen while others improve - where they lie in the hierarchy of the body/mind/spirit tells you if the remedy is healing them or suppressing the symptoms (or just aggravating them).
What does it mean to get the simillimum though? What would a patient experience?
Similar remedies (partial similars, 'almost right' remedies) will typically make you better in some ways, but seem to leave other problems untouched. This will be despite repeat doses and using other potencies of that remedy (which you must do before abandoning it since everything must be right to cure, not just the remedy). Using partial similars often requires you to move to new remedies to keep progress in the case. This can take a lot of skill, and has the pitfall of choosing the wrong remedy and reversing progress instead.
The simillimum on the other hand, is a very different experience. While it can aggravate like any other remedy, cause upheavals and old symptoms to reappear (an excellent indication of cure in homoeopathy), the overall effect is much more exciting.
This is based on my own experience of patients who have had the simillimum compared to those who have partial similars.
The simillimum is like an earthquake! Nothing is left untouched. It reaches in as deep as it is possible to go, reaches back as far as trauma exists in the person. Patterns that the person have held to for years, or even their whole life, break down. The things that used to affect them so much, simply become unimportant. They feel more creative, more connected to others, more calm, more compassionate, more selfless, more assertive. It really is amazing to watch.
Their physical symptoms change dramatically too, pathology will reverse if it has not gone too far. They have more energy, sleep better, have more balanced desire for sex and for food, cravings become just normal likes. Menstrual cycles even out, fertility often rises (something people need to be aware of), dreams become less intense and more related to the person's day-to-day life.
This may not happen overnight of course, but it doesn't take many doses usually. The simillimum doesn't need repeating very often. On occasion I have seen a single dose carry a patient through months or even years.
[message edited by brisbanehomoeopath on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:40:41 GMT]
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
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