Belladonna - Mental (inc. personality) symptoms

MIND

Mind

Patient lives in a world of his own, engrossed by spectres and visions and oblivious to surrounding realities

While the retina is insensible to actual objects, a host of visual hallucinations throng about him and come to him from within

He is acutely alive and crazed by a flood of Subjective visual impressions and fantastic illusions

Hallucinations; sees monsters, hideous faces

Delirium; frightful images; Furious; rages, bites, strikes; Desire to escape

Loss of consciousness

Disinclined to talk

Perversity, with tears

Acuteness of all senses

Changeableness.

Aversions, dislikes

open air

company

of intimate friends

while perspiring

indolence, aversion to work

being touched

aversion to mental work

Behaviour

biting

biting; night

biting; spoons, etc.

dancing

alternating with sighing

wild

destructive

of clothes

extravagance

attempts to escape

spring up suddenly from bed

to run away

from window

foolish behaviour

makes gestures

convulsive

convulsive; at sight of drink

of hands; clapping hands

of hands; grasping or reaching at something

of hands; involuntary movements

of hands; involuntary movements; hasty

of hands; involuntary movements; throwing about

of hands; involuntary movements; over head

picks at bedclothes

plays with fingers

as if pouring from hand to hand

pulls hair of bystanders

ridiculous or foolish

of usual work

violent

habits; plays with genitals

hides things

industrious

jumping

out of bed

from window (see suicide)

kicks

in sleep

makes noises; barking

makes noises; croaking; in sleep

makes noises; growling like a dog

makes noises; grunting

makes noises; whistling

nymphomania

roving about naked; senseless, insane

runs about (see escape)

shrieking

brain cry

in children

before convulsions

with the pain

during sleep

singing

alternating with; groaning

alternating with; weeping

during fever

in sleep

inclination to sit

sits quite stiff; and breaks pins

spits; in faces of people

striking

own abdomen

at imaginary objects

own face

himself

knocking head against wall

tears things

own hair

himself

throws things at people

Consolation

Dazed

in open air

during vertigo, dizziness

Death; presentiment of death

Delirium

evening

night

antics, plays

anxious

throws arms about

busy

cheerful

during chill

on closing the eyes

after convulsions

crying

eating

fantastic

with fear of men

fierce

foolish, silly

frightful

tries to gather objects off the wall

almost hysterical

laughing

talks a lot

maniacal

before period

during period

moves lips as if talking

muttering

to himself

noisy

comes on suddenly

rabid

raging, raving

rambling

recognises no one

rocking to and fro

during sleep

after sleep

on falling asleep

sorrowful

urinates outside the toilet

violent

vivid

on waking

jumping into water

wild

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions

active

believes is doing something

doing business

believes is doing something; is doing work

ordinary job

believes is doing something; gathering herbs

believes is doing something; washing

sees beauty

about bed; sees cucumbers on the bed

about bed; someone in bed, bouncing them up and down

about bed; as if bed were sinking

about bed; tries to take away the bed clothes

about bed; someone under bed

creatures and animals

beetles, worms, etc.

sees birds

black creatures, on walls and furniture

butterflies

sees cats

sees cats; black

creeping; dark coloured

creeping; in the fire

creeping; frightful

creeping; rats, mice, insects, etc.

creeping; unclean

cockroaches swarmed about the room

dogs; sees

dogs; black

dogs; swarm about him

fishes, flies, etc.

horses

insects

insects; shining

mice

riding an ox

rats

a crimson serpent, fastening around neck

snakes in and around her

sees large turtles in room

of wolves

about criminals

visions of phantoms, figures, people; sees thieves

death; time has come to die

death; sees dead persons

death; corpse on a bier; tall yellow corpse, trying to share bed and promptly ejected

devils; sees devils

imagines himself dreaming when awake

after drinking

environment and surroundings; churchyard; visits a churchyard

environment and surroundings; home; think is away from home

environment and surroundings; is on a journey

environment and surroundings; sees horrible things on the walls of room

environment and surroundings; strange; familiar things seem strange

environment and surroundings; trees seem to be people in fantastic costume, afternoon, while riding

illusions of fantasy

fire; visions of fire

fire; distant home on fire

fire; house on fire

floating in air (see vertigo, dizziness); evening

floating in air (see vertigo, dizziness); bed suspended in air

hears sounds; noise

hears sounds; voices

dead people

distant

sees objects, things; vision of gallows, with fear

sees objects, things; masks

inanimate objects are persons and vice versa

things, people, seem large

money; as if counting money

objects appear different; brilliantly coloured

objects appear different; glittering

paranoia; as if would be caught

paranoia; is about to be arrested

paranoia; that he would be murdered

paranoia; thought was pursued

by enemies

by police

by soldiers

delusions about other people; friends; is surrounded by friends

pleasing; morning, after sleep

about self; body; health, hypochondria; head; shaking the head

about self; body; health, hypochondria; head; transparent and speckled brown

about self; body; health, hypochondria; imagines himself to be sick

about self; body; misrepresents sensations

about self; body; size; enlarged; eyes

about self; body; surreal happenings to body; would sink down between the thighs

about self; body; surreal happenings to body; head or nose are transparent

about self; body; will rot

about self; body; as if spotted brown

about self; body; his body is spotted brown

about self; body; tongue; pulling out

about self; circumstances; thought they were pursuing ordinary business

about self; circumstances; thinks is insulted

about self; circumstances; of being poor

about self; circumstances; had stabbed a person passed on the street

about self; circumstances; imaginations of wealth

about self; identity; is great person

about self; identity; thinks himself a juggler

about self; identity; is a magician

about self; identity; that he is an officer

about self; identity; as if possessed

talking; as with dead people

touching everything

unpleasant

distinct from surrounding objects

visions (see visions or presence of phantoms, figures, people)

visions; daytime

visions; beautiful

visions; on closing the eyes

visions; horrible

in the dark

visions; monsters

visions or presence of phantoms, figures, people

night

black

on closing the eyes

in the dark

faces

faces; on closing eyes

faces; hideous

figures; sees figures

sees giants

frightful

sees people

sees people; on closing eyes

people are beside

converses with absent people

policeman; that physician is a policeman

soldiers

spectres, ghosts, spirits

spectres, ghosts, spirits; on closing eyes

spectres, ghosts, spirits; in fire

thieves; sees

vivid

Desires, wants

to be carried; fast

company

death

while walking in open air

hide

on account of fear

to go home

to kill

on waking

to be killed

desire for light (see dark)

to be naked

in delirium

pull parts of other people; hair

pull parts of other people; teeth

to hit something

As if in a dream

After drinking

Dishonesty; feigning; sick

Symptoms follow intense emotions

anger

fright

scorn

Excitement

while perspiring

Mental exertion

Fantasies

of exaltation

of exaltation; lascivious

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

anguish

anguish; during period

anguish; while walking in open air

abusive

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome)

with anxiety

with fright

with silent grief

before cough

from the cough

violent

boredom, dissatisfaction (see loathing of life); weary of life (see boredom, dissatisfaction, loathing, etc.)

during heat

while walking in open air

cheerful, happy

evening

night

alternating with other states of mind; mania

while eating

followed by other states of mind; sleepiness

while perspiring

cowardice

ecstatic

exhilaration

hatred; of all people (misanthropy)

impatience

with heat

impetuous; heedless

impulsive; capriciousness

indifference, apathy, etc.

to everything

while perspiring

irritability

morning; on waking

alternating with indifference

alternating with weeping

during chill

consolation

during headache

during period

from noise

on waking

jesting

ridiculous or foolish

laughing

alternating with other states; groaning

annoying

involuntarily

loudly

sardonic

silly

spasmodic

when speaking

loathing

life (see desires, death)

mildness

malicious

mirth, hilarity, liveliness, etc.

evening

night

alternating with mania

foolish

during sleep

mood; alternating mood

mood; changeable, variable mood

mood; repulsive, bad mood

morose

playful; antics

quarrelsome, argumentative

without anger

wants to fight

in sleep

quiet disposition

remorse

rage, fury (see insanity, mania, delirium)

evening

night

convulsive

does not know own relatives

with epilepsy

with headache

during period

pulls hair of bystanders

from shining objects

with staring looks

strength increased

renewed by touch

violent

violent, intense feeling

violent, intense feeling; deeds leading to rage

sight of water

reserved

rudeness

insolent

excessively religious (see anxiety, despair, fear)

praying

sensitive, oversensitive

children

during heat

to light

to noise

to noise; during chill

to noise; during labour

while perspiring

want of sensitiveness

serious

suspicious

unhappy; despair

during chill

discouraged

during heat

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.

with himself

unhappy; wants to injure self; suicidal disposition

by drowning

by hanging

during heat

with knife

from pains

throwing himself from a height

throwing himself from a height; from windows

while walking in open air

unhappy; lamenting, regretting

alternating with delirium

complaining (see lamenting); in sleep

moaning, groaning

moaning, groaning; during cough

moaning, groaning; during heat

moaning, groaning; during sleep

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

after anger

from holding urine

during the heat

before period

while perspiring

on waking (see morning)

weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting)

morning

night

from being told off

aggravated by own weeping

alternating with cheerfulness

alternating with bad mood

alternating with laughter

after anger

causeless, groundless, with no reason

during the chill

consolation

before coughing

during coughing

after coughing

during the heat

involuntary

while perspiring

when refused anything

when objected to

in sleep

on waking

when walking in open air

Facial expressions

grimaces

smiling

involuntarily

sardonic

Home-sickness (see desires home)

Hurry

in movements

Hysteria

Uncooperative; refuses to eat

Intellectual faculties

bright, intelligent, clear; abundant ideas, clearness of mind

impaired thinking; absent-minded (see forgetful)

impaired thinking; chaotic

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

while studying, reading, etc.

impaired thinking; confusion

morning

on rising

evening

open air

from beer

as if in a dream

after drinking

after eating

as if intoxicated

as after being intoxicated

from movement

after rising

while sitting

after smoking

from drinking spirits

while walking

in a warm room

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish

during chill

after dreams

on waking

impaired thinking; idiocy

impaired thinking; imbecility

impaired thinking; mistakes; localities, places

impaired thinking; mistakes; in work

impaired thinking; vanishing of thoughts

during chill

during headache

thoughts wandering

night

ideas; abundant ideas, clearness of mind

ideas; deficiency of ideas

Insanity

sits and breaks pins

in alcoholics

with heat

mania, madness

from drinking (delirium tremors)

comes on suddenly

from childbirth

strength increased

after suppressed out-breaks on skin

Insecure, uncertain, scared

anxiety

anxiety; daytime

anxiety; afternoon

anxiety; evening

anxiety; night

anxiety; in open air

anxiety; when in company

anxiety; in a crowd

anxiety; after eating

anxiety; with fear

anxiety; during fever

anxiety; with fits

anxiety; with headache

anxiety; during period

anxiety; with shuddering

anxiety; during sleep (see dreams)

anxiety; when stooping

anxiety; on waking

anxiety; while walking

in open air

lacking self confidence

fear

night

of being alone (see company)

alternating with mania

of animals; of dogs

of animals; imaginary animals

of extreme emotion

of others approaching

of death

of death; when alone

of disease; of paralysis

of the gallows

of ghosts

imaginary things

jumps out of bed from fears; on touch

of people

of people; of those standing near

poison; of being poisoned

body will putrefy

of robbers

hydrophobia (fear of water)

on waking

on waking; of something under the bed

of water

frightened easily

starting, startled

starting, startled; evening; on falling asleep

starting, startled; as if falling

starting, startled; from fright

starting, startled; on falling asleep

starting, startled; during sleep

starting, startled; during sleep; starting from sleep

starting, startled; when touched

starting, startled; on waking

on waking

timidity

bashful

Memory

active memory

forgetful

during chill

weakness of memory

for what was about to do

for proper names

for people

goes off and leaves purchases

for what was read

for what has just thought

Symptoms in moonlight

Ailments after death of part of body

Perception

does not recognise his relatives

senses; acute

senses; confused

senses; dull

senses; vanishing

Preoccupied

absorbed, buried in thought

absorbed, buried in thought; introspection

brooding (see anxiety, sadness)

talks of one subject; talks of battles

talks of one subject; talks of business

talks of one subject; talks of home

talks of one subject; talks of war

Pleasure; only in sexual ideas

Quiet, peace (or lack of); quiet disposition

wants to be quiet

feeling of tranquillity

Restlessness, nervousness

noon

night

anxious, etc.

forcing out of bed

wants to go from one bed to another

tossing about in bed

during chill

at the sight of drink

during headache

during heat

during period

during stool

on waking

Shameless

lewdness

lewd talk

Shining objects

Sighing (see respiration)

during heat

Slowness

Sleep-walking

Talking, conversation

aversion to answering

answers not lucid; foolish

answers not lucid; hastily

answers not lucid; incoherently

answers not lucid; incorrectly

answers not lucid; irrelevantly

answers not lucid; refuses to answer

bellowing

contrary (see obstinate, irritable)

critical

obstinate

cursing

dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn

muttering (see delirium)

evening

tendency to slander

in sleep

speech; confused

speech; foolish

speech; hasty

speech; incoherent

speech; loud

speech; nonsense

speech; slow

speech; unintelligible

speech; wandering

at night

talks to himself

talks with dead people

talkative

alternating with laughing

while perspiring

talks of one subject; talks of battles

talks of one subject; talks of business

talks of one subject; talks of home

talks of one subject; talks of war

Thoughts (see preoccupied); profound

thoughtful

Being told off

Unconsciousness

night

during chill

during fever

interrupted by screaming

while sitting

during vertigo, dizziness

Wearisome, tired

Wildness