Stress &
Homeopathy
Hahnemann Speaks
First –
when speaking of
Homeopathy.
The following,
greatly abbreviated
list, reveals the basic
stock of remedies
commonly
listed for anxiety,
depression and
fatigue in contemporary
books on
homeopathic
applications. Granted,
it does not
In his Organon of
Homeopathic Medicine,
homeopathy’s founder,
Samuel Hahnemann, states
in no uncertain terms
the interdependencies of
homeopathy and emotional
symptomology.
Homeopathic selection
requires inclusion of
the emotional symptoms
and emotional healing
can find no better
resource than
homeopathy. In Lesson
210 he states: In all
cases of disease to be
cured, the patient’s
emotional state should
be noted as one of the
most preeminent
symptoms, along with the
symptom complex, if one
wants to record a true
image of the disease in
order to be able to
successfully cure it
homeopathically. Quite a
correlation considering
he was writing nearly
100 years before Freud.
As to the remedies
applicable, he offers
Lesson 212: Every
efficacious medicinal
substance in the world
very noticeably alters
the mental and emotional
state of the healthy
individual who proves it
and, to be sure, each
medicine does so in a
different way.
In Lesson 210 he states:
In all cases of disease
to be cured, the
patient’s emotional
state should be noted as
one of the most
preeminent symptoms,
along with the symptom
complex, if one wants to
record a true image of
the disease in order to
be able to successfully
cure it homeopathically.
Quite a correlation
considering he was
writing long before
Freud. As to the
remedies applicable, he
offers Lesson 212: Every
efficacious medicinal
substance in the world
very noticeably alters
the mental and emotional
state of the healthy
individual who proves it
and, to be sure, each
medicine does so in a
different way.
Devil in the Details
As with most discussions
involving homeopathy,
the devil is in the
details. Any effort to
address the effects of
stress must begin by
sorting through its many
side effects. For mental
stress, the symptoms
Anxiety, Depression and
Fatigue provide a
sufficient platform.
preeminent symptoms,
along with the symptom
complex, if one wants to
record a true image of
the disease in order to
be able to successfully
cure it homeopathically.
Quite a correlation
considering he was
writing nearly 100 years
before Freud. As to the
remedies applicable, he
offers Lesson 212: Every
efficacious medicinal
substance in the world
very noticeably alters
the mental and emotional
state of the healthy
individual who proves it
and, to be sure, each
medicine does so in a
different way.
In Lesson 210 he states:
In all cases of disease
to be cured, the
patient’s emotional
state should be noted as
one of the most
preeminent symptoms,
along with the symptom
complex, if one wants to
record a true image of
the disease in order to
be able to successfully
cure it homeopathically.
Quite a correlation
considering he was
writing long before
Freud. As to the
remedies applicable, he
offers Lesson 212: Every
efficacious medicinal
substance in the world
very noticeably alters
the mental and emotional
state of the healthy
individual who proves it
and, to be sure, each
medicine does so in a
different way.
Devil in the Details
As with most discussions
involving homeopathy,
the devil is in the
details. Any effort to
address the effects of
stress must begin by
sorting through its many
side effects. For mental
stress, the symptoms
Anxiety, Depression and
Fatigue provide a
sufficient platform.
incorporate a large
portion of the remedies
referred to under these
topics in major
repertories or in
various other
discussions of mental
health.
The
following descriptions
begin with the quick
reference details from
Miranda Castro’s book A
Homeopathic Guide to
Stress, because it
specifically highlights
the stress-related
aspects of these and
many more remedies.
Single
Homeopathic
Remedies for
Stress
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Aconitum Nap
Emotional stresses:
Fear; shock; worry.
Emotional state: Anxious
with fear; before an
exam/interview, etc.
Excitable. Fearful:
claustrophobic; in a
crowd; of death. Panic.
Restless. Screaming with
the pain. Sensitive to
pain. - M. Castro
Arsenicum Album
Emotional stresses:
fear; guilt; resentment;
transition; uncertainty;
worry. Emotional states:
Anxious: when alone;
with fear ... Blames
others. Busy.
Complaining. Critical.
Depressed. Desires:
company,... Despair. ...
Fearful: generally ...
Fussy. Insecure.
Irritable. Restless.
Selfish. Tidy. – M.
Castro
- Asa Hershoff adds:
Nervous, very restless.
Dependent, yet
mistrusting; selfish and
miserly. Paranoid; feels
lonely and threatened.
Obsessed with order,
cleanliness.
Aurum Met
Emotional stresses:
betrayal; depression;
failure; guilt;
loneliness; loss; shame.
Emotional states: Angry:
with difficulty
expressing anger. Blames
self… gloomy. Lacks
self-confidence. Lonely.
Despairing Depression.
Feels worthless.
- Asa Hershoff adds:
Responsible, ambitious,
workaholic. Loss of
money, respect, love,
power… Fits of anger.
Sense of failure,
worthlessness… guilt.
Suicidal… Silent,
brooding.
- Trevor Smith: This is
the most useful remedy
when there is depression
and a suicidal tendency.
They cannot be coaxed
out of their depression.
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