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Mental Essentials of Ignatia -- J.W. Waffensmith, M.D. |
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There is fear and timidity, a shrinking from realities, a desire to be alone. A man in the late sixties who had a long history of convulsion attacks of a minor nature, with intense fear, especially at night when waking, always burning a light, suddenly through death lost the companionship of his wife. He had always depended upon her comfort during these attacks and now was in great emotional distress. Ignatia brought about a quick and favorable reaction. As an evidence of the depth of action in this person attacks of migraine, violent in nature many years, have disappeared. A favorable reaction from the remedy shows in a definite stiffening of the moral fiber, clearer understanding of the particular problem, and lifting of the defeatist attitude. Transitory ill humour and anger; fixed ideas; broods over unpleasant occurrences, alternating with laughing and weeping. He is obstinate and nothing satisfies him. Natrum mur has long been recognized as a natural complementary.
Calcarea, Sepia, Silica and Sulphur may follow; Lycopodium when
there is fear, desire for company and the 4-8 p.m. aggravation.
Sighs and sobs; sensitive to noise; morbid and inconsolable grief;
apprehensive feeling in chest, stomach and abdomen, which interferes
with breathing; silent anguish; paroxysms of terror causing her
to shriek. Desire for solitude, with fear of strangers, who may
cause her to be very angry. This remedy has violent anger with irresolution.
Fear something will happen, and weeping ameliorates (Lyc). Contradiction A woman having had a severe disappointment with marked despair, silent grief, inconsolable, feeling unable to continue her work, was given Ignatia, which took off the rough edge of the emotional shock, but did not bring the balance desired and which was necessary. The impatience she had was directed toward some minute finger warts appearing on the neck. Nitric acid was given with the most astounding results, clearing up the condition of shock, which again proves the remarkable difference in the similars we select. There are spasmodic affections; in the throat with hysterical symptoms.
The remedy covers a wide range of suppressed mental suffering. We
have at our disposal truly curative remedies in all forms of emotional
shock, the one under discussion ranking among the best. Homoeopathy
brings a balance in a gentle way, eliminating the routine direct
sedation. It is worth all the effort and study we put into the selection
of the remedy to see these unfortunate people again regain the equilibrium
which nature has intended for them to possess. |
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