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EVIDENCE OF HOMEOPATHY
CASE: 41-year-old woman, autoimmune hepatitis
The patient first consulted me on 3rd July 2002 with auto-immune hepatitis for which a liver transplant had been advised.
Please tell me about your complaints.
I am feeling weak, giddy. I used to vomit when I had jaundice
and stomach ache. I don’t feel like eating.
(Here we are at level 1 in the case – the fact level. These are
pathological symptoms, not individualising. In order to obtain
peculiar symptoms, we need to take the patient to the higher
level.)
What effect does this have on you?
Tension because of the liver transplant. I am worried because
everyone says that the liver is damaged.
What is the worry?
I am worried about the family. Who will look after my kids
and husband? I have three daughters; one of them has just
finished the tenth grade and the other two are twins and they
are in the tenth grade. I am worried about their future. We are
planning to emigrate to Canada soon, so I am tense about that
as well.
We have financial problems and the medications are expensive. I
am not giving much attention to the family although I am trying.
What are the main things that you are worried about?
I used to work before but I am totally handicapped now. Every-
one tells me to take a rest and I do not like that.
(We get the word “handicapped” which gives us a glimpse into
the mind of the patient. This is peculiar and hence we pursue it.)
What is handicapped?
They are not allowing me to go out. I have to depend on the
servants for the smallest thing. I do not like to discuss my dis-
ease with anybody, so we have not disclosed to anyone for the
last year that I have this problem. Some people come to offer
sympathy, while some come out of curiosity. I feel as if I am in
a museum; like I am in something and cannot come out.
(She makes a circular motion with her hands. We see two
things here. One is “They are doing this to me.” It could be
an animal theme; victim-aggressor. The other thing is that she
feels dependent on others, the theme of lacking, and lead-
ing to the mineral kingdom. However, in this case both are
wrong since we can only decide the kingdom at level 5 – the
‘sensation level’. We are still at level 3 and 4. “I am in a
museum” is a level 4 symptom, indicating an image. So we
continue to pursue this.)
Tell me about “cannot come out”.
I’m making adjustments, but for them it is duty. I’ve had a love
marriage. My husband and I belong to different communities,
so I have had to make many adjustments with regards to food,
religion etc. Now I am settled.
(“Cannot come out” is a significant phrase here as it indicates
a movement. Further pursuing this would lead the patient from
level 4 (delusion) to level 5 (sensations).)
Tell me about adjustments.
The woman always has to adjust to everything, everywhere.
I have to be formal all the time.
(The word adjust is a human-specific word. We see that the
patient comes back to level 3. This gives us an understanding
of the patient’s level of experience in the case.)
I used to feel “Why only me? Only I am doing this. Why do
I have to compromise?” I don’t feel that any longer.
(This expression is a subtle hint towards the miasm, towards
her coping mechanism in the situation. Feeling unfortunate
indicates the malaria miasm.)
Say more about this. How did it feel inside to be in that
situation?
I used to feel that no one loves me even though I adjusted.
Whatever I did, they would discourage me. When I was preg-
nant, my mother-in-law did not give me attention or food. No
one cared for me when I was on bed rest. I did everything but no
one cared for me. Nobody was there for me when I needed it.
How did it feel when no one cared?
Sometimes I used to show aggression. I would have fights and
quarrels with my mother-in-law.
How were your feelings in that situation when no one
cared?
I used to shut the door and sit. I wanted to be alone. I did not like
what was happening. Sometimes I used to go away to a temple.
I would not tell my parents these things because it was my deci-
sion to marry. They had been supportive but I used to feel, “Why
harass them? Why tell your problems to someone who is not
interested?” They think I am happy, but things inside are like this.
(What can we decipher from the above? When asked about
adjusting, she refers to the situation with her mother-in-law. Her
main feeling is she is unloved, uncared for, unfortunate (“why
only me?”) and harassed. She deals with the situation by fights
and quarrels from time to time but finally settles on avoiding or
accepting the given situation. These phenomena now confirm
the malaria miasm in the case. At this point we also see that she
keeps coming back to situations and emotions. So we may now
need to take a bypass route to access the more uncompensated
and deeper aspects of her case. The best uncompensated area
is dreams, hence we explore this.)
What dreams do you get?
I dream that someone is making me into a stiff statue, a golden
statue, by heating. I used to get this dream often. They are
making me dress up very well and then heating me. I am very
stiff and I could not move (shows with hand gestures, HG). They
are heating me and I cannot move.
What is the feeling?
I would fight myself: I have to move, I have to move, but I could
not move. I cannot do anything. Someone is holding me.
Tell me about this.
I am scared of ghosts. I believe in mantra-tantra (black magic).
I hear some noises… Ghost noises. I read these books.
SPECTRUM OF HOMEOPATHY
RAJAN SANKARAN
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