|
Remedy |
Negative
aspects of personality |
Behavioural
symptoms |
Characteristic
expressions |
Positive
Outcome |
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Mustard
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Black
depression from an
unknown cause which comes and goes for no apparent reason. Gloom,
hopelessness, misery, melancholy, deep introversion, despair, utter
sadness, loss of interest, guilt. A 'blanket' of severe depression.
Pessimism while the depression lasts.
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Feelings of
suffocation.
Sighing, palpitations.
Endogenous or post partum or pre-menstrual depression.
Manic depression. Hormonal imbalance. Headaches. Slow laboured
movements.
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"It feels like
a black cloud has descended over me."
"There seems to be no cause for this depression, and nothing helps to
cheer me up." |
Joy
and peace. An
unshakeable inner serenity. Stability and optimism which enables a
person to readily overcome any depression. |
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Gorse
|
Utter
hopelessness. Great
despair. Belief that no change is possible, resigned. Loss of will to
improve the situation. Lack of ambition, of interest. Give up and wait
for outside help. Soul depression. May try to please others but thinks
it futile. Feels an inherited condition means suffering all of life. |
Incurable,
terminal or genetic illnesses. Dark around eyes. Sallow complexion.
Hopeless expression. Just sits, head in hands. |
"What's the
point?"
"What's the use?"
"I know it will do no good so there's no point in trying."
Often beyond tears or expressing grief.
|
Hope after a long series of failures or setbacks.
Faith and certainty in overcoming difficulties. Gives fight, strength
and hope. Lifts the soul.
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Sweet Chestnut
|
Extreme
anguish and
despair. Mental torment, desolation, intense hopelessness. Inner
suffering, reaching the limits of endurance. A sense of loss, of
emptiness. A void, feels absolutely alone. No hope, no peace. A
confrontation with self. Generally keep great distress to him or
herself. The soul is suffering deeply, after loss or great sadness.
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A trance-like
state. Sitting still with 'switched off' eyes. Deep-set eyes, dark
around eyes. Exhaustion. Comas, epilepsy. Deafness, autism, hearing
difficulties.
Bad drug trips. Prolonged use of heavy drugs. |
"I feel utterly
empty"
"There's nothing left for me"
"I have no hope"
"I am so alone" |
Faith in spite of unbearable anguish, to ask for help.
Strength, resourcefulness. From experience of anguish you find the
understanding and desire to help others in distress.
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Hornbeam
|
Weariness, a temporary state of tiredness. Mental or
physical fatigue. Doubts own strength to cope. 'Monday morning'
feeling. A 'morning after' remedy. General lassitude. Wakes feeling
tired. Everyday tasks are tiring, although this may pass when he or she
becomes interested in an activity. |
Yawning,
sighing, sleepy, bored. Desire to lie in bed in the morning. Acute
fever with temporary exhaustion. For convalescents who feel unable to
return to work although fit to do so.
|
"I'm so tired"
"I've no energy"
"I'm too tired to think properly" |
Energy, certainty and strength. Fortifies mentally and
physically. Encourages effort. Use if a big workload is coming up.
Belief in own ability and strength even if the task may appear
formidable. |
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Olive
|
Exhaustion after long-term stress and suffering. Total
fatigue - mind and body drained of strength. Mental fatigue, weakness,
lack of interest. Unhappiness. No pleasure in life. Too tired to eat,
to sleep. Vitality completely sapped. For those who have no time for
relaxation.
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Need a lot of
sleep. Crying, sitting, sighing. In a lot of pain - anguish shows on
face. Facial and shoulder tension. Cry and collapse after a major
effort. Exhaustion after fasting. Over-react to pain. Convalescence and
long-term or terminal illnesses. |
"I feel utterly
exhausted"
"I'm so exhausted I can't carry on another minute." |
Strengthening with peace of mind, calmness. Pours oil on
troubled waters. Become interested in life. Vital and strong. Trust
life and give strength to sustain and help overcome difficulties.
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