Lobelia inflata

A 60-year-old woman is once again suffering from inner turmoil. She wants to avoid the winter blues this year: she often feels depressed during this period, walks around with tears in her eyes, has a short fuse, and feels tense, as if she could explode at any moment. She has trouble sleeping, lies awake for hours, and wakes up feeling ‘wound up’. She has strange dreams about things that don't turn out as planned. She feels inadequate when it comes to making music and expressing herself verbally. She finds it upsetting when people don't speak their minds, are critical, or beat around the bush. She can't get rid of that explosive feeling; she's constantly stuck in it, thinking, “Why am I doing this?” That makes it hopeless. She doesn't want the medication for her tension, in her head she has insecurity and restlessness. She thinks she's creating the problem herself. She sees that she's doing it, knows she's doing it, but can't stop. People say she should take the medication. The insecurity also has to do with the fact that she had no education: “You don't know.” She feels explosive, as if she could throw something. Anger, she has had that two or three times in her life, but as a rule, the tension remains inside.
About her childhood: after her mother died, she left school at the age of 14 to take care of the family, for four brothers. She was abused by one brother and had difficulty undergoing therapy for it. She doesn't want to talk about it. When she was 20, her father died, and she was ‘forced’ to live on her own. That was stressful, and she slept poorly for years. “So I've been pretty much on my own.” She considers herself very level-headed, but at the time, she was shocked by her palpitations: “What is this? I'm alone.” Taking medication goes against her feelings. Her voice sounds tired, expectant, her eyes are sad, and she talks philosophically and distantly about herself. The year before, she was treated for anxiety, gastrointestinal complaints, palpitations, and tension, which disappeared after Dirca palustris. Angostura trifoliata and Strontium carbonicum have no effect.AnalysisLanthanides, Series 6: Independence, autonomy in choices, development, and good self-reflection. Childhood: being on her own, aware of the shadow. Hurt, this is known from the Asterales, and we can extrapolate this to the Campanulidae.
Phase 3: She knows what she wants (within the concept of independence that suits the Asteranae), but she does not feel confident about it. Dreams about things that are not (yet) working out. Opinions of others are an issue, and there is confusion about her own behavior. Unable to withstand resistance. Insecure.
Seeking her own path (Series 6), not telling everything (Phase 3), 3-66630.00.
Phase 5: Tension (still high, but good with medication), stress makes it worse. Restlessness, wanting to escape the uncertainty of Phase 3.
The gentle, the most vulnerable, and the submissive in behavior and appearance, but with resistance and being very protective of oneself, are known from the Campanulales.
Stage 15: explosive feeling. Theme of loss. Crossing the line, compare with Thulium.
Prescription: Lobelia inflata C200.Follow-upThe uncertainty and panic feelings disappeared completely after two days. She feels fine, although she has been through a lot of stressful things. She now has cramps in her foot after walking and cycling a lot, when lying down or sitting. The sole, especially on the right, pulls towards the toes. She used to have this sometimes, but not as badly. The irritation has disappeared. The tension is easing. The years after she is fine.