Commiphora myrrha

Myrrha, the precious gift for the softening of suffering; four casesby Enna StallingaMr. D, 80 years old, comes for sleeplessness. He says that he would rather be ill than have this problem. His brother suffers from the same complaint, even worse than he does. As soon as he lies down, he becomes anxious and hot, and has to throw the covers off. He gets out of bed because he needs more space around him. If it is very dark, he becomes panicky, a consequence of wartime. For two years, from fifteen to seventeen years old, he and his brother had to sleep in a hole in the hay, in complete darkness, with a bale of hay blocking the entrance, for fear of reprisal from the Germans after a sabotage. His sleeping problem started several years ago; he could not sleep in a small room or in absolute darkness. He has little energy and takes tranquillizers. He is always busy and is sometimes overly hasty, trying to do everything at once. He is shy and sensitive. According to his wife he is always “good” and helpful. He is empathetic, sometimes too much. He berates himself a lot, especially for the fact that he is so anxious. He has lost a son in an accident; his son fell in the water and drowned. He has difficulties in group situations. He was brought up on a farm and his parents often kept him home from school to help on the farm. He consequently fell behind at school, which gave him the feeling that he was stupid. As he tells me this, his sadness is very palpable.
Physical: pneumonia twice, bladder polyps, pacemaker due to irregular heartbeats, aphthae, easy bruising, warm, perspires easily.
Desires: most foods, fruit+, fish++, rather savory than sweet.After Myrrha, his sleep and his energy improved and he is looking much more cheerful. Three months later, he is not longer so obsessed by the war and, according to his wife, he is much calmer. They sleep beside each other again and he has the desire to undertake things again.