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Echium vulgare
Year 2021, Issue 1, Article 4CaseAuthor: Jonathan Stallick
Case by Jonathan Stallick, 20.1.22Woman, 40 years old, anxiety.She is a Teacher of Special needs children 4-19 years.
ANXIETY, started at 18, out of nowhere. crippling. She feels as if something is wrong with her, out of control, like having a heart attack.
She went to University at 18, but didn’t particularly want to go. She was pushed by her parents, and she went along with it. She really hated it when she got there. She hated the house, hated the people. They were RIGID, not having the same beliefs. They wanted her to knuckle down and she wanted to have a good time. She DIDN’T WANT TO WORK, SHUT DOWN A BIT. She likes to COMPLETE THINGS. At end of year she FAILED an exam to get into next year, retook it and FAILED that. She DROPPED OUT of Univesity. Within 6 months her ANXIETY started. She wasn’t KNOWING WHERE she WAS HEADING- UNCONTROLLABLE. Her family PRESSURED her to do something, wanted her to get a degree. She felt PRESSURE.
She moved in with boyfriend.
Her anxiety wasn’t talked about. Her FAMILY didn’t talk about feelings.
Her underlying anxiety is about dentists, doctors, NEEDEDING dad with her. She HATED GOING TO A DOCTOR. She would think about it over and over.
At age of 5 she passed out, fell off Mum’s lap when at doctor’s.
She has to sit on end of row in cinema in case I need to ESCAPE.
She feel worse in CROWDS.
Her BIRTH took long, was done by forceps.When she was young, she went to FREE PARTIES, Raves, meeting interesting people, going with boys, EXPLORING WORLD.
Friends were going travelling. She signed up for an ART and TEXTILES course. She did WEED < and cocaine, ecstacy. She never drank alcohol, was drunk easily. She didn’t like being out of control.
He anxiety SPIRALLED soon after taking malaria medications. Then she went to India.DREAMSHaving left something somewhere.
Her daughter was in hospital.
Forgetting to do something important.
Worst case scenarios, like having left her child in car.She gets to staff meetings EARLY. She doesn’t like people BEHIND her. She FEEL like being pushed when people behind me. Legs go to jelly. PENT UP ENERGY
She is hyper aware, VIGILANT of people behind her.
She has ANXIETY < ALONE. She feels better having her kid with me, better by being busy and DISTRACTED.
She has anxiety, by being aware of her heart, future, meetings, appointments.
She is HURRIED.FOOD: HATES RAW COLD TOMATOES. Av. MUSHROOMS. ++ sweets (< before menses).
Desires: +++ vegetables, broccoli, sprouts; ++ CAKE
2 stone overweight. Diff.to control weight. I GRAZEShe is a FUN PERSON, a little bit crazy, LOVES LIFE, loves chatting,
She lacks self belief; wouldn’t speak up in a meeting.
Worse from giving a SPEECH, PRESENTATION, would feel dizzy, with swaying, jelly legs.
She is spontaneous.
FEARS: HEIGHTS (jelly legs), MEDICAL exams, Crashing my car, is it a premonition?
Monkey mind- worrying about kids health. Insects- stick insects., locusts.She argues quite a lot with her husband. She feel like being second. She doesn’t get much love or attention, can’t remember him kissing her. The marriage is disintegrated a bit. She sometimes doesn’t care, living in a nice house, being independent.
Never felt like I needed a relax. I don’t want to be separate parents.
Her son has autism, with development problema, and low understanding.
At school she didn’t really fit in, skirted edges, always enjoyed art.
MENSES: she is moody, snappy < before menses, getting bloating > olive oil.She has my own point of view. She doesn’t feel like she holds onto info.
She feels like she should have more knowledge, but I doesn’t hold onto it.
She is INSECURE about her intelligence, feels is like an IMPOSTER SYNDROME. She doesn’t believe in herself, felt like that at school. If she did achieve, it was bit of a fluke.She CRIES EASILY, if her son is difficult, in car, confrontation, IF NOT LISTENED TO.
Her dad is a geologist, mum teacher. Her mum is buddhist, politically minded.
She ALWAYS THOUGHT OUT OF THE BOX. She likes to have time to process things at work, to get it right.At 16, 17- she was at college, had glandular fever, with THROAT and eyeballs hurting, couldn’t move her head, 3 weeks. She felt like I was going to die.
She was NEVER TAKEN SERIOUSLY, PLAYS CLOWN A BIT.Before she had anxiety she felt like she wasn’t in the room, felt like in a dream, not 100% there, FLOATING. She feel like FLOATING AWAY, not grounded.Really bad indigestion- started when pregnant- +++ dates, loved them. I had sensation date was stuck in throat, oesophagus.
Acid- coming up from pipe- squeezing up lime a rock- looks like a date. Food coming up, like heart attack, backache- thoracic13.6.22
Went to clairvoyant: amazing.
“Work is torturing you, it’s too much.” I signed off work for 1 month.
Weight lifted off shoulders.
Still constantly busy but weight >>EAR- feels blocked.Flares up every now and again.
I can’t hear in conversations, feels deafFor 1.5 years- Pain in left groin- can feel a tender spot. Extends to back.
Pulling - > legs bent up. Inguinal Hernia??
Pushing up under left rib
Pushing out left rib.
<< lifting heavy things.
<< pushing shopping trolley
Feels like insides are TWISTING.18 moths ago and 4 years ago- CAESARIAN SECTIONS-
Since second one- felt like something left inside me. Never been right since.
Hadn’t quite healed- like outside healed
Was terrified before operations. Once started was okay.SWEATING- last few menses felt smelly. Smells like decaying, rancid, like something horrible decaying.
Opened my eyes to what my relationship really is.
ScaredPrescitpion: Mobile Phone 200Follow up 18.7.22
She feels okay.
Fluttering panic attack feeling, haven’t felt that for long time.
Without work
I’m just with the kids- not accomplishing.
Work focussed me.
Heavy feeling before menses.After remedy every 10 days- kept seeing spiders, I freak out. Had it since a year.
Overall felt much clearer, more organised, more clarity, better making conversation, felt like I could flow, normally worry if nothing to say. More confident.
Next dose really emotional. My son’s behaviour affects me.
Son’s behaviour exhausts me. Rollercoaster.
Felt really trapped- Son’s behaviour really restricts me.
Reason I don’t go to parties, work. He can’t communicate. I feel it’s like I’ve been cheated. We had a child and he wasn’t the child I had envisaged. NOTHING IS ENJOYABLE. He doesn’t play. Max is 4.
I’m overwhelmed, you can’t predict how he will be.
I want to go on holiday and lie on a beach or go to the park.
I like being a mum, it is hard.Ears blocking and unblocking.After rx ears blocked. (Corvus >> temporarily)
Don’t know where sound is coming from.AanlysisI started this case with CALOPTERYX then MEDORRHINUM which really helped. CORVUS CORAX also helped. But underlying there was a feeling of being neglected, confusion and having been pushed by parents. This led to BORAGINALES 665.3. Because of being pushed I went to 665.35. And because of responsibility of parenthood and worries about the future I went to Stage 11, ECHIUM VULGARE 200. Interestingly the patient used the word SPIRALLED UP or SPIRALLING (as in out of control) several times. And if you look at Echium the flower is comprised of many little flowers spiralling upwards.Follow upAfter Echium Vulgare 200 patient emailed:
“I think things have been good since taking the remedy; the biggest thing being I feel much better and have no real pains around my left side (which is a bit mad- seeing how bad they were previously!) - this is amazing !
I had one more incident of spiders dangling from my ceiling and nothing since!
I still feel up and down emotionally and with it I feel my energy fluctuates quite a lot - but it is much better than it was. And this goes along as usual with how Max is doing, but then I think I need to realise that the feelings I have around this are normal, and maybe they'll never pass,
I've had a few anxious moments of dizziness but nothing major and they just seem to pass.I also seem to have a ridiculously good sense of smell ?!
And I also feel more in control diet and cravings wise - before I felt like I couldn't resist things and had to eat them, that feeling has subsided and I feel more in control of my diet and what I'm putting into my body.
Things feel like they're going in the right direction.
ANXIETY, started at 18, out of nowhere. crippling. She feels as if something is wrong with her, out of control, like having a heart attack.
She went to University at 18, but didn’t particularly want to go. She was pushed by her parents, and she went along with it. She really hated it when she got there. She hated the house, hated the people. They were RIGID, not having the same beliefs. They wanted her to knuckle down and she wanted to have a good time. She DIDN’T WANT TO WORK, SHUT DOWN A BIT. She likes to COMPLETE THINGS. At end of year she FAILED an exam to get into next year, retook it and FAILED that. She DROPPED OUT of Univesity. Within 6 months her ANXIETY started. She wasn’t KNOWING WHERE she WAS HEADING- UNCONTROLLABLE. Her family PRESSURED her to do something, wanted her to get a degree. She felt PRESSURE.
She moved in with boyfriend.
Her anxiety wasn’t talked about. Her FAMILY didn’t talk about feelings.
Her underlying anxiety is about dentists, doctors, NEEDEDING dad with her. She HATED GOING TO A DOCTOR. She would think about it over and over.
At age of 5 she passed out, fell off Mum’s lap when at doctor’s.
She has to sit on end of row in cinema in case I need to ESCAPE.
She feel worse in CROWDS.
Her BIRTH took long, was done by forceps.When she was young, she went to FREE PARTIES, Raves, meeting interesting people, going with boys, EXPLORING WORLD.
Friends were going travelling. She signed up for an ART and TEXTILES course. She did WEED < and cocaine, ecstacy. She never drank alcohol, was drunk easily. She didn’t like being out of control.
He anxiety SPIRALLED soon after taking malaria medications. Then she went to India.DREAMSHaving left something somewhere.
Her daughter was in hospital.
Forgetting to do something important.
Worst case scenarios, like having left her child in car.She gets to staff meetings EARLY. She doesn’t like people BEHIND her. She FEEL like being pushed when people behind me. Legs go to jelly. PENT UP ENERGY
She is hyper aware, VIGILANT of people behind her.
She has ANXIETY < ALONE. She feels better having her kid with me, better by being busy and DISTRACTED.
She has anxiety, by being aware of her heart, future, meetings, appointments.
She is HURRIED.FOOD: HATES RAW COLD TOMATOES. Av. MUSHROOMS. ++ sweets (< before menses).
Desires: +++ vegetables, broccoli, sprouts; ++ CAKE
2 stone overweight. Diff.to control weight. I GRAZEShe is a FUN PERSON, a little bit crazy, LOVES LIFE, loves chatting,
She lacks self belief; wouldn’t speak up in a meeting.
Worse from giving a SPEECH, PRESENTATION, would feel dizzy, with swaying, jelly legs.
She is spontaneous.
FEARS: HEIGHTS (jelly legs), MEDICAL exams, Crashing my car, is it a premonition?
Monkey mind- worrying about kids health. Insects- stick insects., locusts.She argues quite a lot with her husband. She feel like being second. She doesn’t get much love or attention, can’t remember him kissing her. The marriage is disintegrated a bit. She sometimes doesn’t care, living in a nice house, being independent.
Never felt like I needed a relax. I don’t want to be separate parents.
Her son has autism, with development problema, and low understanding.
At school she didn’t really fit in, skirted edges, always enjoyed art.
MENSES: she is moody, snappy < before menses, getting bloating > olive oil.She has my own point of view. She doesn’t feel like she holds onto info.
She feels like she should have more knowledge, but I doesn’t hold onto it.
She is INSECURE about her intelligence, feels is like an IMPOSTER SYNDROME. She doesn’t believe in herself, felt like that at school. If she did achieve, it was bit of a fluke.She CRIES EASILY, if her son is difficult, in car, confrontation, IF NOT LISTENED TO.
Her dad is a geologist, mum teacher. Her mum is buddhist, politically minded.
She ALWAYS THOUGHT OUT OF THE BOX. She likes to have time to process things at work, to get it right.At 16, 17- she was at college, had glandular fever, with THROAT and eyeballs hurting, couldn’t move her head, 3 weeks. She felt like I was going to die.
She was NEVER TAKEN SERIOUSLY, PLAYS CLOWN A BIT.Before she had anxiety she felt like she wasn’t in the room, felt like in a dream, not 100% there, FLOATING. She feel like FLOATING AWAY, not grounded.Really bad indigestion- started when pregnant- +++ dates, loved them. I had sensation date was stuck in throat, oesophagus.
Acid- coming up from pipe- squeezing up lime a rock- looks like a date. Food coming up, like heart attack, backache- thoracic13.6.22
Went to clairvoyant: amazing.
“Work is torturing you, it’s too much.” I signed off work for 1 month.
Weight lifted off shoulders.
Still constantly busy but weight >>EAR- feels blocked.Flares up every now and again.
I can’t hear in conversations, feels deafFor 1.5 years- Pain in left groin- can feel a tender spot. Extends to back.
Pulling - > legs bent up. Inguinal Hernia??
Pushing up under left rib
Pushing out left rib.
<< lifting heavy things.
<< pushing shopping trolley
Feels like insides are TWISTING.18 moths ago and 4 years ago- CAESARIAN SECTIONS-
Since second one- felt like something left inside me. Never been right since.
Hadn’t quite healed- like outside healed
Was terrified before operations. Once started was okay.SWEATING- last few menses felt smelly. Smells like decaying, rancid, like something horrible decaying.
Opened my eyes to what my relationship really is.
ScaredPrescitpion: Mobile Phone 200Follow up 18.7.22
She feels okay.
Fluttering panic attack feeling, haven’t felt that for long time.
Without work
I’m just with the kids- not accomplishing.
Work focussed me.
Heavy feeling before menses.After remedy every 10 days- kept seeing spiders, I freak out. Had it since a year.
Overall felt much clearer, more organised, more clarity, better making conversation, felt like I could flow, normally worry if nothing to say. More confident.
Next dose really emotional. My son’s behaviour affects me.
Son’s behaviour exhausts me. Rollercoaster.
Felt really trapped- Son’s behaviour really restricts me.
Reason I don’t go to parties, work. He can’t communicate. I feel it’s like I’ve been cheated. We had a child and he wasn’t the child I had envisaged. NOTHING IS ENJOYABLE. He doesn’t play. Max is 4.
I’m overwhelmed, you can’t predict how he will be.
I want to go on holiday and lie on a beach or go to the park.
I like being a mum, it is hard.Ears blocking and unblocking.After rx ears blocked. (Corvus >> temporarily)
Don’t know where sound is coming from.AanlysisI started this case with CALOPTERYX then MEDORRHINUM which really helped. CORVUS CORAX also helped. But underlying there was a feeling of being neglected, confusion and having been pushed by parents. This led to BORAGINALES 665.3. Because of being pushed I went to 665.35. And because of responsibility of parenthood and worries about the future I went to Stage 11, ECHIUM VULGARE 200. Interestingly the patient used the word SPIRALLED UP or SPIRALLING (as in out of control) several times. And if you look at Echium the flower is comprised of many little flowers spiralling upwards.Follow upAfter Echium Vulgare 200 patient emailed:
“I think things have been good since taking the remedy; the biggest thing being I feel much better and have no real pains around my left side (which is a bit mad- seeing how bad they were previously!) - this is amazing !
I had one more incident of spiders dangling from my ceiling and nothing since!
I still feel up and down emotionally and with it I feel my energy fluctuates quite a lot - but it is much better than it was. And this goes along as usual with how Max is doing, but then I think I need to realise that the feelings I have around this are normal, and maybe they'll never pass,
I've had a few anxious moments of dizziness but nothing major and they just seem to pass.I also seem to have a ridiculously good sense of smell ?!
And I also feel more in control diet and cravings wise - before I felt like I couldn't resist things and had to eat them, that feeling has subsided and I feel more in control of my diet and what I'm putting into my body.
Things feel like they're going in the right direction.