Author:
Maarten van der Meer
Book:
Evolution of analysis
Type:
Case
Chapter:
3-665.26.06
Adenium obesum
Remedy code: 3-665.26.06
A nearly 40-year-old woman feels tired. She uses Euthyrax. She talks as if reporting on herself, her voice lacks color, and her expression is primarily businesslike. She works in maternity care. She struggles to keep herself going, having to process a lot: a traumatic childhood, two difficult deliveries, and no longer having contact with her parents. Her mother couldn't cope in the past and also used alcohol. For her work, she now enters many households, which is very confronting. At home, she resisted. In puberty, she started caring for her mother, brother, and sisters. This caused her to miss a lot of school and become isolated. Home was always difficult, a struggle. She lived partly with family during school time and then on her own in a dorm. It was tough; she often clashed with herself. It was either that or drowned. Father was burnt out for a period; her feelings towards him were better. Mother was very dominant, manipulated, and hit. Since her help didn’t solve anything, she stopped going back. This caused a rift that cannot be repaired. Giving birth herself triggered a lot, mirroring a lot. She was overworked several times, developed psychological complaints, couldn't relax, slept poorly, had poor concentration, and worried a lot. It is also a tough time in her relationship, with a lot to process now. Her life is never calm. She loves the job and is demanding of herself, but people can be demanding too; it involves psychological and social support, and she is considering further training. Breast feeding was important to her; it was 'work' for her. She experiences a lot of heartburn, a burning sensation, a full feeling, headaches, and nausea. It’s difficult for her that she is irritable, especially towards the children. She feels desperate, powerless, anxious. She wants to do better than her parents, and not to damage the children as she was. Quick tension in the throat. People find her harsh. She struggles to express herself and to take a stand. She often feels tension in her body, struggles with many things, and remains doubtful. Often feels powerless. Inside, there is anger and resentment towards her mother, she feels she is not good enough. Lac delphinum gives relief, but after a few months, the complaints return, she now has constipation and has gained a few kilos.
Analysis
Gold series: Independence, self-reflection, working on herself, responsibility, the Lanthanide theme is strongly present, aware of the shadow, standing alone in her youth. The criticism was directed at her as a person. Silver series: Throat, voice, expressing oneself, and appreciation as a theme.
Gold series5: wanting to make a difference in the world.
Mother bond: Asclepiaceae, anger and tension: Gentianales.
Phase 2: worthlessness, powerlessness, father as a person.
Phase 5: restlessness, driven, wanting more in studies and work, wanting to get out.
Look for a suitable remedy within the Rauvolfiaceae.
Stage 6: judgment plays a big role, in proving herself, it is exciting but she will do it. Stagnation and lethargy are part of the picture.
Prescription: Alstonia scholaris.
Follow up
After eight months: she has good energy and sleeps well, but the busyness at work still overwhelms her. When it overwhelms her, it causes sadness. Much revolves around recognition for what she does and getting paid for it. She is often afraid of losing one of the children. She must be careful not to take on others' emotions; she is now more aware of this and can avoid it. Over the year, she has started fidgeting with her fingers a lot. She can feel rejected and become irritable, sleep poorly, and old memories resurface: disappointment, imagining a new beginning, she can never do it right, always feels rejected. Repeating Alstonia improves things, but she remains irritable. Fear. Insecurity. Dream: someone is mean, she is inwardly angry. Mother doesn’t want to see her anymore. She doesn't understand how a mother can abandon her child for so long. Often heartburn, a full feeling, stomach pain – bloated feeling. She wants to be a good mother, but it doesn’t always work. When she reacts strongly like her mother did, she regrets it, she used to be afraid of her mother. Anger either doesn’t come out or comes out too strongly.
Analysis 2
Alstonia does a lot of good, but it is advisable to always look further for a better-fitting remedy. The mother bond and powerlessness remain, so search within the Gentianales, 665.20.
Phase 6: it is never good, there is no appreciation, or tiredness. With this Subphase, you come to 665.26, the family of the Apocynaceae.
Stage 6 remains: thus you come to Adenium obesum.
Prescription: Adenium obesum
Follow up 2
After six weeks, things are better. She can now keep her calm better; in traffic, she is no longer anxious or easily startled. After taking it, she was restless for a few days, tired, with restless mucous membranes. Sometimes she is still irritable, but it subsides faster and is less intense. She is tackling more things that she has put off for a long time. For example, the conversation with her parents: what do we want with each other? Before, she kept postponing it, afraid of the consequences, what if it goes wrong. She feels more grown-up. 'It won’t be an easy conversation, but I will face it' (a clear confirmation for Stage 6). She is still easily affected, but can now rise above it, looking at it with interest rather than fear. She is less explosive before her period. She experiences everything more positively. Work still often feels overwhelming, but it no longer bothers her. After two months, the remedy is repeated.