A 7-year-old girl complains of a rash: itching, bumps, completely red, and she scratches it to wounds. It's started on the backs of her hands since she was 1 1/2 years old, and it's recurring intermittently, and now on the backs of her knees, armpits, elbows, stomach, and back. She always has dry skin. It regularly "erupts," and a few weeks ago, the situation escalated, prompting an appointment: the child was so itchy she wanted to die. She's had outbreaks of this rash with a high fever in the past. Her skin is aggravated by fruit and swimming. She's always cheerful and sociable, mischievous, eager to excel at everything, and always helpful. She's empathetic and a good listener. She's unfazed by what others want and pushes herself to the limit. Ultimately, she always succeeds, persevering and practicing more. She has a long attention span. The parents see her like normal, didn't know what to expect from a child. She's good at puzzles; she just keeps trying. She won't get angry if she doesn't succeed. At school, she was well-behaved, never breaking a rule. You don't have to be strict. She's goal-oriented. She sleeps late; from a young age, she's been lying there wondering, "How am I going to solve this?" Even as a little girl, she'd say in bed, "My head is still full." She's good at explaining what's going on: "My head is a computer, my eyes are a camera." She sleeps soundly. A dream: I thought there was a ghost, I'd wake up screaming and want to go back to sleep quickly. She's rational. At school, for example, she never climbs into the playground: there are stairs. Mom, it's just a movie. We sometimes have to "switch her off," which means, "Go play." She makes up the game for the others. She's always slow to eat; after four bites, she's done. What do you want to be when you grow up? A dentist, a doctor (she told that from a young age). She's helpful to the elderly. Sometimes she suddenly gets a high fever, but she's not really sick. She drinks little, has very sweaty feet, and has had wet socks for two years. Father has asthma, colitis, and hay fever. The pregnancy went well, but the mother's thyroid stopped working. It turned out to be an autoimmune disease; she produced antibodies against the thyroid, thyrax. She was exhausted, but the delivery went well.
AnalysisSeries 4: Child is very practical; the theme of her own body (as with the
Magnoliidae,
Series 2) and one-on-one contact (
Liliidae,
Series 3) are not visible in her experience. The family is more of a structure, not a ‘small world’ in which she lives with her consciousness.
Series 2 and
Series 3 don't fit in with that.
Lanthanides are less idiosyncratic, less fixated on their own experiences. The allergy component is unclear.
Fabidae: She is remarkably practical, focused on reality, and doesn't even indulge in fantasy. She works hard and is focused on achievement.
Fagales: She is remarkably serious, stable, and wise early. She is down-to-earth and lives logically. She has a skin complaint. Her mother, grandmother, and grandfather come along; they have a strong family bond, and the scene exudes tranquility (they sit four people on three chairs, as if it were a family portrait; they are clearly a unit, familiar with each other). She will never indulge in any outrageous excesses. She omits unnecessary things.
Phase 4: Clear in her statements, convincing without coercion or rivalry. She is clear in her choices.
Phase 1: She is a young child, spontaneous, unconcerned, just entering the "adult world" (the Iron
Series,
Series 4), which is where her consciousness is focused. The mother's exhaustion during pregnancy.
Prescription:
Alnus rubra MK.
Follow-upAfter taking the medication, she became calmer and had a lot of mucus on her pillow the first night. After two weeks, it felt like everything was coming out; the rash was more extreme, intense, and fiery, resembling raw meat. It only subsided after a week, and then it stayed away for eight weeks. She can now eat citrus fruits without any reaction, swimming is going well, and eating is improving: more and faster, which was very noticeable. She now often puts her hands in her mouth, chews on her fingers—her parents call it "baby" behavior, putting things in her mouth (she'd never done this before). She sleeps well now, falls asleep quickly, and doesn't come up with excuses anymore. She talks less in her sleep, sometimes grinding her teeth. Previously, she would sleepwalk and tell things to her parents.
After three months, the itching returned slightly, and the medication was repeated. A week after taking this medication, her urine smelled very fishy. The fidgeting is gone now, and her nail biting has decreased. She can tolerate more and more types of fruit. One dream: Grandma was murdered in the hospital; another was happy, she went dancing with her mother and father; she even woke up crying from a dream once. She's analyzing a lot again, has a growth spurt, loves to learn, and is creative; she's unstoppable and makes music. Her feet are less sweaty, no longer soaking wet.
After six months, there were no more rashes or fevers, and her skin stayed dry. She's balanced and stable as a person; she doesn't get easily upset, doesn't get upset, or cry easily. She wants everything to be perfect. As a small child, she was disgusted by everything: dirt, sand, and always wanted to wash her hands (later, this turned out to reflect a family cleaning neurosis, or an "ancestral" trait). Now she comes home dirty and almost black, she plays a lot, and thinks less. She can also act tough, destroy things to investigate, and join in with other people's games. Within a week, she could ride a bike; she used to be panicky.
Urine always has a very strong odor. She no longer lies in bed tensely in pain every week; urinating used to hurt. Now she only has a little stinging once a month (they forgot to mention her bladder problems). She used to be so sensible, but now she's more playful. Going to the dentist to get her teeth cleaned: she's no longer nervous, "I have to do this, and besides, I want to be a dentist myself later, I need to know how it works."
As is often the case, after a positive reaction, you see the medication picture more clearly, the qualities that belong to someone in a healthy situation. The bond with the family, and the reflection on it. We see stage 6 in setting the bar high. Wanting to do well, or not.