Semecarpus anacardium A 63-year-old woman looks worried and tired. Two years ago, she had a hysterectomy due to a tumor. Since then, she has been affected, often experiencing inflammation, in the bladder, and also in her joints. She has difficulty sleeping and feels very unhappy. During the holidays, an old problem surfaced, a rift with her family; it's something from the past. She felt anxious because they "had" to see each other. She always felt excluded, like she didn't belong. She is very emotional, easily teary, she can't explain it, she experiences life as busy, busy, busy. The tension is building; she was always an outsider in the family, but it's now painful. She is being thrown out as a punishment. Her education, which she really enjoyed, is now too much, too busy; the journey to get there is too much. She can't keep up; they're renovating their home themselves. She's picking up everything and has been feeling anxious for weeks. She wants to do everything, but she can't handle it anymore. She feels awful when she goes to sleep. She dreads everything beforehand; she's lost control. Since the cancer, she's less able to cope. She's almost anxious in crowds, at the station, with nagging people. Inside, everything is no longer "together," it's no longer congruent.
The family issue affects her deeply. Her mother had always suffered from depression, so from childhood she did the housework, cooking, and she kept a low profile. Outwardly, she always seemed to be "it's all fun and games," presenting herself well. She felt responsible for the harmony in the home when her parents divorced. You couldn't say what you thought. When she lies down, her mind and body become restless. Her first partner also suffered from anxiety and tension, was violent, and couldn't be trusted. It was always a struggle, and now it's another struggle with cancer; she can't keep up with her work. She's been prescribed multivitamins and five different scented bottles of LM; these made her mind go blank. She feels "demented" now, anxious, and confused in the evenings, feeling like things are different than usual. "How am I supposed to go on living?" She's very tired and miserable. She feels completely unstable. She's done a lot of therapy in her life to sort through the past, but it doesn't make her feel any better. She's too tired to make creative designs; her job is designing gardens. Talking about plants is the only thing that can relax her. She feels as if her mind can't keep up. She has antennas to sense people. Sometimes she has nightmares, filled with fear: "I want to get out of bed." Afterward, she has to keep her eyes open; otherwise, it feels awful. The bladder infections make her anxious, which she can't control. The crying spells make her disoriented.
AnalysisShe's a garden designer and has a sense of people, sens of their emotions, fitting in with the
Malvidae family. In addition, the theme of struggle, fighting, and cancer plays a role, fitting with
Stage 12. Q-search with the keywords "weep" and "forgetful" and filters
Series 55,
Stage 12, both yields Semocarpus anacardium.
Why these search terms? Remarkable or unexplained symptoms are preferred; they are a specific reaction of the person. She is surprised herself by crying fits, an expression of all dissatisfaction and feeling miserable, "I wish I could just get rid of that." The adverse reaction to medication; the forgetfulness, and the inability to think are significant symptoms leading us to the remedy
Semecarpus anacardium (an inappropriate medication often produces new symptoms, emphasizing a clearer picture, a necessary medication picture). Justification for this choice can be found in:
3-655.00.00,
Silver series,
Lamiidae: designing, presenting, feeling.
3-655.40.00,
Rutales,
Phase 4: taking responsibility, even as a child, she lacks stability (stability as a theme).
3-655.46.00,
Spondioideae,
Subphase 6: excluded, fatigue, unable to keep up with work, parents' divorce, violence, partner not trustworthy.
355.46.12,
Semecarpus anacardium,: struggle, fighting, fighting, cancer, not trusting, busy.
This remedy appears in many sections of the repertorie: absent-minded, ailments of abuse, anxiety driving her out of bed, loss of comprehension, despair of the future, estranged family, body and thoughts separated.
Prescription:
Semecarpus anacardium C30.
Follow-upIn the first week, she made great progress; she felt like herself again, had more energy, and forgot how she had felt. The bad feeling is gone; she has a zest for everything again. She talks with moving hands and symmetrical gestures. She re-established contact with her family, but it wasn't burdensome; she wasn't upset anymore. "I didn't get involved in the system anymore." However, anger about the past surfaced briefly, giving her insight is what passed in her life: "That was nice." She's sleeping well now. The bad feeling she had before was related to infections; she'd feel something and then go searching, "Is something wrong with me again?" Now she has lots of ideas again, everything is interesting, and she's eager to do things again. Infections are staying away. She is well for the following year.