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A 46-year-old woman, previously always tired, disappeared after taking Caesalpina bonplandii. Her energy is good, but last week she experienced a sharp pain in her neck, causing a burning sensation. She says: "My life: I get frustrated when something I’ve planned doesn’t work out." It happened last weekend after a very busy week, during which she worked extra hours. She was tired, and the children who were with her said, "If you looked at her, it was as if she wasn’t there," she became quiet, asking for rest. It’s difficult at home because things are constantly changing, it’s hard for her when she can’t help. The pitfall is that she sets too high a standard for herself. She can’t do anything halfway. Colleagues say: no one works as hard as you. The pain is now in the right side of the neck, radiating to the shoulder blade. The neck issue is not new; she has had neck problems for a few months. The underlying pattern is the high pressure she puts on herself.
AnalysisIron series: tackling things, getting things on track, helping practically, the group at her work.
Phase 7: the problem is when she "can’t help": a limit of phase 7, not being able to do anything halfway, going to the end, can’t get out of it.
Phase 5: setting high standards for herself, wanting more.
Stage 8: "No one works as hard."
Confirmation is found in the repertory rubric Neck extending to the scapula, where Bryonia is mentioned. Prescription:
Bryonia alba MK.
Follow upAfter two weeks: she feels stable, the first time since years. The worst pain in her neck is gone; she still feels the spot when she gets tired or gets out of bed, but it’s not painful. The burning sensation is less. All the stress and emotions of others still come in, but now she can handle it better, no longer getting caught up in others' distressing stories or alarms. She can now better put things into perspective. The children say: nowadays, you think in solutions, not in problems. The impulse was there already, she always wanted this but still had to make steps. She must always keep in mind that she is also important herself, the rest of the world will keep turning without her help, otherwise, she constantly crosses her boundaries and becomes tired. Now she doesn’t wake up feeling heavy but rested. Over the coming years, the pattern seems to have been broken, exhausting herself and crossing a boundary, being able to set and accept boundaries. She remains focused on the "group," both family and at work, typical for
Iron series.