Cichorium intybus

Cichorium intybus 3-666.43.06A 50-year-old woman, she has a delicate build, is well-groomed and tasteful in demeanor and clothing, and seems very aware of her attitude toward and relationship with others. Her face and body appear very youthful, and refined. She seeks help for fatigue, which she has suffered from her entire life and has tried to address through various therapies. "When I think I have to do something, I break out in a sweat." She has had abdominal pain all her life, which later turned out to be related to yeast. Living without pain was a confrontation for her; looking back, she thinks the pain was necessary to withdraw from the hustle and bustle. She recalls memories looking with her eyes from the upper right. She talks about children who are attached to her, about the death of family members, with tears in her eyes: "Maybe I’m still a child myself." She is interested in people’s life questions, asking if a child can still be themselves. Children are often blackmailed by the demands of schools, for her ridiculous demands. Ten years ago, she had Lyme disease, atypical, as shown in blood and cerebrospinal fluid tests and was treated with antibiotics. During the Lyme, she experienced frightening symptoms: coordination issues, and she couldn’t walk for six months. It was terrifying because her body didn’t do what she wanted. Later came balance problems, which she still experiences in the dark. Regarding fatigue, she’s always searching for what suits her. She holds her breath, feels it happening, and then finds it difficult to exhale. Acceptance helps, so she spends less time in bed, but every six weeks, she’s exhausted. She drags herself forward, feeling overwhelmed. She had bad experiences with homeopathy in the past. She reacts strongly to medication, including homeopathic one: "just looking at medicine makes me react." She often has sinus infections, with much mucus, or a flu-like feeling, muscle pain, skin pain, and then extreme fatigue when she can do nothing more. School was terrible; the children, the teacher, everything was unpleasant, as were groups in general. Listening for long periods is also unpleasant. This was her experience at all schools. After her studies, she taught private lessons, which went well and immediately gave her the feeling, "This is it." Group lessons like those in her training didn’t suit her; she couldn’t do what she wanted. Regarding fatigue, she always has three questions: "Is it something I’m doing, is it physical, is there a way to cope with it?" The fatigue feels inevitable; it’s both a friend and an enemy. It comes with muscle pain and hollowness behind the eyes, always accompanied by sadness. There’s much in the world to be sad about, and her parents also suffered from war trauma. There used to be much arguing at home, and she thinks the children were walking on eggshells. Her mother was extremely overprotective. She falls asleep early and deeply. She often dreams about hair and head hair, and regularly has a horrifying dream of becoming bald. She’s thirsty all day and therefore often gets up at night to urinate. If she has something to do the next day, she feels "afraid of the fatigue" and can’t fall asleep. When fatigued, she experiences muscle pain and says, "I can’t go on." Walking in nature, however, feels wonderful. In the
past, she had palpitations, often from being startled, but this has been calm for months now.AnalysisSeries 6, Lanthanides: independence, awareness of the shadows in life, solitude. Control about her body.
Asterales, Gold series: sinuses, infections, Lyme, flu-like feeling. Personal ideas and independence play a significant role.
Asterales, Compositae: the theme of childhood, vulnerability, pain.
Phase 4: ‘this is it’.
Phase 3: the inability due to the fatigue. Having to live with it and adapt as a solution is a Phase 3 quality, as is the dizziness, an important concomitant. Look at the Cichoriaceae family.
Stage 6: It’s difficult, but I do it anyway, anticipation.
Prescription: Cichorium intybus D30.Follow-upShe quickly notices that sh e’s calmer and has more discernment. In crowded situations, she remains calm now, without feeling overwhelmed. After taking the remedy, she had a night of hot flashes, feeling so warm that she couldn’t sleep. Dreams: the first night after the remedy, she had many vivid dreams about busyness. She’s now less exhausted and no longer feels the hollowness behind her eyes. She can still feel incredibly angry, sad, or desperate, but no longer extremely fatigued. Angry at the world and what’s happening (it’s the COVID-19 period, referring to imposed measures). She’s always had a more intense nature than it seems, but it’s habitual not to express anger. Perhaps she’s always struggled with living on this earth. "What am I supposed to do with it?" she wonders. She doesn’t feel part of the world but interacts with it.
Digestion: she’s still often mildly nauseous. In recent weeks, she’s had severe headaches a few times, and stabbing pains onthe sides, which she used to experience when it was about to snow or rain. After a spinal tap, this worsened. In the following months, she felt fatigued only occasionally. Her eyes now feel strangely soft to the touch. She had one instance of balance disturbance. A baseline of "fatigue," with an overlay of activity. Also, an overlay of stress—what’s hanging over us, what’s going to happen (COVID policies, mandatory vaccination). The absurdity of it all, is all the people suffering because of it. Aside from that, things have improved since Cichorium. She can endure things longer. She lives day by day and sees how long she can maintain this. Facing things remains part of her character, but it’s less daunting now; it’s no longer "terribly" present. In the months that follow, things continue to go well.