4.7 Cerium carbonicum caseWidth 3, Depth 4,
Cure 9, Duration 5
A woman of 20 years of age has menstrual problems. The menses are copious and last 6 days. She has been diagnosed with some cysts on her ovaries. She has hair growth and acne on her chin.
She also has eczema behind her ears and a crack in her earlobes. She has an unpleasant body odor.
She feels unsure and has problems making choices. She would like to be reassured, especially by her father. Her parents were often away when she was a child and she felt lonely. It’s especially spiritually that she wants to have guidance. She grew up with her parents in a spiritual group. She wants to know more about that now, how she has to approach the teachings, how she can lose her ego. She would like to start from nowhere, but then doesn't know how to do things. She’s often more in her own thoughts than with other people. She feels lost not knowing what to choose, not even from a menu in a restaurant.
Dream (child): her family was going to be killed.
Dream (child): a witch was standing at the end of a tunnel and was shouting, but she couldn't hear her.
Color preference: 12CB (light purple), 13CB (light violet).
Desire: bread, salt.
Aversion: chocolate, sweets.
AnalysisShe wants to start (
Stage 4) her spiritual development (
Lanthanides). Together this leads to
Cerium.
But she needs reassurance from her father. This points to Carbon and thus to
Cerium carbonicum.
ConfirmationsLanthanides: alone, lose her ego, witch.
Stage 4: irresolution, start, approach.
Cerium: in own thoughts, out of contact.
Carbon: weeping easily, eczema behind ear, crack earlobe, dream
family killed.
Follow upA month after
Cerium carbonicum MK she feels happier. She feels more in contact, doesn't miss her parents as much anymore. She's interacting more, her friends feel happy with how she is. She doesn't cry anymore. Her father had sent her a book that helped her on her spiritual path.
Spiritually she feels she’s starting to get there and started praying regularly. It feels like a big difference, as if a weight has been lifted from her. Her energy is much better.
A year later she’s doing fine. Mentally she's 80% better. Her self confidence has risen significantly, she's more active and motivated and cries less
In the past Cactus has helped her with her menstrual problems.