Author:
Maarten van der Meer
Book:
Evolution of analysis
Type:
Case
Chapter:
3-655.35.10
Tamarix canariensis
Remedy code: 3-663.61.10
A 61-year-old woman with a drooping eyelid. She begins to tell her story in an orderly manner, coming across as independent and confident, but as she starts talking about her complaints, she becomes agitated. She has a glowing red cheek on the right side. She worries greatly about her health; she’s scared and anxious because her cholesterol is too high and she can’t tolerate statins. Statins caused her pain, especially in her right shoulder, and she ended up with poor breathing from the pain and stress. Now she doesn’t know what to do. Three years ago, she had a stroke, saw double, and was completely confused. She was taken to the hospital, "but they aren’t that sharp there" she mentions a bit haughty. The scan showed damage. At first, she was dizzy, which got worse when she looked up, and she became afraid. She lives with the thought of "staying on her feet." Her father also had a stroke and passed away two months later. She worked as a secretary and was overworked in her last years; it was a lot, and she was simply exhausted. Her legs hurt, and she’s been sitting still all year, snacking for comfort. She had varicose veins stripped twice on the left side, which started causing pain during a concert last year. She has worries; she lives alone, sees no one, misses her family, and goes crazy if she doesn’t see people. She divorced
Remedy code: 30 years ago, “which was for the best”: he suddenly went to be with someone else, and she heard stories from her children, which felt like a knife in her soul. There were signs, but she always thought, “That doesn’t happen to us.” She always fought to pay her bills and worked up to 90 hours a week. She has three children and grandchildren; years ago, they were bullied out of their neighborhood by foreigners, which was hard because their social atmosphere disappeared. She usually sleeps well, and her dreams sometimes come true, though they aren’t frightening. Allergies: she gets nauseated from medication. She has taken medication her whole life for a spastic colon and stomach issues. Many people she knew have passed away, perhaps explaining why she remained alone for so long.
Analysis
Gold series: Independence, allergy to medication, a personal opinion, head complaints, self-reflection.
Class
Remedy code: 3: Family, husband, and children are important themes. Despite the difficulties, she retains her sense of home life.
Gold series3: The small talk and sociability.
Phase 6: Partner, bullied, intestines, fatigue. This is her foundation, her feeling, of "giving too much," unfairness. The Lanthanide theme of Series 6 is also recognizable—standing alone, independence, and awareness of life’s shadow. The Series’ characteristics can be seen in the corresponding Class.
Phase 1: Alarm, fear, being alone. This is visible on the surface, appropriate for the Subphase. Also, the ideal image (known from Stage 1, as is the theme of Phase 1) of marriage (known from Stage 16, also related to Phase 6). Sudden shock, knife in the soul: Phase 1.
Within family 6 63 6 1, we look for a suitable remedy in the Tamaricaceae.
Stage 10: Fighting for herself, managing on her own, balance as a theme, "They can’t bring me down; I can handle it."
Prescription: Tamarix canariensis C200.
Follow-up
6 weeks later Her sleep is now better: if she wakes up, she falls back asleep quickly, and her dreams are calm. She still worries about what’s going on in the family. She resists napping in the afternoon but still feels tired. Her digestion is now functioning well. Her mood is also better; she doesn’t want to give in to fears anymore, "otherwise, you have nothing in life." The fears stay away, and the pain disappears. She provides additional information that supports the remedy: She has few contacts and little communication, feeling very lonely (Phase 1 within Class
Remedy code: 3). She chats sociably, making small talk about "a cappuccino, etc." (Caryophyllaceae): she’s had bad luck upon bad luck (Phase 6), always neglecting herself (Phase 6). She used to worry about everyone but herself (Caryophyllidae). As a child, she had a severe allergy to a food product, ME-18, which even caused some people to die; she almost went blind back then. There was a lot of tension at home in her childhood; finances were tight, which she noticed even as a child. The family had to move, and her mother found it dreadful. She couldn’t be cheerful and preferred to go to the country. She has always been nervous, just like her mom. When visiting her children, she gets little attention, leaving her feeling disregarded. The years after she feel great.