Homeopathy and the Treatment of Grief

Homeopathy and the Treatment of Grief

Homeopathy offers support with a wide range of remedies addressing various stages and experiences of grief. Finding the right remedy begins with a homeopathic consultation, where the totality of your experience and symptoms are taken into account. Grief symptoms commonly include shock, numbness, sadness, anger, guilt and feeling isolated. Causations can include the loss of a loved one, being treated unfairly or unkindly, heartache from a failed relationship, financial loss, mortification and disappointment from deception. Homeopathy carefully considers your thoughts and feelings but it also factors in your sleep and dietary patterns, general health, responses to the environment, moderating factors and energy levels.

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Aconite

Aconite

Aconite Napellus is also known as Monkshood, Wolf’s Bane, Granny’s Nightcap and Iron Hat. It is used in homeopathy for a range of acute ailments where symptoms are intensely acute, sudden, violent, painful and accompanied by fear. Aconite is an excellent remedy for the treatment of panic and terror attacks when triggered by a sudden, frightful experience. In this context, Aconite is often indicated in ailments arising from shock, such as hearing bad news, near death experiences, injury (eg. accident), and surgical procedures.

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Stramonium

Stramonium

Stramonium is used in the treatment of fear, anxiety and panic disorders, such as PTSD and panic attacks. Interestingly, it is also used in the treatment of many childhood acute ailments that are accompanied by its characteristically intense fear and restlessness. The Stramonium picture produces sharp, intense and even violent symptoms that include night terrors, fear of the dark, fear of danger, delirium and hallucinations. There is also violent thirst and dryness of the mouth, lips and throat. The face becomes bright red and the eyes are dilated and wild looking, a picture often seen in children acutes or anyone experiencing a panic attack.

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Arsencium Album

Arsencium Album

Arsenicum is often indicated in the treatment of anxiety when accompanied by marked fear, restlessness and irritability. The central theme of Arsenicum is a feeling of being too weak to survive a world that is both chaotic and threatening. In this context, Arsenicum types feel overwhelmed with vulnerability and have a tendency to lean heavily on others for support, which can lead to overbearing dependency. Other characteristic symptoms include fastidiousness, a preoccupation with death and dying, and lots of fears that include cancer, disease, robbers and poverty.

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Facts About Homeopathic Remedies

Facts About Homeopathic Remedies
  1. There are more than 4,000 homeopathic medicines.
  2. Every true homeopathic medicine is made using one substance -- whether plant, animal or mineral.
  3. Remedies are commonly made by crushing a plant, animal or mineral substance then putting it into a solvent such as grain alcohol.
  4. Insoluble solids, such as quartz and oyster shell, are diluted by grinding them with lactose.
  5. The extract is then further diluted in a mixture of alcohol and water. The process is repeated many times to achieve a therapeutic dilution.
  6. After each dilution the mixture is vigorously agitated in a machine or by hand that delivers a calibrated amount of shaking. This is called succussion.
  7. The process of succussion is believed to leave an energetic imprint of the medicinal substance throughout the body of water.
  8. Remedies can be administered in many forms, including tablets, ointments, liquid, or sprays.
  9. Homeopathic remedies are non-drowsy and non-habit forming. They cause no side effects and no conflicts with other medicines.
  10. Homeopathy is safe for women to take during pregnancy, and safe for children and old people.
  11. Homeopathic remedies are cheap at around £6 per prescription.
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What are homeopathic remedies made from?

What are homeopathic remedies made from?

Homeopathic remedies are made from natural substances, whether animal, mineral, plant or imponderable.  All homeopathic remedies which have been identified for use have undergone a series of dilutions and succussions (shaken) to make various potencies for prescription use.  The repetition of this particular process eventually dilutes the original substance beyond its physical form and it is still scientifically unknown how this can work.

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