Introduction: A Female, aged 18yrs, Height and Weight: 5.4, 135 lbs, Student of High School Senior
Presenting Symptoms: She has complaint of Anxiety, Memory loss, lack of concentration, worry, negative thoughts, Panic, fear, trouble sleeping, tensed, low self esteem. Confused, can’t decide small things also, worry about losing friends, fear, thinking about the same worries all the time. Developed severe anxiety & all symptoms, after her friends stopped talking /neglecting her. She used to be healthy, confident, social, don’t care type of personality. Now became opposite of that.
Life sphere: She worried about her friends, lost all her confidence. Couldn’t do her homework so had to take medical leave for the school for this semester. She couldn’t even talk and mind was blank and couldn’t say one sentence also. Having headaches, confusion, couldn’t decide small things. Had Insomnia. She thinks she doesn’t have good friends and lost all of them.
Mother says she always thinks what others think about her, longing for good opinion of others for that she does everything. If her friends reject her it makes her very sad, neglected, left out. She can’t take her mind off of the negative thoughts, keep thinking and worries. Not able to get back to her studies, from suppressed grief & anger. All symptoms get worse when she is around parties or any social events. Very nervous to make new friends or stage fright. Lot of Anxiety before new engagements or appearing for exams. Over think about a situation what they think about me. Compares with other people who are better, feels sad as she is not capable. Jealous of other people who are in better position. Afraid of failure & rejection.
Physical generals: Desires sweets. Diarrhoea from nervousness. <stress, >physical activity. Chilly. Likes warm externally & internally.
Mental Generals: Likes music, exercise. Likes company, who acknowledges & praises her. Like adventures. Social, outgoing, form connection driven academically
Headache, like a heavy weight pushing from occiput to forhead, worse when she is in social gatherings.
Friends say – sweet , nice, funny, kind
During consultation when client was praised, says please can you tell this infront of my mom she never praises me.
Used Zomeo Software – Rubrics considered for repertorization are:
{Complete ] [Mind]LONGING FOR:Opinion of others, for good: (1)
[Complete ] [Mind]HAUGHTY, PRIDE:Wounded, wishes to be flattered: (1)
[Complete ] [Mind]EXCITEMENT, EXCITABLE:Society, mankind, in: (1)
[Complete ] [Head]PAIN, HEADACHE:Pressing:Weight, as from a:Occiput:Extending to forehead: (1)
[Complete ] [Mind]ANTICIPATION:Engagement, for an: (29)
Remedies came up are Palladium, Argentum Nitricum, Gelsemium, Lyco & Natrum Mur
A study of Materia Medica by N.M Choudhuri
The most important characteristic of Palladium is a feeling of wounded pride. She is inclined to weep. Everything puts her out of humour; she reels that everything that has been said or done has been done On purpose to exasperate her by wounding her dignity. In this respect she is somewhat similar to Acon, Cocc., Ignatia., Platin., Pulsat., Nux vom., Staphis. and Strain. We should not find it difficult to differentiate Pallad. from these remedies. The sensitiveness of Acon., though great, is not of the type of Pallad. In Platinum, we have the demonstrative self-exaltation and contempt for others, whereas in Pallad, it is self-love and an exasperated notion about the opinion of others. In Ignat. and in Staphis. there is the disposition to be offended, same as in Pallad., but the other symptoms are guiding.
The soul of remedies by Dr Rajan Sankaran
The main feeling in Palladium is that if she does not earn the good opinion of others, she will be neglected and forsaken. These persons lay a great emphasis on what other persons think of them, and so they always try to get good opinion of others. If they do not succeed in this, they feel insulted (Delusion, appreciated, he is not), and neglected. Delusion, neglected, he is a very strong feature of Palladium and it reminds one of the Argentum nitricum feeling: Delusion, despised, he is or Forsaken feeling, sensation of isolation. Palladium persons feel that if they do not do well enough, they will be neglected, they will not be wanted, and so this deserted, forsaken feeling becomes strong. They therefore always need to do something in order to win the appreciation of other people. On seeing a Palladium patient one is inclined to think: What a nice person she is, how good she looks, how nicely she talks, how well she manages, how well she works…
In the case of Palladium her feeling of well-being is subject to having the good opinion of others, unlike Silicea who wants for others to have a specific, fixed, definite opinion of himself.
Palladium people sit with an air of tremendous authority, yet there is a niceness even in this. They are strong-willed, yet appear friendly (Obstinate, tries to appear amiable). They can be quite egoistic, although they do not show it so directly.
Rubrics
Flattery, desires.
Longing for good opinion of others.
Delusion, she is not appreciated.
Delusion, forsaken.
Haughty, wounded, wishes to be flattered.
Delusion, insulted, he is.
Delusion, neglected, he is.
Delusion, tall, walking, had grown, while.
Obstinate, amiable, tries to appear.
Offended, easily.
Treatment: Remedy & Potency
Remedy given Palladium 200 Morning & Evening. Repeat after 1 week.
Along Yellow color remedy & sound E daily to build self confidence.
Follow ups:
Follow up after 3 weeks client is feeling good emotionally & mentally 75% better.
Repeat Palladium 200 every 10 days. Continue Yellow color remedy & sound E daily.
Follow up after 3 months:
Client is 95% better. Able to think more positive & became more social.
Advised to repeat remedy if symptoms relapse.
Suggested Kali Phos 6x daily for nervous exhaustion.
Follow up after 6 months:
Doing great. Repeat remedy monthly once and feeling great.
Under treatment: Wait & monitor.
About Author
Kavitha Kukunoor, CCH, RS Hom(NA), C.HP, BHMS
President & CEO- Kavitha Holistic Approach
Founder & Director of KHA Homeopathy Study Group Pro Bono
