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Homeopathic treatment can help deal with a
variety of men's health issues, from prostate problems (using remedies
such as Sabal Serrulata) to high blood pressure (Baryta muriatica) and
angina (Crataegus or cactus). There are many homeopathic remedies for
common stress-induced symptoms, such as Lycopodium for irritable bowel
syndrome.
Here I profile a remedy frequently used for functional problems
caused by tension, and show how taking it helped one man re balance his
life.
The key theme of the Nux vomica remedy pattern is a stressed response
to the challenges they set themselves. People stuck in the energy
pattern corresponding to Nux vomica feel overstretched and anxious about
their ability to acheive their goals. They are hard-working and
initially thrive on pressure, but, after a time, they become
overstressed.
They live off their nerves, in a state of adrenaline which creates
heightened sensitivity to noise and external stimulation. Noise can
irritate them intensely. Their state of adrenaline often causes sleep
problems: they wake in the early hours of the morning feeling wide awake
and making lists of things to be done, sometimes giving up on sleep in
order to pack more into the day. Otherwise they can lie awake for hours
feeling overloaded, anxious and churning over their problems.
They are type A personalities: intense, driven, and goal oriented.
They are usually very good at what they do, but are often perfectionist
and find it difficult to delegate. Other people may not be able to live
up to their high expectations, and they can be intolerant of those they
consider less capable. They over- identify themselves with work and are
ambitious and competitive.
People stuck in the energy pattern of this remedy usually have
problems with anger. They may not always express their anger, holding it
inside and describing themselves as seething under the surface. Their
anger can erupt like a volcano at any slight provocation, a sign that
they have been suppressing resentful feelings for some time.
Tony, aged 50, came in complaining of a feeling of energy collapse.
He needed to drink lots of coffee in the morning to get going. The
problem with using coffee or other stimulants in this way is that they
can mask chronic exhaustion. The buzz produced by coffee does not come
from real energy, but from a caffeine-induced adrenaline state.
He had been diagnosed with viral labyrinthitis, which affects the
balance mechanism inside the ear and had left him weaving his way down
the road. 'I've never felt so ill in my life.' Four years
previously, he had also developed testicular cancer, and one testicle
was removed. He had been tremendously anxious about it at the time,
but was not aware of worrying about a recurrence at the time he
consulted me.
In general he was very stressed and wound up. He habitually worked
up to 12 hours a day running his own company. A perfectionist, he was
unable to delegate things. High levels of energy enabled him to drive
himself hard, but his body was complaining. He held a tremendous level
of tension in his body. His shoulders seized up regularly, and he also
suffered from headaches and dizzy spells. He saw black spots in his
visual field every time he turned his head, and had started to
experience deafness in one ear, which was apparently caused by
irritation of the nerve.
He tried to control his physical tension by playing lots of squash
in a frenetic, combative manner. He was usually competitive:
everything he did had to be done with as much gusto as possible. 'I
put everything into everything I do.' The down side of living at this pitch of intensity was that he was frightened of his bottled-up
energy. He felt that he might hurt other people, and that made him try
to bottle it up even more. 'I can be seething inside, and then
eventually I just explode and get really angry.'
Tony had a fast metabolism, which kept him slim and warm, with easy
perspiration. He described himself as quick-tempered; he was selfish,
intolerant, and at times aggressive. He was unable to accept others'
points of view. 'I don't suffer fools gladly.' But he was also hard
on himself. He definitely needed approval and described himself as
bashful and unable to accept praise, because he was unaccustomed to
receiving any as a child.
Once he had taken a single dose of his remedy, he immediately
relaxed and his pace slowed down, which did not seem to irritate him.
He gave up drinking coffee and went back to playing tennis twice a
week. He complained of a lack of the old adrenaline state on the
tennis courts. He was no longer waking at 6 a.m. with a racing brain.
He noticed that his energy was much better in phases, coming and going
unevenly over the course of a day.
He still felt he had a slight temperature, with loose bowels, and
was plagued by muscle tension. The physical symptoms became more
intense for a few days after the remedy: he felt extremely hot and
more exhausted. But, within a week of taking the Nux vomica, his
energy was very good, and he was sleeping a lot better. He said that
he no longer felt crippled by anxieties over cash flow problems in the
business. He had used to feel stress in his stomach, producing the
indigestion symptoms of dyspepsia. After the remedy he experienced far
fewer griping pains in the stomach, and his bowel movements became
firmer.
His control issues were definitely improving, and he was more able
to delegate. For the first time in years, he decided to take time off
work for a holiday. The excruciating tension in his body eased up at
the same time as he stopped pushing himself beyond the limits of his
endurance, both physically and psychologically.
What To Expect as the Constitutional Treatment Works
After taking the appropriate remedy indicated by your own symptom
pattern , there is usually a tremendous improvement in levels of energy.
Stress related symptoms clear up rapidly. As tension is released you
feel more able to relax. You feel less tense and hurried. You are more
able to be effective without having to drive yourself. As the pace of
life slows down, you can once again appreciate the beauty of simple
pleasures. You no longer feel like a coiled up spring. Your irritability
disappears along with your nervous tension.
Pent up anger and irritability evaporate, leaving you more able to
interact with others in a calmer and more engaged manner. You realize
that you are not the only one good enough to do what needs to be done.
Other people have their own capabilities and gifts and you realize you
can make space to allow them to contribute a different perspective.
Despite ceding control, you retain a sense of resolve in your own
purpose, but you no longer miss out on life's pleasures because you are
too narrowly focused on achieving the goal that you have set yourself.
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