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Women's Health
Cassandra Marks
MA, LCH; RSHom
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Homeopathic treatment is effective at treating hormonal troubles such as pre-menstrual syndromes, acne, painful periods, fibroids, polycystic ovaries, menopausal symptoms, and post partum depression. It is great with chronic thrush and cystitis, herpes and other sexually transmitted diseases. It can help improve your sexual desire and improve your self-confidence. It is marvellous for all kinds of emotional issues' from heart-break to nervous breakdown.In the following excerpt from my book Homeopathy for the Soul, I describe how a particular homeopathic remedy helped a woman through a very hard period in her life, when she found herself struggling to cope with the commitment issues of her daughter's father.Pulsatilla.Depression is something Pulsatilla types are particularly prone to, feeling weepy, empty and without purpose in their lives if their personal relationships are not close and nurturing. The depression tends to lift when they are in the company of warm people, unlike much deeper depressive states.Close relationships are of paramount importance to them, and they tend to define themselves through their primary relationships. They may long for a close and loving relationship, and when they have found a mate, they require a high level of intimacy to feel whole. They feel bereft whenever their partner behaves in a distant manner towards them, and find it difficult to be self-sufficient.The loss of loved ones or the break-up of a relationship are particularly painful for people in this energy pattern. Such crises result in a tearful depression, where they feel they just cannot cope any more. They may go into a flat, depressive, unresponsive state, as if their life force has drained out of them, punctuated by outbursts of crying. Crying actually relieves the depression and acts as a positive venting of their grief. It needs to be accepted and allowed, and it will probably go on for some time, at least for as long as it is needed.Early emotional wounding may have occurred somewhere in their history, which has left them feeling abandoned. This could be due to early separation from their mother, or due to their parents' divorce or death. Experiences like these leave them feeling bereft and lonely, and needing a tremendous amount of support. If they cannot get the support they need, they will become needy and demanding in friendships and intimate relationships, in ways that are perceived as clingy.
What To Expect as the Remedy WorksBy releasing the energy locked into an experience of emotional deprivation, the appropriate homeopathic remedy stimulates your whole being. You begin to fill in the gaping emptiness inside that drives you to reach out for human contact so desperately. This remedy heals your emotional wounding and sense of abandonment. It will allow you to find the internal resources to meet your own needs rather than trying to rely on others to fulfil them. It will dissolve the sense of isolation you feel, enabling you to receive whatever is actually available.The path to healing involves learning to be alone, discovering who you are inside, and developing the ability to draw on internal resources. Through understanding and healing the pain attached to old experiences you can learn to love yourself. You can enjoy your propensity to give, and be appreciative of all the things friends and family contribute to your happiness. |
