Constitutions of different remedies
SPEECH - stuttering (Causticum).
- keep repeating what he just told you because he can't remember if he
told you or not (Causticum).
- hasty and incoherent (Lachesis).
- repeat the last word of each sentence (Thuja).
- forget what he is saying in the middle of a sentence (Thuja)
- keep changing subjects, his speech revealing a jumble of disconnected
thoughts (Cannabis indica).
GESTURES - anxiety and restlessness as tapping the feet or constantly moving them
(Zincum, Graphites, and Lycopodium).
- biting the fingernails (Baryta carb).
- wringing the hands (Kali bromatum).
- twitching (Causticum, Staphysagria).
DRESSING - flashy, with many colors according to the latest style, sometimes too
young for her age (Phosphorus).
- very elegant and subtle colors (Carcinosin).
- in black, white or purple (Nat. mur.).
- in very loose clothes, more like a formless dress, or baggy pants held up
by suspenders (Calcarea).
- wearing sparkly jewelry (Phosphorus).
- wear enormous gold earrings and flaunt a huge diamond (Platina).
- none of the clothes match just wears the first ones he could reach from
heap of clothes (Sulphur).
- a woman in her forties dressed like a little girl in a sailor suit
(Pulsatilla).
PLAY WITH - kind of games
- play school and boss them around (Lycopodium).
- play house with the dolls as their babies (Calcarea and Silica)
- plays theater or takes them on a stroll, always in different outfits (Phosphorus).
- likes violent movies or games like games with a lot of shooting, killing and horror
(syphilitic miasm)
- movies and games all about action, speed, and thrills (sycotic).
ANIMAL LOVERS
- adores dogs and horses (Nat. mur)
- loves cats (Arsenicum)
- dotes on all pets (Calcarea, or Carcinosin)
. An adult Carcinosin will fight for the survival of all animals, donating her precious
savings to "save the whale," the wolf, or a bird.
CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR
- Timid or shy type, hiding behind his mother (Baryta carb., Silica).
- respond to patting and talking (Phosphorus, Pulsatilla; the Pulsatilla will climb on
your lap and want a kiss, the Phosphorus will want to do a little dance and show off for
you).
- watch every gesture you make (Calcarea).
- jump around and destroy things (Tuberculinum).
- nervous and alert, watching your every move (Argentum nitricum).
- dirty (Sulphur, Anacardium).
- jumpy at the least noise (Borax)
SYMPATHETIC - Phosphorus first, but also Calcarea, Staphysagria and Causticum (the
latter out of sensitivity to injustice and cruelties).
REACTION to MUSIC.
- symptoms improve with music (Tarentula).
- they dance to it like a crazed clown (Stramonium, Tarentula).
- like classical music, this is unusual in a small child, but we see it in Aurum and Nat.
mur. by age 10 to 12.
- Strong sense of rhythm (Sepia).
- Sepia dances with her body while Nat. mur. dances with her mind!
- Dance with great flair and a total lack of inhibition (Phosphorus)
- Never need to ask twice for a Phosphorus girl to show her dance steps.
OBSTINACY
- temper tantrums (Tuberculinum, Calcarea, Stramonium).
- Stramonium children are the head-bangers.
- The more obstinate the behavior, the more Tuberculinum will be indicated. If you can
confirm this behavior with a history of recurrent colds and swollen glands, Tuberculinum
is likely to be the simillimum.
- A Calcarea keeps on kicking and banging for a while even when you have left the room
Or he steadfastly refuses to come out of his room when called.
- Phosphorus gives up as soon as she does not have an audience
- Pulsatilla will leave the door open, hoping you will come in and reassure her in her
flood of tears.
- Tuberculinum has more malice and destructiveness. He breaks something which might
be the favorite possession of his parents or another child.
NEATNESS
Child does not want to wear clothes with a little spot, certain colors have to match, he
always puts his toys away neatly arranged, - Arsenicum, Anacardium, Nux vomica,
Graphites, and Carcinosin.
FEARS
- Stramonium fear of the dark
- Fear of strangers (Baryta carb.),
- Fear of animals, especially dogs (Belladonna, Tuberculinum).
- Fear of harmless animals like cows and horses (Bufo and China).
- Children as well as adults of a Calcarea or Phosphorus constitution are likely to have
the most fears.
ANACARDIUM - Child reacts to being abused by fighting back and start cursing
ARSENICUM - comes with a suitcase full of all his vitamins and supplements and his
entire medical record.
Demand an immediate appointment, because they think they are going to die on the spot
if they can't see you right away.
Environmental sensitivities and fear of being poisoned by toxic chemicals
AURUM - pacing slowly about the room. Perfectionism
Child reacts to being abused with - feel guilty and feel as though it is her fault
BARYTA CARB - child anxiously holding mommy's hand or even hide behind her.
BARYTA CARB. & AMBRA GRISEA - unwilling to answer you because when you smiled
at him, he thought you were laughing at him.
CALCAREA - Patient will be calmly waiting for you, reading a book or maybe
knitting something.
Handshake limp and the hand cold and clammy.
A 20-year- old (or older) bringing her mother along, because she may have the psoric
nature ("looking for support").
CARCINOSIN and STAPHYSAGRIA - children with emotional or physical symptoms due
to an authoritarian or domineering parent.
HEPAR SULPH - wants the air-conditioning turned off because he is very sensitive to
drafts
KALI BROMATUM - guilt-ridden, wringing hands.
KALI CARB - dogmatic and rigid. Suppresses his emotions, no matter what. But the
emotional suppression is expressed on the physical level such as back pain.
LACHESIS – suspicious, revealed from his half-closed eyes and the way he asks
questions. He never gives you a straight answer, but rather a cautious, incomplete one,
and he does not trust your remedy also.
LYCOPODIUM - Humiliation leading to low self-confidence and great performance
anxiety.
Man checking out all the women and undressing them with his eyes.
Prematurely greying hair.
Self-confident, controlling behavior which are actually mask for his great lack of
confidence, even cowardice. Love for power.
Difficult to recognize his constitution at first. prematurely grey hair or his sexual
complaints are clue to his lyco constitution.
Make a date with receptionist.
ADD child who cannot sit still while doing his homework.
NATRUM. MUR - one who avoids, person who wants to remain incognito. Hair limp.
At first willing only to share the minimum of information with you until she feels she can
trust you as self-defense mechanism because she has been hurt too many times.
Withhold essential information, because they have been so deeply hurt they do not easily
trust anyone for fear of being hurt again
Wear sunglasses even when it's not sunny out.
A 20-year- old (or older) bringing her mother along, because she is needing her mother's
support to face a "stranger" with her most intimate problems.
Although longing for affection, will never show this, as though an inner voice forbids them
to ask for it. This turns them into loners, misunderstood by parents and peers.
Parents will shower more affection on the kissing, hugging Pulsatilla child than on her
aloof Nat. mur. sister, which only makes the situation worse.
griefs and losses like the death of a parent or a divorce.
“lack of emotional nourishment," which is a grief situation in itself in neglected children.
NAT. MUR., AURUM - want the music in the waiting room changed to something more
subdued, more in tune with their emotional vibration.
NUX VOMICA, SILICA - bring his own blanket even when your office is well heated
NUX VOMICA - person with over ambition, who is an executive and has a million things
to do, finds no time for relaxation or proper nutrition, and neglects every aspect of a
balanced life. Ulcers might be a result of this life-style.
PHOSPHORUS - one who is chatting away with receptionist or with anyone willing to
listen, vivacious and sympathetic nature.
Leans towards you, as if visiting an old friend, ready and willing to share all the
information she has, because she is overflowing with sympathy and friendliness and
already considers you one of her good friends.
Want to be close to the receptionist, out of an overflowing sense of friendship.
Beautiful self-assured, blonde lady who looked ten years younger.
A 20-year- old (or older) is bringing her mother along, because she is very close to her
mother.
PHOSPHORUS / ARSENICUM - patients so environmentally sensitive that they walked
into my office wearing masks that looked like they were straight out of Star Wars.
PHOSPHORUS & CALCAREA - Sympathetic listeners.
PHOSPHORUS, PULSATILLA - patient inclined to hug you. Neediness for consolation.
PHOSPHORUS, LACHESIS - loquacious patients who take you on an elaborate tour of
their lives.
PULSATILLA - want the windows open because she is "suffocating"
PLATINA – ostentatiously (showily) dressed lady, wants nothing to do with the rest of the
patients, powdering her nose. Do not want to be approached.
Who would not even give you the time were it not for her unbearable facial numbness.
she even says, "Look, I am not just a regular patient. I want your undivided attention
because I am special case." She really believes herself to be superior.
Demand an immediate appointment, because they think they are more important than
anyone else
PLATINA, STAPHYSAGRIA, ORIGANUM - Child reacts to being abused with - stimulated
to precocious sexual feelings and start masturbating
PSORINUM, PETROLEUM - dirty looking skin.
PULSATILLA - eager to tell her life story, wants to be reassured. Pleading, "Do you think
you can help me, Doctor?" At your positive response, tears instantly give way to a radiant
smile.
Want to be close to the receptionist, out of clinginess.
Child turns to her mother for the mother to answer for her when you ask a question.
Extreme clinginess and weepiness, wanting to climb on mommy's lap
A 20-year- old (or older) bringing her mother along, because she may looking for her
mother's approval.
Jealousy after the birth of a younger sibling.
RHUS TOX - pacing around while stretching his limbs and cracking his fingers.
Sitting stiffly.
SEPIA, PHOSPHORIC ACID - withhold essential information, from fatigue.
STAPHYSAGRIA - withhold essential information, because they don't want to bother you.
Child reacts to being abused with suppressed anger, trying to become a sweet, good little
girl.
SULPHURIC ACID - fuming at you for being five minutes late and telling you, you are
wasting his precious time ("time is money").
SULPHUR – tells you confidently that he has researched his case on the Internet, and
therefore he feels qualified to tell you his diagnosis while proposing a plan of treatment.
He wants to be in command of the interview because he knows the facts
Patient consistently forgets his checkbook, because he has calculated how much interest
he can make on the money he owes you if he pays you later.
Fear of heights.
SULPHUR, GRAPHITES - cracks in the skin.
SULPHUR, NUX VOMICA - demand an immediate appointment, because they have
important business to take care of and they want to get it over with.
SULPHUR OR PLATINA - insist on speaking directly to you, the practitioner, instead of
having a message conveyed by the receptionist; this may reveal the egotism and
haughtiness.
SULPHUR, SEPIA - Wanting to keep busy, feeling better when preoccupied:
TARENTULA - child trying to incite other children to misbehave while cunning enough
not to get into trouble himself
TUBERCULINUM & PHOSPHORUS - constantly drinking cold water and chewing on ice
cubes
SYCOTIC teenagers who like to stay out until all hours of the night and sleep late in the
morning. Dressed in black leather, with rings piercing everywhere and their hair in
fluorescent colors, school and jobs were out of the question for them. And the result was
that the night became the day for them. Any drugs they might use would only stimulate
the sycotic miasm further.