| Chief complaints:
Anxiety + 5
Confusion of mind.
Thinks he has contacted AIDS.
Brooding constantly over it.
A tired feeling.
Negative thoughts.
Headache, aggravated by such negative thoughts.
Childhood: Has been often depressed since 5th grade in school.
Feeling of being neglected by his parents. Much to his dislike,
his father is strict and abusing. Father is very religious and wants
him to visit the temple regularly.
He recalls that when he was in the 5th standard, his aunt had scolded
him for not keeping his handkerchief properly. Since then he tries
to be perfect in all things.
He dislikes fights and quarrels.
Afraid of his father creating a scene and disturbing the whole household
avoids expressing himself. Due to this, family members feel that
he is of a quiet disposition.
Feels bad when compared to his younger brother, who is very sharp
and mixes very easily with everyone. Detests Mother’s constant
taunting.
Developed a fear of AIDS after his teacher had scared him by saying
that he will get AIDS by just cutting tomatoes. Feels that he has
contacted HIV. He had the blood tests done, which were negative,
but he is still not assured.
He went on Internet that gave him information on HIV and about
how tests could show negative results in some cases and how it showed
positive only after a lapse of certain time after infection.
Such over bombarding of information can cause confusion in some
people who may start thinking that they may be suffering from Aids,
cancer, heart trouble or some grave incurable diseases.
Washes his hands 3 - 4 times before eating.
His mother says he will go insane.
Has marked anxiety and anticipation for his loved ones and doesn’t
want to hurt them in any way.
As a teenager got involved in the wrong company that lured him
into leaking exam papers and selling it for money.
Felt he was mesmerized and confused by his friends when they talked
about big things in life.
While in NCC (National Cadet Core) was abused sexually on 4 -
5 occasions.
During this phase he got involved with homosexuality.
Fear
Ghost + 3,
Death + 3,
Being served food infected with virus
Afraid of exams.
Inferiority complex.
Lack of concentration.
Slow in understanding.
Very shy by nature.
Cannot mix with people easily.
Mixed Diet
Appetite: Doesn’t feel hungry when tense
Cravings: Eggs +
Cold drinks, eats Chalk and Mud, used to lick the walls.
Thermals
Sun - Eyes feel heavy
Likes Fan - AC
Bath - Hot water
Season - Winters
Urine - Normal
Thirst - Less
Perspiration - Palms - Offensive
Stools: - Unsatisfactory & Constipated
Sleep - Not good - Disturbed
Past History
Chicken pox
Malaria 2 times
Personal History
Milestones
Birth weight - 8 pounds
Age of walking - 1year +
Age of talking - 1 year
O/E
Throat congested
Eruptions on the forehead
Gums swollen
Wax in ear
Dandruff + 2
Gray hair
Glands enlarged bilaterally
RS: NAD
CVS: NAD
10th May 2003
Rx
Calc Carb 200 - 1 dose
SL 1 – 1 - 1 for 7 days
24th May 2003
Feels better
Thoughts better
Headache was better
SL 12 powders
SL 1 – 1 – 1 6 / week
27th June 2003
Throat congested and inflamed + 5
Had cold water + 5
Fear of exam
Salivation
Spits again and again
Desire to leave study
Merc. sol 30 2 pills - 4 hourly
was given for acute throat condition
Thuja 1M 1 dose Was prescribed as an intercurrent remedy to be taken
when throat was better.
THUJA was given on particulars.
Having Fixed ideas and needed mobilization.
18th July 2003
Feels AIDS has gone.
Sleep is much better.
Goes for his studies.
Headaches better.
S.L 12 powders
S.L 1 – 1 - 1
TOTALITY OF SYMTOMS
[Kent ] [Mind] Anxiety
[Kent ] [Mind] Confidence : Want of self
[Kent ] [Mind] Forsaken feeling
[Kent ] [Mind] Egotism : Ailments ,from
[Kent ] [Mind] Rudeness ( compare insolent): Ailments ,from
[Kent ] [Mind] Love : With one of her own sex
[Kent ] [Mind] Fear (see anxiety): Ghosts ,of
[Kent ] [Mind] Fear (see anxiety) : Death ,of
[Kent ] [Mind] Timidity[Kent ]
[Stomach] Desires : Eggs[Kent ]
[Stomach] Desires : Indigestible things
Repertorisation-Kent
Repertorisation-Complete
Based on totality and Repertorisation Patient was given Calc Carb
200 1 dose. Although it helped a lot, the fixed delusion did not
clear.
Fixity of ideas that he was suffering from AIDS could not be erased
from his mind.
Such a delusion is a sycotic expression and Thuja covers such fixity.
So the patient was given Thuja 1M, 1 dose, as an intercurrent remedy.
Lessons
Patient had a tremendous obsession developed during a Botany experiment
where he used the blade, previously used by some lady student, whom
he feared had AIDS, and now he too was affected. This idea got fixed
in his mind, no amount of explanation helped.
Over exposure to Media and hype created by Media can create fear
in many people about some or other grave disease. Patients come
fearing they have AIDS or Cancer, Diabetes or Dystrophy etc. Calcarea
covers well the fear, the fixed idea and the delusion.
Dr. Jawahar Shah
8, New Hari Niwas, Dattatray Road, Santacruz (W), Mumbai - 54
Tel : 022 - 2661 4532, 2661 6561 Fax : 022 - 2660 0204
Email : hompath@vsnl.com Web : www.hompath.com |
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