666.45.11 Inula helenium, Case
Man, 60, burnout.
It started 8 months before after a vacation. He could not recuperate from work during the vacation as normally. After 2 months he was still so tired that he stayed home for 6 weeks. But that made the fatigue even worse. He feels burnt up, as if he has to force himself with all his power to be able to succeed in even little things. He cannot concentrate, is sleepless and has persistent troubling thoughts.
The physical premonitions were cramps of his left calf, diarrhoea alternating with constipation, tight and stiff muscles of arms, back and neck, trembling of the fingers so much that he has to hold onto his abdomen to bring them to rest, all his muscles felt cramped, his hands form fists often, his intestines felt like in a band. He weeps in the evening, he had pain in his forehead above his right eye as if it is swollen. When he is doing a little bit too much the first sign is pain in left upper arm as from a very tight band, the second sign is the trembling of his fingers.
He is a manager in a police department, the head of 600 people. He started as in normal position without many diplomas but he worked hard and became a kind of trouble-shooter for difficult departments. He is very good in analysing the problems and feeling where the heart of the problem is. He can motivate people very well. He is not a real boss but he gathers a team around him that brings about the change and he is “only the co-ordinator”.
His mother was a nasty person, always telling him that he would grow up as a bad person. She had strict rules and values. She could shout and scream, slander other people but became nice when they were there. His mother was very orthodox religious, reading the Bible. He said he did not believe the Bible but then he would go to hell. He hated the unreliability of his mother, the changeability from sarcasm to love and he retreated into himself. His father was just sitting there, observing, smoking his cigarette.
The pattern of his youth imprinted in him the attitude of going on with pure power of will. He closed himself off from others, especially their irritations. He hates quarrels and screaming. It makes him feel powerless, panicky, encased. In his work he hardly quarrels: he always listens to everyone with an open ear. His wife says he is too mild. He says that one has to give space to others in order for them to be able to be themselves.
At 12 he had frequent frontal sinusitis: his forehead felt full, with a heavy headache, high fever, feeling sick, having to go to bed. The worst time was always around 3 am. He had to be treated by the ear, nose and throat doctor once every 2 weeks with flushing. That felt like a torture, even more because he had to go there on his own, without any support from his parents.
He had gallstones removed by a surgeon.
Dreams: a woman opposed him, shouting, arguing like a fishwife.
Dream: colleagues were quarrelling with him; travelling in strange wondrous vehicles.
Dream: losing his way, losing his possessions.
Weather: aversion autumn and winter !, -> sun and warmth.
Sweat: from nightmares.
Time: < 3 am.
Food: -> normal food.
Aversion: cabbage, red cabbage !.
Sleep: difficult due to persistent thoughts.
Analysis
Asteraceae: frontal sinusitis, being really sick, having to go to bed and having fever confirm it.
Stage 11: is like a father for them, motivating employees; works quite easily although it costs energy; gentleman.
Follow up
After Inula helenium MK he starts getting better. He has more energy and inclination to do things. He has fewer headaches and fewer cramps in his calves.
He gets some repetitions of the remedy and every time he has a dip for a day with irritation and lack of energy. But gradually he is recovering from his burnout. After a few months he decides to go into retirement. He feels about 70% better.
After 6 years he still feels perfect.