Hi everyone!

Can anyone help with a rubric I'm stuck on?

The very essence of the whole case is of a child who always wants to be undressed. She wants to be naked whenever possible (3 years old), and loves to sleep naked, even when she is freezing cold. She loves to wrap up in towels and blankets, but won't tolerate clothing or nappies.If, through the kicking and screaming her mother can get her dressed, 30 seconds later she is naked again. She behaves this way with anyone who attempts to dress her but is much worse with mum.

But it goes deeper than that. All her teddies and dolls have to be naked. If you dress them, she undresses them. She removes the bed linen fron all the beds, and the cushions and throw overs from the furniture. Everything has to be bare.

I would be interested in any comments.

Hi Tracey,
have you looked at:
Mind-naked -wants to be
Mind-roving about naked
Sleep-position naked
Generals-clothing intolerance of
Mind-shameless,children

Hope that helps.

And also:-

MIND; NAKED, wants to be; constantly (Stram)

Desire to go naked day and night (Hyos)

Stram has the kicking and screaming all right. A much underused remedy (see Herscu's book)

Just a question here - hope you don't mind Tracey...

Is this considered a Strange, Rare and Peculiar symptom?

If so - how much weight does it carry in the totality of a case?? Hope this isn't too broad of a question to ask...I know totality must be considered...
just wondering if there are lots of remedies with this 'feature'?

Thanks ,
Lisa

Hi everyone

Stram and Hyos are both ones i'm considering, but there seems to be more than just desire to be naked. Everything has to be naked!?! Stram & Hyos both have strong sleep modalilites, which there are none of in this case (she sleeps 12 hours straight, no problem) but I suppose I have to consider the polarities of the remedies. She displays the mania and there is a lot of violence in the form of kicking, punching and screaming when you attempt to get her dressed. Her mum is pregnant, and she deliberately kicks her in the stomach.

As for Lisa's question, it is very much the essence of the case and is a very very strong symptom. The other one is that she won't leave the house. She will play in the garden but won't go outside on trips or visiting. If mum does get her out, she then won't leave the place she is visiting. Mum describes her as 98% angel 2% devil.

I have read Paul Herscu's book several times now, but I don't think it really captures her. She has no fears, and is afraid of almost nothing! Very appologetic after the outbursts and generally a charming little girl.

Any suggestions? Thanks Guys

That sounds like jealousy to me - she is kicking the baby. If that's the case, then it is definitely Hyos.



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David Kempson
Dip.Homoeopathic Medicine
Member A.H.A(Australia)

Thanks, excellent point! After a lot of thought I have been hovering between Hyos and Stram, so I'll give Hyos a go.

Thanks so much

Yes, and a less good but amusing reason for Hyos is the liking to be wrapped in towels and blankets - Hyos is notably the remedy that likes to be "naked in a fur coat" and perhaps towels and blankets are the next best thing she can find!

Hi!
Talking of Paul Herscu, I just went to his seminar in Sydney last weekend. It's wonderful in his approaching a case. For every case (and remedy), he looks for the meaning of a symptom. A symptom is a useful symptom only if it is understood to represent a characteristic of the whole case. For example, 'desire to be naked' itself is useless symptom unless it means sometime in the whole case (the problem to be cured). So, the question to be asked is:
What's the nakedness mean?
- Shameless?
- Hot?
- Jealousy?
- Sense of being restricted?
- Or anything else??

Also remember that children express very basic feelings of remedies in their uncompensated forms. They are not so adept at hiding their feelings as teenagers and adults are.

The most meaningful symptom in a case, is the one that cannot be explained. It is the one that the patient cannot justify or reason away. These symptoms are the ones that most represent the remedy the person needs.

I have some friends that attended the Herscu seminar and hated it. They felt he was muddled and spent alot of time explaining basic homoeopathy to a room full of experienced practitioners. One of my colleagues felt that he obviously is a good prescriber, but is a terrible teacher.



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David Kempson
Dip.Homoeopathic Medicine
Member A.H.A(Australia)