Emotional injury

Taking care of acute emotional stress

When there is an overwhelming load from everyday stress, using homeopathy to treat it not only helps you to move through the emotions and regain balance very quickly without suppressing them, but it also helps to prevent acute emotional stresses from contributing to long-term chronic issues.

Emotional injury is injury, and it is no sign of weakness or inadequacy to treat emotional injuries. Would you hesitate to treat a sprained ankle or a burn wound?

Using homeopathic remedies to treat emotional injuries is much different from using pharmaceutical drugs, alcohol or recreational drugs. Homeopathics do not suppress or numb the emotions in the way that drugs and alcohol do. Instead, they stimulate the body's own healing powers, so that the emotions are moved through and don't get stuck.

Ignatia amara 30

For grief, heartache, bad news and rapid mood changes. Ignatia is often indicated for individuals who experience intense emotional responses, particularly in response to grief or emotional shock. It is one of the best natural antidepressants and has no side effects, with no risk of causing dependency. The medicine is known to help remove subconscious imprints of grief from the mind.

• Disappointment or failure

• Relationship troubles

• Death of a loved one or pet

• Worrying about a loved one

• Homesickness

It works really well for people who are unable to express themselves and turn their grief inward. Overthinkers and emotionally sensitive people who will brood silently on their own are the ones who need this medicine. Sighing, sobbing, weeping, loneliness and brooding are often indications to spot on the outside.

Aconitum napellus 30

Aconitum napellus (also known as Aconite) excels at treating emotional stresses related to fright. Where there is fear, anxiety and anguish of mind and body. There is marked restlessness, both physical and mental. The sudden and great sinking of strength. It suits well anxious people and those having fears and a predisposition to panic attacks.

• Car accidents

• Natural disasters

• Being physically attacked by a person or animal

• Watching a scary movie

• Having a near-miss incident

There is excessive anxiety, palpitations, shaking, trembling and a strong pulse. Fear of death is marked. Numbness and tingling in the fingers can be felt. As Ignatia is missing the anger in the picture, in Aconite it can be found.

Staphysagria 30

For rudeness, insults, and bullying. This is often faced by children bullied in school and people in corporate work environments. Staphysagria is commonly used for conditions associated with suppressed emotions and people may have a strong need for validation and understanding. It can be helpful when an individual feels abused, mistreated or insulted.

• Insults or rudeness from others

• Bullying

• Mortification or shame

They may also feel the need to never say no, but they can feel the pressure building up inside. Eventually they may snap and have a big emotional outburst or get ill and need to go to bed for a few days.

Homeopathy is well known for its dynamic ability to relieve suffering in cases of physical injury. Arnica, for example, is the first homeopathic remedy many people know of, and its effectiveness in reducing bruising, swelling and bleeding after injuries is well known, even among those who may not otherwise be aware of homeopathic medicine.

Less well known is the power of homeopathy in cases of emotional stress, including emotional shock or the emotional impact of, for example, physical injury.

These three homeopathic remedies can be a helping hand during these times. They can help you emotionally restore the feeling of balance and calm again.