RUBRIC : SECRETIVE

Secretive :

Meaning:

Reliably close mouthed, not outwardly expressed   Inducing secrecy or concealment.  

Causes or promotes secretion; keeps information from the knowledge of others.

One having or showing a disposition to secrecy ;reticent.

Explanation: This is a quality a person possesses whereby he conceals events or incidents, which have occurred even from friends who are close to him.

Cross Reference:

Answer, answering, answers; aversion to; refuses to

Brooding  

Confiding, people confide in him

Quiet, disposition

Reserved  

Suspiciousness , mistrustfulness, 

Taciturn, indisposed to talk

IMPORTANT REMEDIES-Complete Dynamics (37):

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REMEDIES IN DETAILS:

BARYTA CARBONICA:

They are secretive basically because of their childish behavior.

DIGITALIS:

A “that is between you and me” attitude with a little bit of heart trouble  and prostate trouble. It is one of the remedies with tropism ( this means that it affects especially a certain target organ) for prostate.

HYOSCYAMUS:

Hyoscyamus is a hyper-sexual remedy , enjoys thoughts or conversation around sexual matters nearly as much as sex itself.  It is a remedy to remember in cases of depression or mania after romantic relationships are broken. So, one of the key symptom is , worse from “ unhappy love” . They have violent sexual excitement and nymphomania.  Erotic mania accompanied by jealousy. The HYOS child should be watched carefully to avoid violence towards younger siblings which can come in a coldly malicious , detached, and dangerous form. In many, not in all cases, there is precocious sexual behavior , masturbation , secretive sexual play with other children , exhibitionism.  Hyoscyamus patients had lascivious mania and sexual perversion.

IGNATIA:

In Ignatia there is sensitivity coupled with romanticism. In a disappointed love situation. There is overstrain, grief, vexation, a frustration in her job and there is a breakdown. In a breakdown, she will go into spasms, hysterical, unable to think or talk. Later , she will go inside , lock the door and cry.

Believes herself married and pregnant. Inclined to be very secretive and passive.

LYCOPODIUM:

Lycopodium represents a constant struggle between cowardice and egotism, lack of confidence and haughtiness, between timidity and dictatorial attitude. Lycopodium is afraid to speak.

NAJA:

There is the behavior of a cobra which raises its hood when approached, but does not do anything if only passed by without being disturbed. There is also a brooding and suicidal state, a feeling as if everything had been done wrong and could not be rectified. 

NATRUM MURIATICUM:             

The Natrum muriaticum patient is introverted and overly serious. She keeps her grief and disappointments in her mind and never divulge secrets.  The patient will discuss their grief only with reluctance and may show hostility that she is being asked such personal questions which result in bitter, involuntary or hysterical tears. She is closed, responsible, dignified and much affected by grief. Sad and unable to weep. Dwells on past grief and humiliation.  

They are highly romantic but after a disappointment closed themself to further relationship for many years.  Often, we will discover that the patient has been existing with in an unhappy relationship for many years – too closed to his partners to fix the problems , yet too loyal to leave.

SEPIA:

The main feeling of Sepia is that she is forced to undertake things opposed to her intentions, to do what she does not want to do. This makes her miserable and slowly leads to despair, indifference and sadness. Hence, she becomes indisposed to talk, secretive due to hoplessness.

THUJA:

The Thuja personality is very easy to miss, partly because it is uncommon, but mainly because it is so closed and secretive. Many Thuja patients, particularly the male ones, give so little away during the interview that one is left with the impression of a mystery-man. Both males and females were far more secretive, because of,  they were sexually abused in children and had to be constantly pressured to reveal what they remembered, and what they felt, because they were so ashamed of it.

SECRETIVE, SEXUALLY:

Meaning:

Person who  keeps the secrecy of their  sexual intercourse or instinct  from the knowledge of others.

Remedy : HYOS (Single)

HYOSCYAMUS:

Hyoscyamus is a hyper-sexual remedy , enjoys thoughts or conversation around sexual matters nearly as much as sex itself.  It is a remedy to remember in cases of depression or mania after romantic relationships are broken. So, one of the key symptom is worse from “ unhappy love” . They have violent sexual excitement and nymphomania.  And erotic mania accompanied by jealousy. The HYOS child should be watched carefully to avoid violence towards younger siblings which can come in a coldly malicious , detached, and dangerous form. In many, not in all cases, there is precocious sexual behavior , masturbation , secretive sexual play with other children , exhibitionism.  Hyoscyamus patients had lascivious mania and sexual perversion.

                                                                                       

Bibliography/ References :

1.       Perceiving Rubrics of the Mind- Dr. FarohkJ.Master.

2.       Kent’s Comparative repertory of the Homeopathic Materia

          medica.-  Dr.R.Dockx & Dr. G. Kokelenberg.

3.       Complete Dynamics Repertory.

4.       The Essential Synthesis Repertory- Dr. Frederik Schrayens.

5.       ACSOTROM- Dr. Shreepad Arun Khedekar&

          Dr. Chirag R. Upadhyay.

6.      Concordant Materia Medica – Frans Vermeulen

7.       Desktop Guide- Dr. Roger Morrison

8.       Lectures on Homeopathic Materia Medica- Dr. J.T.Kent.