Joy's case -- question

[Rosemary Hyde]

Hi, all.

I've been thinking about Joy's case (for lack of a better title -- maybe "The Man in the Green-flowered Shirt?"). And thinking about the various responses. I see a question that interests me, from a standpoint of learning better how to analyze symptoms and treat people homeopathically.

This case seems to present some constitutional symptoms (he's heavy, balding, maybe doesn't have the greatest taste in clothes). It also presents a clear etiology for his presenting problems of diarrhea and his life falling apart -- he lost his girlfriend. He had also had an accident that left some residual pain, although those symptoms are treated as a sort of after-thought in the interview transcript.

When I ask myself "what needs to be cured?" I find myself thinking that the effects of losing his girlfriend are the real issue here. My tendency, therefore was to repertorize the little bit we had about the results of losing his girlfriend. Obviously, his constitutional symptoms could also be helpful, but in this specific situation, what importance should they have in the overall consideration of the case? What about the accident sequelae?

My perception, actually, was that, although the fellow seems basically pretty sycotic, the present situation might well be an acute miasmatic response superimposed on his constitutional state. What's the best way to deal with this?

Rosemary
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