Acute miasm
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2001 6:26 am
Dear Friends,
Regarding the acute miasm, see Sankaran, Spirit of Homeopathy, page 25:
"We must not forget that all symptoms of a disease (or a drug), no matter
which miasm they belong to, represent the survival mechanism called for in
the original situation, but inappropriate for the moment. In other words,
the person is reacting to a situation which does not exist now but he feels
that in order to survive he must respond as if to the original situation.
This is his delusion, his disease. A person flees from a lion in order to
survive. If he later reacts in the same fashion on seeing a cat, it is
undoubtedly inappropriate, for here he doesn't need to flee to survive."
so the acute miasm is an ongoing, or chronic response, "as if" there were
immediate life-threatening circumstances, which actually don't exist
p. 27--Thus the acute miasm will be found more in babies and children
because this is the time when threatening situations from outside are more
often found. The reaction of the acute miasm is an innocent, instinctive
and childlike reaction. Therefore, even when we find it (acute miasm) in an
adult, there will be a kind of childishness in his response. (The type of
response helps in recognising the miasm).
p. 29--"The features of the acute personality are that he percieves the
situation to be one of acute threat and, therefore, reacts instinctively,
sharply and intensely. It is a state of alarm, and here, feelings about
one's own self are not in the forefront. It is as if the situation itself
is so overwhelming that it doesn't matter who is facint it--the feaction
will be the same.
The acute personality has two phases, a compensated and uncompensated.
These two phases are true for all miasms but are especially marked in the
acute. If the acute miasm is present in a chronic situation then the person
is required to compensate the most, because his actions will otherwise be
funny and totally out of context since they are meant for an acute
threatening situation. Many of these unacceptable and "funny' features will
be heavily compensated and they will become uncompensated in a stressful
situation or will be expressed in their uncompensated form in very special
ways. The reactions in these circumstances will be sudden and quick as if
the person is facing an acute threat. They can appear to have mood swings
but if examined closely, these are actually manifestations of a compensated
phase going into an uncompensated phase.
In general, the acute personality is excited, excitable and hyperactive, and
goes sometimes to the other extreme of being completely shut off and
insensitive. The dreams too are full of excitement and represent acute,
threatening situations. Many go into a contraphobic bechaviour which means
they do exactly the opposite in their life to what they fear--a Stram (a
remedy known for fear of dogs) patient may have many pet dogs. They can
also ave manic defence reactions like excessively loud laughter or abnormal
bursts of courage and cheerfulness. In general, they function at a very
high voltage. There may also be sudden, impulsive violence as in the
syphilitic personality but without the counterpart of the chronic, deep
seated pessismism."
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Regarding the acute miasm, see Sankaran, Spirit of Homeopathy, page 25:
"We must not forget that all symptoms of a disease (or a drug), no matter
which miasm they belong to, represent the survival mechanism called for in
the original situation, but inappropriate for the moment. In other words,
the person is reacting to a situation which does not exist now but he feels
that in order to survive he must respond as if to the original situation.
This is his delusion, his disease. A person flees from a lion in order to
survive. If he later reacts in the same fashion on seeing a cat, it is
undoubtedly inappropriate, for here he doesn't need to flee to survive."
so the acute miasm is an ongoing, or chronic response, "as if" there were
immediate life-threatening circumstances, which actually don't exist
p. 27--Thus the acute miasm will be found more in babies and children
because this is the time when threatening situations from outside are more
often found. The reaction of the acute miasm is an innocent, instinctive
and childlike reaction. Therefore, even when we find it (acute miasm) in an
adult, there will be a kind of childishness in his response. (The type of
response helps in recognising the miasm).
p. 29--"The features of the acute personality are that he percieves the
situation to be one of acute threat and, therefore, reacts instinctively,
sharply and intensely. It is a state of alarm, and here, feelings about
one's own self are not in the forefront. It is as if the situation itself
is so overwhelming that it doesn't matter who is facint it--the feaction
will be the same.
The acute personality has two phases, a compensated and uncompensated.
These two phases are true for all miasms but are especially marked in the
acute. If the acute miasm is present in a chronic situation then the person
is required to compensate the most, because his actions will otherwise be
funny and totally out of context since they are meant for an acute
threatening situation. Many of these unacceptable and "funny' features will
be heavily compensated and they will become uncompensated in a stressful
situation or will be expressed in their uncompensated form in very special
ways. The reactions in these circumstances will be sudden and quick as if
the person is facing an acute threat. They can appear to have mood swings
but if examined closely, these are actually manifestations of a compensated
phase going into an uncompensated phase.
In general, the acute personality is excited, excitable and hyperactive, and
goes sometimes to the other extreme of being completely shut off and
insensitive. The dreams too are full of excitement and represent acute,
threatening situations. Many go into a contraphobic bechaviour which means
they do exactly the opposite in their life to what they fear--a Stram (a
remedy known for fear of dogs) patient may have many pet dogs. They can
also ave manic defence reactions like excessively loud laughter or abnormal
bursts of courage and cheerfulness. In general, they function at a very
high voltage. There may also be sudden, impulsive violence as in the
syphilitic personality but without the counterpart of the chronic, deep
seated pessismism."
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