A careful and easy interpretation of mind rubrics of C series collected from Dr. James Tyler Kent’s Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia medica is included in this post.
All the rubrics are individually explained in simple words along with graphical representation.
Each and every rubric contains some most indicated remedies for hints.
CAPRICIOUSNESS
Capriciousness is a quality of mood or behaviour that changes suddenly and unexpectedly.
Remedies: Bry., Cham., Cina., Ip., Kali-c., Staph.
CAREFULNESS
When someone is giving lots of attention to what he is doing in order to prevent any mistakes, accident or damage it is called carefulness.
Remedies: Iod., nux-v.
CARES, domestic affairs, about
When someone pays lots of attention to political activities, events, and situations happen or exist within one particular country, it is called to be cares about domestic affairs.
Remedies: Puls., Ars.
See Anxiety by following the link.
CARRIED, desires to be
Patient wants to be hold in your hands, arms, or on your back and move him/ her from one place to another.
Remedies: Cham., ars., cina., lyc., kali-c., rhus-t., verat.
CAUTIOUS
Cautiousness is characterised by being careful in order to avoid potential danger, harm or loss.
Remedies: Caust., graph., ip., mag-arct.
CENSORIOUS/CRITICAL
Being censorious means the person is inclined (habitual) to find and point the wrong (faults) in everything and everyone.
Remedies: Ars., Sulph.
CHAOTIC
Chaotic is a state of mind when you feel completely confused and disordered.
Remedies: ars., bov., merc., phos., ph-ac., rhod., seneg.
CHASES
Chasing is an act of pursuing someone or something.
Remedies: Stram., cur.
CHEERFUL/CONTENTED
Cheerfulness is a state of mind when you feel noticeably happy positive and optimistic.
Remedies: Cann-i., Coff., Croc., Hyos., Lach., Nat-c.
See Mirth by following the link.
CHILDISH behaviour
When a person behaves in a foolish way that is typical of a young child’s behaviour.
Examples of childish behaviour are sulking, pouting, whining, throwing a hissy fit, stomping around and slams doors, or retreating to their room and refuse to come out.
Remedies: Bar-c., Cic.
See Foolish by following the link.
CHILDREN, aversion to
Children are a young human being that are below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.
Remedies: Plat.
Desires to beat: Chel.
Dislikes her own: Glon., lyc., plat., verat.
Especially little girls; Raph.
Flies from his own: Lyc.
CLAIRVOYANCE
Being clairvoyance means having an extra sensory perception for the things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.
Remedies: croc-c., lyss., nux-m., phos.
CLINGING, to a person or furniture
Clinging means remaining too much dependent on someone or something emotionally.
Remedies: Coff., gels., stram.
CLOSING eyes amel
Remedies: Kali-c., zinc.
COLOR
aversion to red, yellow, green and black: Tarent
COMPANY
Being in company is the condition of being with someone or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment.
Aversion to: Anac., Bar-c., Carb-an., Cham., Cic., Gels., Ign., Nat-m., Nux-v.
Desire for: Aeg-n., Ars., Bism., Hyos., kali-c., Lac-c., Lyc., Phos.
CONCENTRATION
It is the mind’s ability to think carefully about something you are doing and nothing else.
Difficult: Anac., Bar-c., Carb-s., Carb-v., Caust., Glon., Graph., Hell., Lach., Lec., Nat-a., Nux-m., Nux-v., Ph-ac., Phos., Sep., Sil.
See Dullness by following the link.
CONFIDENCE, want of self
Confidence is a feeling or belief that one can trust or have faith about someone or something.
When someone has lack of self-confidence it is hard for him to believe that he can do or achieve something.
Remedy: Anac
CONFIDING
To confide means willing to talk about a secret or personal matter to someone with a trust that they will not disclose it to others.
Remedies: Hydrc., mur-ac., spig.
CONFOUNDING, objects and ideas
Confounding means to mix up one with something else and cause confusion.
Remedies: Calc., cann-s., hyos., nux-v., plat., sulph.
CONFUSION/ CLOUDINESS
Confusion is a state of mind in which you feel uncertain or unclear about what is happening, intended or required.
Remedies: Bell., Bry., Calc., Cann-i., Carb-v., Cocc., Glon., Lach., Merc., Nat-m., Nux-v., Onos., Op., Petr., Rhus-t., Sep., Sil., Strych.
CONSCIENTIOUS about trifles
It is a trait of personality that is characterized by earnest (sincere), careful and hard-working attitude towards duty.
Remedies: Ign., Sil.
CONSOLATION
Consolation is someone or something that makes someone feel relieved or comfort during their trouble, loss or disappointment.
Consolation makes the trouble less grievous and tolerable.
aggravates: Ign., Sep., Nat-m., Sil
ameliorates: puls
CONTEMPTUOUS
This is a state of mind when someone feels despise or disrespectful for something or someone.
Similar words: Arrogant, Disdainful, Haughty, Insolent, sneering, Supercilious.
There is a minute difference between being contemptuous or hateful.
Being hateful to someone means you feel strong dislike or annoyance towards them.
Being contemptuous towards someone involves a strong dislike towards them along with condescension (Insulting/rude way of behaviour as if they are stupid or inferior).
Compare with meaning of SCORN by following the link.
5 signs of contemptuous personality
- Narcissism: Chronically looks down on other people.
- Relationship insecurities: feeling that their relationship is going to end so soon.
- Machiavellian tendency: Predispose to manipulate, calculate and deception to get what they want.
- Expecting perfection from others: feeling pressure towards total perfection from other people.
- Low self-esteem: feels like others impose impossible expectations and standards upon them with tendency to self-criticism and low self-esteem (low self-opinion and values).
Remedies: Cic., Plat.
CONTRADICT, disposition to
Having a habit of to go against or say the opposite (contrary) of whatever others are doing or saying.
Remedies: aur., canth., caust., Hep., lyc., olnd.
CONTRADICTION, is intolerant of
Being unable or unwilling to endure anyone doing or saying anything that are opposed to his ideas or beliefs.
Remedies: Aur., Ign., Lyc., Sep.
CONTRARY
Gets angry or displeased because of a talk or debate or discussion.
Remedies: Ambr., Ign., Nat-m.
See Talking agg. by following the link.
COUNTING CONTINUALLY (Arithmomania)
Arithmos- number
Mania- compulsion
Having a strong desire to count their actions or objects in their surroundings.
It is a mental disorder.
Also, can be an expression of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
The person may feel that certain numbers have a special importance and specific actions must be done for that certain numbers of times.
Many people with OCD might believe that number 4have special importance and so, they will do things in sets of four.
Example, if a religious person prays for one time, he may feel a sense of incompleteness unless he prays for 3 more times. So, he will count the number of prayers to complete his numerical goal.
Examples of typical counting types
- Counting of total items
- Counting of footsteps while walking or running
- Counting out loud
- Counting in one’s head only
- Counting numbers on devices
Remedies: Phyt
COWARDICE
Cowardice is an attitude or disposition that people adopt when exposed to fearsome circumstance (fearfulness is an emotion and it is logical and human.
Remedies: Gels., Lyc.
CRAWLING ON FLOOR
Crawling is a slow movement of body on hands and knees by keeping body close to the ground.
Remedy: Lach.
CROAKING
Croaking means making a deep rough sound (low pitched, hoarse like) from your throat.
Remedies: Cina, Cupr., Bell.
CRUELTY
Cruelty is a behaviour or attitude that causes physical or mental harm/pain to others whether deliberately or not.
Remedies: Anac., Plat.
See Malicious by following the link.
CURSING
Uttering offensive words or evil wish for others with feeling of anger or aggravation.
Example: When you wish that your enemy would get sick from some disease.
Remedies: Anac., Nit-ac., ars, hyos., lac-c., lil-c., lyc., nux-v., tub., verat.
CUT OTHERS, DESIRES TO
Cutting is a common form of physical harm.
It may be an unhealthy coping mechanism to relieve stress.
Synonym: mutilate, slit.
When there is the feeling of suffered wrong or being tormented by those to whom the person has been serving faithfully and is dependent on, he might feel the intense anger and rage in which he can bite, strike or even violently vandalize.
These feelings also can lead to an impulse to stab himself.
Remedy: Lyss.
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