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Cenchris contortrix (Cench.)

Cenchris contortrix (Cench.) appears in 156 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 8 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 13 are small rubrics with no more than two other remedies. The emphasis lies on delusions, suspicion, death, and anger, along with procrastination and lack of drive. The picture is of a mistrustful person, oppressed by forebodings of death and by fear of losing his sanity, who puts off his duties.

Afternoon and evening

The tie to times of day is striking. Suspicion stands in a single-remedy rubric between 3 and 8 p.m., and in two small rubrics in the afternoon and the evening. Anger occurs in the evening at 6 p.m. and at 8:30 p.m., and the delusion of being intoxicated belongs to the period from 4 p.m. into the evening. One can see in this a rhythm in which tension grows toward the end of the day.

Death and helplessness

The rubrics on death are unusually precise. Recorded are the feeling of dying while lying down, the presentiment of sudden death, and fear of death from a dream; the single-remedy rubric "Death – presentiment of death – sudden death, of" carries the motif most clearly. Fitting this is the feeling of helplessness when coughing.

Delusions of loss of self-determination

The delusions revolve around loss of control: the idea of being sent in the future to an institution, an insane asylum, or a psychiatric clinic, and the feeling of being in two places at once. An inclination to horror films stands opposed to this. The patient forgets where he is going and puts off work for a long time; the rubrics on lack of drive and procrastination fit into this picture.

Summary

Cench. bundles suspicion, forebodings of death, and the worry of losing self-determination. The complaints gather in the afternoon and evening, and the lack of drive leaves tasks undone although the restlessness does not abate.

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