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Heroinum (Heroin.)

Heroinum (Heroin.) appears in 428 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 16 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 30 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on delusions, indifference, fear and anxiety, anger and contentment. The picture is that of a person who experiences himself in another world, separated from himself and threatened, finds protection in indifference and quiet contentment, and is overtaken by anxiety and anger.

Another world

The delusions concern estrangement and splitting off. Only this remedy appears under the delusion of being in another world, including a parallel world, and under the delusion of being dead. The person believes she is separated from herself, stands beside herself and is about to crumble. The small rubric on dual personality names the split of personality. There are the delusions of being caught in a trap, of being wronged, and that everything is dirty. Someone is invading one's own space, living things creep into the mouth at night, skeletons are seen, and faces are felt in the air. The legs would be too long, and the person considers herself a criminal about whom others know. The rubric also names the feeling as if she had taken drugs.

Indifference, contentment and anxiety

Indifference and contentment act as protective zones. Recorded are contentment in the morning, quiet and still, and with the world. Indifference is directed at one's own condition and remains linked with the desire for feeling. Both, however, alternate with anxiety: anxiety alternates with indifference and with contentment, indifference with anxiety. Anxiety relates to the future, namely the next day; the person fears neglecting her duties and yet is fearless despite danger. Composure comes on during heavy rain.

Anger and offense

Anger ranks fourth in frequency. Humiliation and offense go with anger, as does impatience. The person is self-critical, thus reproaches herself, and feels forsaken, joyless and dejected. A single-remedy rubric records cruelty toward cats.

Sex, water and nature

There is a group touching on sexuality and gender role: the remedy dresses in a feminine way like a woman, has an aversion to the presence of men, and during coition feels the desire to bite and scratch with the hands. Beside this stands the love of nature: recorded are sensitivity to nature and objects from nature, love of water and the desire to play in water, and love of being at the sea. The desire for speed stands as a single-remedy rubric, and the small rubric describes the person as efficient and well organized. As a rubric on mania, mania from morphine appears.

Summary

The picture of Heroinum consists of the experience of another, split-off world, of indifference and contentment as protection that alternate with anxiety, and of anger at offense. The single-remedy rubrics on the parallel world, on the delusion of being dead, and on water trace its distinctive character. A king-pin symptom is not indicated in the available data.

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