Eating disorders present medical doctors and therapists with some of their most difficult challenges. My understanding of the limited effectiveness of traditional medical and psychiatric approaches will not surprise people who follow my blog: eating disorders spring directly from "4th Level" conflicts in the middle and deep layers of consciousness. This level is beyond the direct reach of psychotropic medications and even deep psychotherapy.
For those new to my blog, I have divided medical and alternative therapies into levels or depths of healing--a necessary move towards understanding what is going on in healing today. Check out the category "Levels of Healing" to the right for more information.
For the past couple years I have often thought about partnering with a woman psychotherapist or MD and devoting maybe 40% of my time to treating eating disorders. One reason is that I have had a lot of success in treating them. It can be a long and arduous, but often it is not. I often see a dramatic shift right after a good remedy. The cases I have had of anorexia or bulimia by and large are much better or entirely cured. Classical homeopathy is uniquely suited to "going deep" and shifting the core issue out of which the eating disorder originates.
The word "control" almost invariably gets bound up with the 4th level state in cases of eating disorders. One of my first big successes with anorexia/bulimia was a woman in her 20s to whom I gave the remedy Mantis religiosa (the praying mantis). The issue of control in this remedy is huge. This young woman came to me, deeply angry and depressed, failing in school. A month into her treatment out came her ultra-controlled secret regarding her anorexia. Once I gave Mantis, the case shifted profoundly.
I have had certain cases of overeating that have responded to remedies from the big conifers (pine trees). Because only the outer part of the bark is alive and the inner trunk of the tree is dead, people who need conifer remedies can feel "dead" or "empty" inside and eat like crazy to try to fill the emptiness. This is not to say that everyone who feels this way needs a remedy from conifer source. People who need these remedies are not all that common, but they are out there.
Another remedy that I have recently found to be associated with overeating is the Stingray. The words I have heard in relation to this remedy is that food is "like a magnet." They feel "controlled" by food. Stingray is a fascinating remedy. Similar to the shark and other sea animals, there is a lot of issues around sexuality, and food is often tied in with this.
So, it's possible I may spend more time with eating disorders. I just met another psychotherapist today in New York. In general I have been on the look-out for psychotherapists to partner with; certain cases are so complex that I need their help. In addition, Dr LuWanda Katzman-Staenberg's thoughts on this (see my blog Homeopathy, Psychotherapy, and Beverly Hills) have also influenced me.
If you know of people suffering eating disorders, do not rule homeopathy out. It takes expertise to heal the deep issues of eating disorders with homeopathy, but in my experience it can bring results like no other therapy.
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