September 02nd, 2021

The world is a heavy place right now. It doesn’t matter what side of the political aisle you’re on or whether you like to wear a face mask or can’t tolerate it for another minute; whether you are a news junky or have gone off the grid in an attempt to tune it all out. Everything about living on this planet at this time in history is heavy.

Geopolitical events and world-wide pandemics aside, heavy times have always existed. Deaths. Traumas. Heartbreaks. Personal failures. Job losses. PTSD. Natural disasters. Familial conflicts. There are plenty of circumstances which can knock a person for a loop. 

Ignatia amara is a highly indicated homeopathic remedy for the effects of grief and worry… for emotional shock, conflict, disappointment, fright and grief. All those difficult emotions that come as part of the package of human existence. 

According to drugs.com, fluoxetine, the generic name for Prozac, “can increase the risk of suicidal thinking.” That doesn’t sound very helpful way to address depression. Homeopathic medicines have no side effects and they don’t suppress the emotions. I like to think that Ignatia takes that big thing that is staring you in the face… that big thing that is blocking your way… that big thing that will not get off your back… and it shrinks it and it puts it on the shelf, just out of your line of vision. You know it’s still there, but it is somehow smaller, more manageable… somehow easier to deal with it and it will still be there when you are ready to deal with it. Homeopathic Ignatia helps to put everything into perspective.

“Ignatia amara can help people who exhibit hysteria and a sense of being stuck in grief” (Johannes 2010, p. 210). Being stuck in grief can last a long time and Ignatia can also help with old, untended griefs, regardless of how long they have been around. 

Unlike allopathic meds that can potentially have unwanted physical effects, homeopathic remedies are known to help the physical ramifications that often accompany grief, like sleeplessness, aches and pains, stomach troubles and heart palpitations, to name just a few.

Life is too short and it moves too fast to be under the weight of the world. If you are suffering your own heavy stuff and would like to see how homeopathy could help you, contact classicallypractical.com and let’s see if homeopathy can help to lighten your load. 

Julia Coyte, CHom
​classicallypractical.com

Johannes, C.K. (2010). Homeopathy and Mental Health Care. The Netherlands: Homeolinks Publishers.
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