AURUM METALLICUM (Aur.) – آورم میٹیلیکم – آورم میٹ ۔ آرم میٹ ۔ آرم میٹیلیکم
The patient is deeply depressed so much that he’s thinking of committing suicide. The thought of death is an outlet to his despair and make him feel better. He is perfectionist, industrious, wants to be the first, to be in a high position, to be recognized. Once they lose these standards, once they face failure they feel they’ve lost everything, life has no meaning anymore and then they think of suicide esp. by jumping. Only praying to God can relieve them.
DEPRESSION WITH SUICIDAL DISPOSITION
MENTAL
Ailments from grief, deception, business failure. They need to be on the top, on a high position. Industrious, ambitious.
Severe depression with SUICIDAL DISPOSITION, RELIEVED BY THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE. Desires death. Loathing of life, despair. Impulse to JUMP from a height, throwing himself from window. Even physical pains make him suicidal.
They feel that one thing that can keep them is God, so they start PRAYING for hours to feel relief.
Moaning in sleep.
Anxiety of conscience, feels as if guilty. Anxiety about his salvation, religious despair.
Delusions he is worthless, reproaches himself.
AMELIORATION FROM MUSIC.
Insomnia, wakes up after a few hours of sleep in deep depression.
PHYSICAL
DESTRUCTIVE, SYPHILITIC PROCESSES.
Ulcers.
Caries of bones. Pain in bones.
Endocarditis.
Undescended testicles in young boys.
MODALITIES
AMEL.: motion (esp. slow), walking (esp. slowly), evening, music.
AGG.: cold (air, becoming), lying.
DES.: bread (esp. dry), alcoholic drinks, delicacies.
AVERS.: meat.
