Homeopathy & PTSD: FAQs

by Kathryn Berg | Jun 28, 2021 | CPTSD, fibromyalgia, First Responders with PTSD, Homeopathy and PTSD, PTSD, PTSD Memory

Are you among the many wondering if there is something that can help your PTSD? Homeopathy has been helping people recover from PTSD since it was first discovered, even though the phrase PTSD wasn’t coined until nearly 200 years later. Here are some answers to FAQs people have asked about homeopathy and PTSD.

How Long Have Homeopathic Remedies Been Helping PTSD?

Homeopathic Remedy Bottles from long ago.

It seems that everyone is trying to find the cure for PTSD. Some of the remedies that help people suffering from trauma have been around since the time of Samuel Hahnemann, MD. He developed the principals of homeopathy in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, with his first publication mentioning the word “homeopathic” appearing in 1807.

So Homeopathy has a couple of hundred years of experience and clinical evidence over anything that is currently used to help PTSD in western medicine. Keep that in mind.

Does The Same Homeopathic Remedy Help Everyone Who Has PTSD?

No. In homeopathy, diagnosis does not equal prescription. There are, however, patterns, depending on the source of the PTSD.

Military Personnel

Hyperventilating during a panic attack is a common symptom of PTSD. Photo 180422569 / Military Ptsd © Lightfieldstudiosprod | Dreamstime.com

In the PTSD study I conducted, I noted different categories of people who suffer from PTSD. One category is military personnel. This group can be further broken down into two sub categories: those who suffered attacks that resulted in a near death experience, and those who witnessed or felt responsible for the death of others. Within those two categories are generally different remedies. The first is about death, the second about responsibilities.

First Responders

The next category is First Responders, which includes police officers, EMT’s, ER personnel and others whose job it is to help with emergencies. One reason PTSD settles in this group of folks is because they are always seeing people on the worst days of their lives. Imagine having a job where you are always there for only the negative events. Obviously, EMT’s from time to time get to deliver babies, but not much else is joyful, although people who are helped do tend to be grateful. There is definitely overlap on the remedies that help the people this group and the military folks.

Civilians

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Then there are Civilians who suffer from PTSD, who can be broken down into three subcategories. First, are the everyday folks who have near death experiences, such as a car accident. Or they witness a death or are responsible for an accidental death. The remedies for the people who fall into this sub category are largely similar to the military personnel who have near death experiences. Next are those who have been on the receiving end of physical or sexual assault. While these remedies can overlap with the first category, there are also many remedies unique to this group. Another sub category in the civilian group is those who fall under Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). This is the most difficult category to treat and there is a WIDE range of remedies that covers CPTSD.

How Does Homeopathy Differ from EMDR?

In homeopathy, we go through a case taking process where discussing in general terms what has happened to you must take place. However, it is not like EMDR, where you are required to relive the trauma over and over again. In homeopathy, we need to know what the emotions and sensations are that you experienced. But reliving the trauma over and over and over is not necessary with homeopathy.

If I Use Homeopathy for PTSD, Can I Quit My Counseling?

That is up to you. I wouldn’t recommend it at first. You may still need it, especially those with CPTSD. But you may find that counseling is more effective with homeopathy alongside it, and you may also discover that you don’t need as long as you would without homeopathy.

Will Homeopathy Help (fill in the blank) That I Have With My PTSD?

PTSD is known for having a long list of co-morbidities. These include, but are not limited to, nightmares, issues with thinking clearly, negative thoughts about the world and oneself, loss of interest in personal activities, liver function problems, fibromyalgia, and many, many more.

One of the great things about using homeopathy to help your PTSD is that one remedy is chosen to help you recover from PTSD and the other symptoms you are currently experiencing. So you can begin to heal much of what bothers you from the start. And you don’t have to take a bunch of medications. Read more about research done on Homeopathy and Fibromyalgia here.

Do You Have Any Testimonials I Can Read?

There are many testimonials on PTSD and Homeopathy that can be read here.

What Next?

If you are ready to begin your recovery from PTSD, schedule a Complementary Consult so we can discuss whether homeopathy can help you.

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Meet Kathryn Berg the Classical Homeopath at Lotus Homeopathy, Inc.

Some of you know me, others of you may have heard of me. And for most, you probably have no clue about me or my business. So I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself, my family, my business, why I am a homeopath and how I became a homeopath—not necessarily in that order.

Like many people, I found out about homeopathy accidentally. I fell down while walking my Akita pup on an icy sidewalk on a typical Minnesota winter day. I was scheduled to go to a friend’s house later that day, so when I did, I asked her for some ice. You need some Arnica, she told me. Arnica? What’s that? She explained that Arnica is a homeopathic remedy for trauma.

At the time, the only place to get homeopathic remedies was a book and herb store in South Minneapolis. So I went there to get some. When I got there, I decided I should read some books so I actually knew what I was doing. I left with the Arnica 30c and three books. By the time I got done reading them, I knew I wanted to be a homeopath.

It was only several years later that I realized that I was attracted to homeopathy as a profession because I am a problem solver. It is what drives me. There is nothing like a well chosen homeopathic remedy to solve problems.

At the time I decided to become a homeopath, there wasn’t even a school here in in Minnesota. But eventually, my homeopath and his business partner started the Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy. I was a graduate of the third class. At the time I went there, it was a part time program taking three and a half years! Since then I have studied with numerous other well known and respected homeopaths in continuing education studies.

While I do work with all sorts of folks with a variety of conditions, I really have studied how to treat people suffering from PTSD, health issues related to aging women, and children’s health issues of all sorts, including autism. I have also been successful in removing blockages to healing due to suppression of symptoms by western medicine. I chose those specialties because people really suffer who have those forms of dis-ease, and Western Medicine doesn’t seem to have much of a solution for them.

After over twenty years of practice, I still get excited for clients when a remedy has helped them heal.

So that is about my business. Now, a little bit about me.

I have two adult sons in their early twenties, so I have shed the title of “Soccer mom”. My husband and I are empty nesters living in Woodbury, MN. For fun, I like to play piano, sing, sew, garden, hike, and travel. I am in a community choir. I also enjoy cooking healthy meals and, out of necessity, am an expert at cooking for special diets.

If you have any questions about homeopathy or my approach to homeopathic case taking, please feel free to put some questions in the comments below.

If you have a health issue you need help with, please click the Book Now button on my Facebook page or Main page of my website and schedule a complementary consult to see if homeopathy can help you!

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