Homeopathy I - Suppression of Symptoms:

Question 1

Suppression of Symptoms

Answer 1

Suppression occurs when symptomatic relief is provided without addressing the underlying imbalance.
* This drives the issue deeper.
* Suppression is the reverse order of Hering’s Law of Cure.

Question 2

Types of suppression

Answer 2

Suppression can occur in different ways:
* Suppression of emotions.
* Suppression of natural body secretions.
* Local applications.
* Surgical removal.
* Suppression of recurring infections.
* Suppression through palliatives.

Question 3

Suppression of emotions

Answer 3

E.g., antidepressant drugs.
* Can lead to deep-seated anxiety and depression.

Question 4

Removal of tonsils

Answer 4

• Often results in common colds or throat infections that spread rapidly and develop into chest infections.

Question 5

Removal of warts

Answer 5

• Can result in the formation of benign tumours and growths deeper in the body e.g., fibroids, intestinal / nasal polyps.
• Warts may return a few years later with ↑ size and quantity.

Question 6

Drugs / cold wraps to suppress a fever

Answer 6

E.g., paracetamol / Calpol
* Impedes the immune response, allowing the imbalance to deepen.

Question 7

Coal tar / zinc creams

Answer 7

E.g., for eczema or psoriasis.
* Can cause the skin eruption to spread more superficially and push the disease state deeper resulting in imbalances such as asthma and anxiety.

Question 8

Corticosteroid use

Answer 8

E.g., in asthma and eczema
* Compromises the immune system and can also weaken adrenal function, reducing resilience to stress.

Question 9

Antibiotic use

Answer 9

• Disrupts the bowel flora and can lead to long-term gastric disruption as well as various sequelae associated with dysbiosis including autoimmunity, neurological and mood issues.

Question 10

Suppression and The Vital Force

Answer 10

Suppression blocks the flow of energy (the Vital Force):
* When we suppress the body’s way in which to communicate dis-EASE, the body will find an alternative means in communication = symptoms and signs
* The alternative is often more deep-seated, and more detrimental to the functioning and longevity of the individual e.g., cancer, autoimmunity.
* A good practitioner will listen to this language (communication) and best aid the return to homeostasis by working WITH the expression, NOT AGAINST (allopathic)!