You might wonder why you’d need to read about the history and philosophy of homeopathy – after all, isn’t that just for the practitioner to learn all about?
Instead I feel that anyone who is using homeopathic remedies will benefit greatly from learning all about the level of skill, persistence, passion and thorough scientific testing that led to the modern-day therapeutic system of medicine we now know as homeopathy. You will also benefit from having a deeper understanding of how a homeopathic practitioner diagnoses their clients, and also how healing is viewed as a whole.
Introduction
Homeopathy was founded by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843), in the late 18th century. Hahnemann was not only a medical doctor but also a prominent chemist, an accomplished translator of medical texts, and a linguist fluent in eight languages. During this time, medical practices were harsh, and often more harmful than the diseases they aimed to cure; it was not uncommon for patients to die as a direct result of the treatments they received. Some common medical practices of the day included blood-letting and the use of leeches to release so-called “impure” blood; another popular practice was the administration of strong purgatives and toxic substances, such as arsenic and lead. Hahnemann became disillusioned with these prevailing practices as he considered them barbaric, with no scientific grounding, and as a result, gave up his medical practice in favour of translating medical texts for a living.
The Birth of Homeopathy
A pivotal moment occurred while translating William Cullen’s A Treatise on the Materia Medica: Hahnemann encountered the claim that cinchona, the bark of a Peruvian tree (quinine), was effective in treating malaria because of its astringency. Hahnemann did not find any logic in this statement, and proceeded to conduct his own experiments. Hahnemann began to research cinchona’s effect on the human body by experimenting on himself. He took small amounts of quinine (cinchona) twice daily for several days. Within a few days, he began to experience physical symptoms that resembled malaria, such as fever, chills, and exhaustion. This observation led him to believe that the curative properties of cinchona bark were connected to its ability to produce in a healthy individual the same set of symptoms that it could cure in a person with malaria.
Following this first experiment, Hahnemann spent the next few years conducting experiments on himself and a willing group of volunteers. He tested a wide range of natural substances derived from plants, minerals, and the animal kingdom – each time finding that when any one of these substances were taken by healthy subjects over a period of time, a certain set of symptoms would occur.
These experiments led Hahnemann to the first fundamental principle of homeopathy: “the law of similars”, known today as “like cures like”. This principle of “like cures like” states that a substance which can cause certain symptoms in a healthy person, can cure similar symptoms in a diseased person when administered in a highly-diluted form. Hence, the system of medicine we know as “homeopathy” was born.
The symptoms observed during these experiments were carefully recorded; volunteers documented every physical, emotional, and mental response they experienced. The goal was to understand the effects each substance produced in a healthy body. These experiments were later referred to as ‘homeopathic provings’ and became one of homeopathy’s cardinal principles.
Hahnemann and his colleagues catalogued over 200 medicines. The findings from each proving were meticulously recorded, organised, and compiled into the first homeopathic reference text; Materia Medica Pura (Volume 1). Since Hahnemann’s time, homeopathic provings have continued to be conducted around the world. Today, approximately 10,000 homeopathic remedies are documented across various Materia Medicas.
Over time, Hahnemann further developed his theory and established a set of core principles that govern the practice of homeopathy, including the concept of ‘infinitesimal dose.’ He discovered that by diluting and succussing (vigorously shaking) substances, their effectiveness could be increased while reducing the risk of side effects.
The Principles and Philosophy of Homeopathy
Every branch of medicine is built upon fundamental principles that govern its practices, and homeopathy is no exception. As a medical science, homeopathy is founded on a philosophical framework and follows a therapeutic system guided by core principles that regulate and direct its application as a form of medicine, as follows:
- Theory of Chronic Disease
- Law of Similars
- Law of Simplex
- Law of Minimum
- Individualisation
- Totality of Symptoms
- Doctrine of Drug Proving
- Hering’s Law of Cure
- Theory of Vital Force
- Doctrine of Drug-Dynamisation
1. The Law of Similars (Similia Similibus Curentur)
Like cures like: a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can cure similar symptoms in a sick person.
Homeopathy is a system of medicine founded on a definite law: Similia Similibus Curentur, which means “like cures like.” The word homeopathy is derived from two Greek words, homeos meaning “similar” and pathos meaning “suffering.” Homeopathy can be defined as a therapeutic method based on the similarity of symptoms.
The recognition of this principle pre-dates Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. Historical figures such as Paracelsus and Hippocrates (the father of modern medicine), as well as ancient Ayurvedic texts, have made references to this concept. However, it was Hahnemann who identified the universality of this law and brought it out of obscurity, establishing it as the foundation of a complete system of medicine.
According to this central homeopathic principle, the selection of a remedy is fundamentally based on the idea that the medicine must be capable of producing in a healthy person, symptoms similar to those of the disease to be being treated.
2. Law of Simplex (Single Remedy)
Only one remedy is given at a time to address the totality of the patient’s symptoms.
Hahnemann emphasised that only one remedy should be administered at a time. This principle is rooted in the fact that homeopathic remedies have been individually proved, and the Materia Medicas are based on the observed effects of medicines when given singly.
Using more than one remedy at once introduces ambiguity into the healing process—it becomes difficult to identify which remedy is responsible for improvement, thereby clouding clinical judgment and undermining future decision-making. Additionally, combining remedies poses the risk of unknown interactions that could alter or obscure their individual effects.
Administering a single remedy maintains clarity, precision, and focus in the treatment process. In fact, a combination of multiple remedies in a single dose essentially forms a new, unproven compound, which would require its own separate proving to know its probable effects, before it could be responsibly prescribed.
3. Law of Minimum
Remedies are given in the smallest possible dose to stimulate healing without causing side effects.
Hahnemann believed that using the minimum dose of a remedy will have a more therapeutic effect on the patient. The curative effect of the medicine depends not only on the selection of a similar remedy, but also on the quantity of the medicine.
The suitability of a medicine for any given case depends not only on its accurate homeopathic selection but also on the proper dosage. According to this principle, homeopathic remedies are prescribed in minute doses, a minute dose is defined as the smallest quantity of a medicine that can gently and effectively produce a remedial effect.
The use of the minimum dose minimises unwanted aggravations and eliminates the risk of addiction, toxicity, or side effects.
Health depends on a precise equilibrium, where even minor factors can disrupt it; likewise it can be restored with the smallest possible dose of medicine.
The principle of minimum dose is supported by the Arndt-Schulz law, which states that small doses stimulate, medium doses paralyze, and large doses kill. In other words, small and very large doses of the same substance have opposite effects on living matter.
4. Individualised Treatment
Treatment is tailored to the individual’s unique symptoms and constitution, not just the disease.
Homeopathy is highly individualised, meaning that treatment is tailored to the unique symptom profile of each patient. Unlike conventional medicine, which often uses a one-size-fits-all approach, homeopathy recognises that each person’s symptoms and responses to illness are unique. As a result, two people with the same condition may receive different homeopathic remedies based on their individual characteristics and experiences.
During a homeopathic consultation, the practitioner conducts a detailed interview to gather comprehensive information about the patient’s physical, emotional, and mental state. This holistic approach helps in selecting the most appropriate remedy that matches the patient’s overall symptom picture.
5. Totality of Symptoms – The Principle of Holism
Homeopathy treats the whole person, not just isolated symptoms. It views each person as a unique individual and treats their overall well-being in its totality.
The principle of holism is central to homeopathy. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and spirit and considers the individual as a whole rather than focusing solely on specific symptoms or diseases. Homeopathy seeks to address the underlying causes of illness and restore balance and harmony to the entire system.
The concept totality of symptoms is peculiar to homeopathy. Homeopathy teaches us to treat the individual with the disease and not their diseased parts alone. Thus all the signs and symptoms – mental, physical and emotional – presented by the patient from their former healthy state, to their now diseased condition, are to be considered before selecting a remedy.
This holistic perspective recognises that symptoms are expressions of a deeper imbalance and that true healing involves addressing the root cause of the problem. By treating the whole person, homeopathy aims to promote overall health and well-being.
6. Doctrine of Drug Proving
The thorough testing on healthy individuals to determine the medicine’s therapeutic effects.
Drug proving is a systematic investigation of pathogenic (disease-producing) power of homeopathic medicines on healthy human beings of different ages and sexes. According to this doctrine, the testing of these medicines on healthy humans is essential in order to determine the full scope of their curative properties and their sphere of action. In Homeopathy, we prescribe only medicines whose medicinal properties are known through this process of ‘drug proving’.
The healthy individuals partaking in these drug trials are all independent of each other and there is no communication between participants. They are required to document all the subjective physical, mental and emotional symptoms they experience, along with how symptoms change due to different conditions – such as time of day, weather, or physical activity – in order to understand the full range of the medicine’s effects.
The drug must be proved on healthy individuals because the action of the drug on sick persons will be different. This is in accordance with homeopathy’s fundamental principle of ‘like cures like’ that states: A medicine is curative by its ability to cure the symptoms of ill health, that it can cause in an healthy individual.
7. Hering’s Law – Direction of Cure
Hering’s Law of Cure determines the direction in which true healing unfolds – from within outward, from the top of the body downward, and in reverse order of symptom appearance.
In homeopathy today, Herring’s Law is widely recognised as the second law of cure; the first law of cure being Similia similibus curanteur, or like cures like. Hering’s Law pertains to the direction in which the symptoms of a patient will disappear during a cure under homeopathic treatment.
This law helps us determine if the homeopathic treatment is progressing in the direction of healing, and gives feedback as to whether the patient is making improvement or not.
A law speaks of a recurrent pattern that exists in nature. It was Constantine Hering, a student of Hahnemann, who first observed this law; he observed that symptoms move in particular directions as a person’s health improved.
Herings Law is an order of healing. It states that all cure must proceed from the centre to the circumference. This means:
(1) From within, outwards – from inside the body to the outer surface of the body.
(2) From above downwards – from the top of the body to the lower extremities.
(3) From a more important organ to a less important organ.
(4) Healing will occur in the reverse order as the symptoms have appeared.
An example of this law is as follows: when treating children with eczema which disappeared after use of pharmaceutical ointments, it is often seen that asthma develops. This is the opposite direction of cure: the eczema was suppressed and the disease went inward from a less important organ (the skin) to a more important organ (the lungs).
During homeopathic treatment, it is frequently observed in such a case that as the asthma improves, the eczema that had been suppressed will resurface. This is the correct direction of cure; the disease is moving from a more important organ (the lungs) to a less important organ (the skin) and can now be successfully treated with homeopathic medicine by applying the law of similars.
8. The Principle of Vital Force
The belief that a vital energy or life force animates the body, and that illness arises from its imbalance.
The concept of the vital force is unique to homeopathy. It is a central concept that refers to the subtle, yet dynamic energy that animates all living beings. The vital force is believed to be the invisible force present within each cell of the body that governs the internal balance, health, and overall well-being of all living beings. When the vital force is in a state of harmony, the individual experiences health; when it is disturbed or weakened by emotional stress, environmental factors, lifestyle habits, or disease, it results in illness or dysfunction. Homeopathic treatment aims to gently stimulate and restore the balance of this vital force using highly-diluted natural substances, selected according to the principle of “like cures like.” Rather than simply suppressing symptoms, homeopathy works with the body’s natural healing processes, helping the vital force to correct internal imbalances and promote true, lasting recovery on physical, emotional, and mental levels.
9. The Principle of Drug Dynamisation (Potentisation)
Remedies are prepared through a process of serial dilution and succussion (shaking) believed to enhance their healing properties.
Homeopathic dynamisation (potentisation) is the process by which the dormant medicinal properties of natural substances are activated and transformed to enhance their potent properties – making them effective therapeutic agents.
Homeopathic potentisation involves the processes of: trituration or vigorous shaking (which makes solid substances soluble in water); succussion (vigorous shaking after each dilution); and dilution (the process of reducing the material substance in the remedies. These are all part of the method of potentisation.
The mechanical methods of trituration, succussion and dilution are crucial for creating effective potencies. These actions are believed to unlock hidden dynamic energies within the substance. It is thought that photons may contribute to the transfer of this information.
Trituration
Trituration is the process of grinding a solid substance, such as a mineral or metal, with lactose in precise proportions (usually 1 part substance to 99 parts lactose for a 1C potency) to make it soluble in water and ready for the next part of the process – succussion.
Through the process of trituration, dilution occurs mechanically and gradually – although not yet a liquid dilution, it’s still a form of serial dilution on a solid level.
After reaching the 3C or 6X potency, the substance is usually soluble enough to be further potentised in liquid form through succussion.
Succussion
Succussion is the vigorous shaking of the liquid medicinal solution. This process typically involves using alcohol or water and is part of the serial dilution process.
For example, in a C potency, 1 part of the substance is diluted in 99 parts of solvent, and then succussed. This process is repeated for each potency level.
The Role of Dilution
In trituration: Dilution happens via grinding with lactose to create a solid dilution.
In succussion: Dilution happens via mixing in a liquid medium (water/alcohol), then shaking vigorously to create a liquid dilution.
In both cases, the dilution is systematic and serial, and it’s essential for removing toxicity and unlocking the dynamic (energetic) properties of the substance.
Potentisation is closely aligned with the homeopathic principle of the minimal dose, where remedies are given in the smallest possible dose to stimulate healing without causing side effects and aggravations.
Summary of the objectives of potentisation
- Through the process of potentisation, even the most virulent and deadly poisons are rendered harmless, and are transformed into beneficial healing remedies.
- Substances that are medicinally inert or inactive in their natural state become therapeutically active and an effective medicinal agent through potentisation.
- Medicines that already have some activity in their natural form are enhanced in their medicinal qualities. Potentisation broadens their sphere of action and therapeutic range.
- Potentised remedies act more deeply, last longer, and have a more wide-spread influence on the organism compared to crude forms.
- Homeopathy is based on the belief that the vital force is dynamic in nature. Diseases disturb this vital force, and only remedies with dynamic energy, not just material quantity can restore balance. Potentisation activates this dynamic medicinal power.
10. Theory of Chronic Disease
Tendency to Chronic illness is determined through an inheritance or acquired through suppression or wrong treatment of disease.
The Theory of Chronic Diseases or the Miasmatic Theory as it is often referred to, was formulated by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in the early years of homeopathy. Hahnemann observed that, despite effective homeopathic treatment, certain cases failed to fully heal and symptoms would periodically recur over time.
This failure led him to investigate a large number of chronic cases, and after 12 years of thorough observations he reached the conclusion that these chronic diseases are caused by chronic miasms. Samuel Hahnemann first introduced the term miasm in his book, The Chronic Diseases, published in 1828.
What is a miasm?
- A miasm according to Hahnemann is a deep-seated inherited or aquired predisposition to chronic illness.
- Miasms are specific disease patterns that affect the entire person – they affect body systems, emotions, cells and cell surface receptors.
Who has miasms?
Miasms affect everyone—they exist within us in a dormant or latent state and are embedded in our genetic makeup. Various circumstances throughout life can trigger or activate them, such as:
- Stress
- Physical or emotional trauma
- Acute illness
How do people acquire miasms?
Hahnemann believed that miasms were driven into the DNA (or genetically imprinted) as a result of many of the suppressive therapies commonly used in medicine during his day. Hahnemann explained that suppressive therapies drive the disease deeper into the system, allowing for a more chronic condition to be created. Examples of suppressive therapies used today are:
- Prescription drugs
- Antibiotics
- Steroid creams
- Vaccinations
To understand this better, let’s look at an example. Steroid creams are commonly used today to treat skin eruptions such as eczema, poison ivy, or other forms of allergic skin reactions or rashes. However, the nature of steroids is simply to short-circuit the immune response. The root cause – such as a virus, an allergen, or bacteria for example – is not eliminated from the body or cured by the steroid. Instead, the body’s reaction to it is suppressed, and thus it remains in the body.
A healthy body will try to expel a virus through the skin – but when steroids are used, the cause of the skin issue is suppressed and driven deeper into the system.
The skin is one of the body’s best organs of elimination and can expel toxins from the body, but if its pathway are blocked, the virus has no other choice but to go deeper into the system.
One common pattern seen when skin eruptions are suppressed over time is lung congestion. In medical literature, there is a link seen between suppressed eczema and lung problems such as croup and asthma symptoms. The point is that when a disease is suppressed, deeper issues are created, and miasms can be activated or created.
How many miasms are there?
Hahnemann’s original three miasms were Psora, Syphilis & Sycosis. In more recent years the miasmatic theory has evolved to incorporate two more miasms: Tubercular and Cancer miasms. Today we have five primary miasms, they are:
- Psoric
- Sycotic
- Syphilitic
- Tubercular
- Cancer
Psoric Miasm
The word Psora is derived from the Greek ‘Psora’ and means a groove or stigma. Hahnemann held that 85% of all chronic diseases are due to the psoric miasm.
The psoric miasm is the first of the chronic diseases, with symptoms appearing as disturbances in the patient’s normal functioning.
Psora is the fundamental, underlying cause for all diseases and miasms. It is responsible for deficiency which leads to hypo-immunity. The lowered immunity leaves the person susceptible to more chronic disease.
- The psoric miasm has an affinity with the skin.
- Skin eruptions, itching, fears about poverty and survival, pessimism.
- When there is a Psoric miasm influence, it is common to experience worsening of skin symptoms – with skin eruptions that are itchy and scaly.
- There is often mental restlessness and there can be a tendency to over-eat due to stress, worry and anxiety.
- Slowly growing tumors are characteristic of the psoric miasm, although they are often benign.
- Body odour indicates toxicity within the body’s inner terrain.
- Problems with the digestive processes of assimilation and elimination are common in Psora.
- Psora types often experience joint inflammation and arthritic conditions, hay fever, allergies, sinus infections and asthma.
- Person will often be fearful and anxious with worries about money, abandonment, business failure, and survival. There is the feeling that there will not be enough – even when there actually is.
- Experience chronic over-stimulation of the ‘fight or flight’ mechanism.
- There may be issues with temperature regulation (either too hot or too cold) and climate adaption.
- They may have an empty, weak, hungry feeling around 11am and often struggle with blood sugar regulation.
- The Psoric person feels worse in cold or open air and feels better from warmth of any type.
Common symptoms: acne, allergy, anxiety, asthma, skin boils, bronchitis, eczema, dermatitis, insomnia, psoriasis, scabies, sciatica, skin ulcers and upper respiratory infections.
Sycotic Miasm
The Sycotic miasms can be characterised as an over-production or excess. There is too much of everything being produced in the body – too many warts, too much mucous, tumors and growths.
Keynotes of the Sycotic miasm include; warts, skin tags, discharges, mucus, tumors (not cancerous), inflammation, blood disorders, emotional cruelty, suspicion, and love of power. This Miasm is held to be responsible for many sexual and urinary disorders, and affections of the joints and the mucous membranes. Inertia of the system with inability to respond are its main expression. Thus arthritis and rheumatism, asthma, allergies, catarrhs, bronchitis, cystitis, hypertension and warts are all regarded as partly or mainly sycotic in character. The wart came to be seen as the underlying archetype of this Miasm, as it is also held to be responsible for all warty excrescences and growths.
- Sycotic people tend to be extremists.
- There is also a tendency to urinary and hormonal issues as well as sexual problems. Often early sexual trauma can activate a sycotic miasm.
- Individuals who have a Sycotic miasm are susceptible to the shock of surgical removal of skin eruptions such as warts, cysts, moles – which can lead to the activation of the latent miasm.
- Swelling in the joints and connective tissues as well as arthritis and rheumatism are common.
- Tend to have thick, coarse hair and ridged or thick nails.
- This miasm is believed to be responsible when there is a sudden onset of any severe disease.
- Areas of vulnerability with this miasm include: reproductive/urinary organs, mucous membranes, connective tissue, and issues with healthy boundaries between self and the rest of the universe.
- There is a tendency to form kidney or gall stones, swellings or deposits in the joints.
- There are issues with fluid accumulation and sinus congestion.
- Emotional symptoms can include: suspiciousness, secretiveness, forgetfulness, and a tendency toward being a workaholic.
The Sycotic person’s conditions are always worse in cold, damp weather; better with activity and at the seaside.
Syphilitic Miasm
The Syphilitic miasm is easier to understand and remember if we think of it as the opposite of the Sycotic miasm. The Sycotic miasm is about over-expansion, over-production, over-growth … the Syphilitic miasm represents breakdown and destruction. It is called the miasm of destruction: cell breakdown, disintegration and degeneration.
This Miasm is held to be responsible for many diseases of the nervous system, the blood and skeleton as well as a range of psychological disorders, including alcoholism, depression, suicidal impulses, insanity, loss of smell and taste, blindness, deafness and ulcerations. It is also associated with many heart conditions, some vesicular skin eruptions and diseases that have a definite nocturnal periodicity. Reactivity leading to destruction are its main expressions.
The Syphilitic miasm is associated with feelings of being stuck and fears of moving forward.
From a consciousness perspective, this miasm teaches us not to get too attached to things that we’ve created or accumulated, because everything in nature is transient and changes form eventually.
There are often issues with the eyes including cataracts and blindness, skin diseases that become infected, ulcerated sore throats, ulcers of the ear, nose, urinary system and mouth and heart conditions.
There is often a history of miscarriage, stillborn pregnancies, and sterility.
The Syphilitic miasm is also marked with addictions due to lack of self-worth and self-destructive behaviors such as alcoholism.
Most of the pains or aggravations occur during the winter months or at night.
With this miasm, we often see the deepest depths of depression and despair.
Common emotions can be jealousy, envy, explosive anger and a pessimistic view of life.
Diseases of aging that destroy function and memory such as dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases are part of the Syphyilitic miasm.
A theme of this miasm is learning to let go.
The miasm may be triggered by severe loss – job loss, relationship loss, the loss of identity.
An emotional keynote of this miasm is the feeling that he/she is on the verge of losing control, when emotions are overwhelming and intense.
Tubercular
Keynotes of the Tubercular miasm are coughs, breathing issues and lung problems, respiratory system imbalances, frequent colds and sensitivity to the cold. The Tubercular miasm is all about a desire for change, they love to travel. The desire for change and travel comes with an inherent restlessness. These are people who cannot sit still, they are always busy, moving around, changing and doing.
Like Tuberculosis, the Tubercular miasm has an affinity with the chest and feelings of suffocation, tightness and oppression.
- The most favorable place for the tubercular person is said to be up in the mountains and in fresh air.
- Often have problems with breathing or constriction around the throat.
- Weakness in the thyroid gland.
- Often struggle with self-expression in some way.
- Often frail and sensitive to the heat, but also easily chilled.
- They are sensitive to weather changes, environmental toxins, atmospheric and barometric pressure changes.
- Children with this miasm may have prolonged bedwetting, frequent nightmares, temper tantrums, and often have an aversion to milk.
- They also tend to be susceptible to ringworm, acne, and white spots on the nails.
- Experience loss of appetite.
- Tendency to have parasites and allergies.
- Have a fear of dogs.
- They are prone to exhaustion if stressed and may feel as if they never have enough rest.
- Desire to travel (or if travel is not possible, the desire to change clothing often and move the furniture frequently).
- The Tubercular person is better with the sun and warmth.
- The Tubercular type has a sense that things could be changed or improved, or that there is something missing.
- There is a strong drive for freedom and a resistance to any kind of restriction.
- Driven to re-discover and connect with the Divine.
Common symptoms: allergy, asthma, astigmatism, autism, bronchitis, teeth grinding, croup, compulsive disorders, bed wetting, lymphoma, pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, ringworm, upper respiratory infections.
Cancer
The Cancer miasm is an equally divided combination of the original three miasms of Hahnemann: Psoric, Sycotic and Syphilitic.
Keynotes of the Cancer miasm are emotional sensitivity and/or repression of emotions like anger, fear, and aggression.
Working with this miasm will help to improve one’s ability to grow in relationships, will strengthen and balance the immune system and the spleen in particular.
Susceptible to pneumonia, chemical toxicity or multiple allergy syndrome, overexposure to chemicals, and situations where the immune system seems to go into overdrive, reacting to everything.
This miasm is also commonly seen when there are reactions to vaccinations and allopathic drug use.
There can be perfectionist tendencies, depression, and even apathy.
A person with this miasm activated will have the tendency to be over-reactive to many things without the ability to determine what is healthy and what is not.
There is often a history of repeated and severe childhood illnesses and infections, sensitive gums and teeth, growth disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and autism spectrum disorders.
This miasm if likely activated when there are significant challenges with relationships between human beings, specifically with our individual, one-to-one relationships.
The greatest challenge with this miasm is the ability to stay open emotionally and yet feel protected and safe at the same time.
The Cancer miasm has a tendency to be too accommodating and agreeable, to one’s own peril – often known as the “doormat syndrome.” When the true self is continually suppressed to the needs or wants of others, this miasm is awakened.
Deep sadness, grief, guilt or anger is also seen with this miasm.
The tendency to be over concerned with others or to go along with others so as not to upset anyone seems to be deeply ingrained in this person.
This miasm is usually suspected in those with a family history of cancer or diabetes.
I hope you found the above enlightening and it leads you to a stronger affinity with homeopathy and using it to improve and maintain your own health and that of your family.
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