Article of the Month - November 2006
Today, the newspapers and television are inundated with advertisements offering solutions to all manner of financial problems. The shops are beginning to fill up with Christmas fare and the demands and expectations of friends and family can leave one feeling low about not being able to afford gifts or tempted to spend more than one can afford.
If credit cards are spent to their limits and the overdraft is scarily large, then stress builds about how one can pay this money back. Also, feelings of guilt about getting into this position mount. Add to this the bombardment of television programmes and magazine articles featuring excessive and happy spending by seemingly everyone else can leave one feeling the sting of not being able to afford such items.
The feelings of dread when faced with the morning post or when the telephone rings can leave one drained. Financial worries do not only take their toll on the mind, but also on the body. The mind takes a battering. Due to this, the body can experience a drop in its immune capability. The appetite may be reduced leading to less nutritional resources in the body and illness can occur.
Overspending from a homoeopathic viewpoint can be a symptom of either one of a combination of the following:
- peer pressure
- seeking to find something to fill an emptiness inside
- an addiction to shopping
- a desire to please others by purchasing them things one cannot afford
- a desire for items regardless of the price – a desperate need to suppress real feelings by purchasing items could be for the ‘high’ of the purchase itself or because there is a belief that this item will provide some level of happiness or satisfaction.
Financial worries can also occur due to a loss of job, income, death of the main breadwinner, divorce, poor investments, gambling, etc. This is a different situation to the above, but some may use shopping as a feel good exercise to get away from having to face a new financial situation.
Regardless of the reason why there are financial worries, there is help out there. Look at the list below for links. It does not matter how the debt came to be, the important thing is to do something positive about it. Make a start by looking at some of the below or just pop into your local Citizens Advice Bureau. It costs nothing, but can be helpful way to find a solution to financial problems.
Homoeopathy can help one to deal with the emotional, mental and physical aspects of facing financial problems like debt.
| Remedy |
Description |
Arnica |
You will feel battered and worried. The whole thing feels like one big trauma. You will tell everyone that you’re ok, but really, you move from feeling almost numb and uncaring about it, to feeling bruised and worried. |
Arsenicum |
You feel panicked, restless, anxious and exhausted. You feel you need the support of friends and family to get through this. Ask them for help and advice. You may despair about ever getting through this. |
Aurum |
You will feel very depressed, as if you have failed yourself and close ones. You may even be considering suicide. Pessimistic, brooding, and overwhelmed with guilt, you need to ask for help. |
Bryonia |
You will suffer mixed feelings; one moment wanting company, the next needing to be alone. You feel out of control emotionally and have inappropriate responses to the situation like childish laughter or can feel wild rage, depression and go into hyperactivity. |
Calc Phos |
You feel indifferent, but also dissatisfied and peevish about the whole thing. You sign a lot and just want to escape the situation when you do sit and think about it. |
Ignatia |
You find it difficult to even think about the problem. There is a lump in the throat and you keep sighing. You’re quiet and brooding, but can turn into frustration or hysteria if pushed. You start doubting yourself. |
Nux Vomica |
You are angry about the whole situation and are working hard to rectify the problem. You are driven about it and cannot relax. You are taking a pragmatic approach to this problem. |
Rhus tox |
You feel irritated and frustrated, anxious and restless. You can’t sleep due to anxiety and worry a lot. You are not a practical person and find it difficult to be assertive and effective in this situation. |
Psorinum |
You feel like you are a born loser and are the ultimate pessimist. Depression, fear of poverty, anxiety and a lack of energy to carry out any task weigh you down. You are very fearful and feel hopeless. |
Find the remedy which suits you most. Take this remedy every Monday and Thursday morning and night at 1M.
To help calm and soothe emotions: Bach’s Rescue Remedy or Bush’s Emergency Essence (flower essence combination)
To help with your thinking around money, if you feel impoverished: Bush’s Abund Essence (flower essence combination). Take regularly over a few weeks.
When in a negative situation, a plan is needed to come out of this situation. Do not feel helpless, sorry or guilty. Do something to make it right, to get out of the situation. Ask for help from professionals. Your plan can be as simple as:
- look at websites below for more information
- ask citizens advice bureau or a charity if they can put you in touch with professionals who can help you for free or at a reduced cost
- manage your health with a good diet, exercise and take appropriate remedies
- examine what went wrong, how can this situation be avoided in future, what lessons are there to be learned: life coaching lessons, psychotherapy, counseling, etc. can help
- does a change in spending habits, thinking, addiction need to be addressed? Get help. Your doctor may be able to refer you or there may be help from a debt charity. See the above kind of professionals that can help.
Helpful websites dealing with financial worries
