Understanding the Rubric

Question by Veeraraghavan A.R. on February 13, 2011 at 12:51am

Sir, If you please collect and post here some patients probable versions for this rubric "fear superstitious', that will be very useful to us. Thank you.

Reply by Dr Prasad Arvind Rasal. 1 second ago

Dear Veeraraghavan,

Under the rubric - Fear, Superstitious, there is only one remedy i.e. Rhus T.
Let's first learn the meanings of both the words from dictionary.
Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger and flee from it or fight, also known as the Fight or Flight response. Some psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that fear belongs to a small set of basic or innate emotions. This set also includes such emotions as joy, sadness, and anger. Fear should be distinguished from the related emotional state of anxiety, which typically occurs without any external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[1] Worth noting is that fear almost always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable. Fear could also be an instant reaction to something presently happening.

Superstition is a credulous belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge. The word is often used pejoratively to refer to folk beliefs deemed irrational, which is appropriate since irrational means "not based on reason". This leads to some superstitions being called "old wives' tales". It is also commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy and spiritual beings, particularly the irrational belief that future events can be foretold by specific unrelated prior events.

So, fear of such superstitious beliefs is Rhus T. Let me explain it with example.

One of my student unfortunately died at very early age due to Thrombo-embolism induced severe myocardial infarction. My another student who was a very close friend of this deceased student, there after started getting functional chest pains & he use to call me every time with the fear in his mind that he might get a heart attack like his friend. This is superstitious aspect to which he use to fear & with the dose of Rhus T, his chest pains used to get vanished.

I think, you will get an idea regarding the rubric.

Dr Prasad Rasal...