Have you ever been to a homeopathic consultation and wondered why the practitioner asks so many questions?
For a homeopath, simply understanding your main symptoms and clinical diagnoses is only the first step. To truly help, we need to understand the unique person who is suffering—the human being behind the disease.
To explore this inner landscape and uncover your unique patterns, a homeopath will ask a wide variety of questions, which may explore:
Your Personality & Temperament: What is your basic nature? What are your main interests, hobbies, and how did you act as a child? If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Emotions & Reactions: What makes you angry, and how do you behave when you are? What situations affect you most on an emotional level?
Sensitivities & Coping: How do you handle stress, and what is currently stressing you? What has been the most difficult situation in your life, and how did you cope with it?
Fears & the Subconscious: What are your greatest fears? What do you dream about, and are there recurring patterns in those dreams?
Your Daily Life & Perspective: Where do you live, and what is your environment like? How do you view the world? Do you feel stuck in any area of your life, or feel that your basic needs are unfulfilled? Are you satisfied with your life?
Physical & Physiological Patterns: What are your likes and dislikes (especially with food and weather)? What is your medical, family, and intimate physical history? Do you feel particularly connected to certain animals or plants?
…and many more.
Through these deeply personal questions, a homeopath is able to piece together the unique, overarching pattern of your life. By understanding who you are at all levels—mental, emotional, and physical—we can find the exact, individualized remedy that can help you truly heal from within
