Merc in Sehgal

Merc is a Sehgal Remedy in Sehgal Method

Sehgal Rubrics

POSITIVENESS Ars, Lach	Positive feeling: He does not fear his disease and even makes it apparent that he does not bother very much about it. Feeling of being well in spite of being sick
DANGER, no sense of danger Ars	Both Merc and Ars have the rubric of Positiveness The basic point of difference between them is Ars is pessimist but Merc, is courageous Merc patient is a person of strong beliefs and follows logical reasoning. He undergoes treatment with full conviction and faith. How strong his belief is in his own recovery depends upon his faith on the doctor.
RELIGIOUS, affection	He will follow his doctor's advice and undergo investigation but will question the need for it since in his opinion it is the medicine which will cure him not the investigation. This patient has a strong feeling of being well and healthy. He keeps claiming adamantly that he is not sick though he might have the disease. Merc patient suffering from hypertension said: “Doctor it is only when you measure my blood pressure that I come to know it is high, I myself never feel anything abnormal."
MOOD repulsive	He lives life without any worries or fear. He does not like diet restriction but if the doctor asks him to do he promises to obey. But then there are some patients who break their promise at the first opportunity. However this patient does not hide it from his doctor if he has broken the restriction. •
DISOBEDIENCE UNRELIABLE, promises in his FRIVOLOUS	Through my experience I can say that this patient apparently listens to his doctor but does not strictly follow it if it comes in the way of his enjoyment. His answer is quite casual, "I could not resist when I saw the food."
GLUTTONY GOURMAND GREEDY, cupidity	Due to this nature he lands into trouble often but admits his mistake remaining calm and composed all the time
DELUSIONS, wrong he has done

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• • • • • . • He believes that the treatment will improve his condition. A Merc. Patient is calm, composed, and quiet. He feels that he is surrounded by enemies but never panics. This patient has a tendency to revolt fiercely if his wishes meet opposition

дЫАКСШБТ, revolutionary The question is what makes this patient to feel that he is 8 om 8 to have something harmful when he is so courageous. Merc, is frivolous but he behaves differently from a bell patient. He is frivolous in the sense that no amount of sickness can make him worry or fear too much. Also he keeps calm even in critical condition. A bell patient on the other hand is sensitive and can easily break down. How a Merc, affords being frivolous and casual is through his faith in the treatment and his belief that nothing could happen to him as long as he is taking it. He even feels free to eat or do anything without fear. He will follow the doctor's advice down to every precaution but not so much out of his own wish as to be an obedient patient to his doctor. He tells the doctor that his only reason for taking the medicine is that he wants to be in a good state of health. It's like obliging the doctor. • INDIFFERENCE, agreeable things to Agreeable: Be good for It does not mean that this patient is without fear but his courageous and hopeful attitude gets the better of his fear. However his positive attitude is hit hard when he feels let down by the doctor or the treatment. All along he believes that following his doctor will save him from any health trouble. To him, a dietary restriction or investigation means a failure on the part of his doctor

this stage this patient fears to keep his faith on the doctor and the treatment. • DOUBTFUL recovery of • DISCOURAGED, alternating with hope • DISCOURAGED, alternating with courage • FEAR, faith, to lose his religious Merc. Case I treated a 52 yrs. old man who was suffering from dry cough. He used to cough at least 20- 30 times in a day. Every bout lasted 2-3 minutes and was so severe that it left him choking and struggling for breath. As a result he would go all red in the face and his whole body would be violently shaken giving him severe pain in the head. It would only stop after he coughed up some thick sputum. He told me that, "He had tried both allopathic and homeopathic treatment but neither gave him any relief." When I asked him if the doctors had done any investigation he replied very calmly that, "the previous doctor had advised that too but I ignored it." He said, "Sir, I will ask you a very simple question. If ultimately it's the medicine that will do the work what use are investigation? Just give me the medicine. If something bad had to happen it would have been happened by now.

I don't fear investigation, doctor, but, I have come to you in full faith." "One day I have to get better". "It is not that I will keep coughing like this for whole of my life." He said, "I can't work because of the cough. I keep lying in the bed most of the time. Just sometimes I go around and talk to my friends. "When I will get better I will think of starting my work again." "I am neither too worried nor afraid about my condition. My only fear is that it might lead to some serious problem if it persists for a few more days." Positivenes