Merc in Sehgal

Merc is a Sehgal Remedy in Sehgal Method

Positiveness

Word	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 He believes that the treatment will improve his condition.
Related Rubrics	Well says sick very
Remedies	Ars , Lach, Merc
Ars ₳ Merc	Both Merc and Ars have the rubric of Positiveness. Ars is pessimist but Merc is courageous Merc is calm, composed and quiet.
Positiveness Religious, affection Fear, faith, to lose his religious	A 52 yrs. old man who was suffering from dry cough at least 20- 30 times in a day. Every bout lasted 2-3 minutes + Choking + Struggling for breath+ 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 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. P: 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." To him, a dietary restriction or Para clinic tests means a failure on the part of his doctor this stage this patient fears to keep his faith on the doctor and the treatment.

Sehgal Rubrics

Danger, no sense of Hopeful Religious, affection Objective reasonable	He has 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 Well says sick very Objective reasonable	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 will cure him not the para clinic." 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 BP that I come to know it is high, I myself never feel anything abnormal."
Mood repulsive	He lives 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 he breaks his promise at the first opportunity. He does not hide it from his doctor if he has broken the restriction.
Disobedience Unreliable, promises in his	Merc 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."
Egotism Gluttony Gourmand Greedy, cupidity	Due to this nature he lands into trouble often but admits his mistake remaining calm and composed all the time
Del, Injury, about to receive Del, Enemy, Surrounded by	This is a good combination: He feels that he is surrounded by enemies but never panics.
Del, wrong he has done
Indifference, agreeable things to Doubtful recovery of Discouraged, alternating with hope/courage	Discontented 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.
Change, desire for

Anarchistic, revolutionary

Defiant Mood repulsive

He has a tendency to revolt fiercely if his wishes meet opposition The question is what makes him to feel that he is going to have something harmful when he is so courageous.

Frivolous

Calm	Merc 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.
Positiveness/ Egotism	Merc 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
Bell ₳ Merc	Bell on the other hand is sensitive and can easily break down. 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.