MIND
Calmness, inner stability, equanimity
- “I am calm.”
- “Today I am calm, balanced.”
- “More calm than usual.”
- “More calm, somewhat confident.”
- “I feel much more confident and purposeful.”
- “Calm, confident, at moments I felt like an ‘observer’.”
- “The usual seasonal sadness seems absent. Inside I feel unusually calm, light, smiling.”
- “My level of calmness is at its highest degree, so much that I even feel EMOTIONLESS.”
- “I feel wonderful.”
Increased confidence, decisiveness, assertiveness
- “I set a boundary and I am sure I will maintain it.”
- “This time I did not give in and I said everything.”
- “I showed a lot of energy, irritability, assertiveness and fury.”
- “I am becoming more resilient, standing up for myself and my desires, putting myself first.”
- “Usually this would terrify me… now I simply decide and act.”
- “I surprised myself with the decisiveness of my wishes and actions.”
- “I feel much more confident in myself.”
Boundaries, independence, self-care
- “I will take care only of myself, I will care for myself.”
- “For several days there has been a growing feeling that it is time to do more good things for myself.”
- “I woke up with a desire to take better care of myself.”
- “My motivation to ‘take care of myself’ exists not only in thoughts and words but also in actions.”
Calmness instead of anxiety about loved ones
- “I often felt guilt concerning my mother… since the proving started this feeling of guilt is gone.”
- “Even if we do not speak, I am calm and not worried at all.”
Increased concentration, organization, efficiency
- “Organized in my affairs.”
- “I had good concentration and organized myself successfully with different tasks.”
- “Today I think ‘fast’ and with concentration.”
- “I do not get distracted starting one thing, then another… fifth…”
- “In three hours at the computer I finished work that used to take me at least five hours.”
- “Very good memory and concentration.”
Low threshold of tolerance, irritability, anger
- “My threshold of tolerance was very low.”
- “I reacted rather sharply in situations that did not require such reactions.”
- “I regret getting angry with the grandchildren.”
- “Then I blamed myself.”
- “A little irritation from stupid drivers.”
- “Inwardly I felt a lot of anger.”
- “A burst of verbal rage… followed by collapse.”
Guilt, remorse
- “I experienced enormous pain and remorse.”
- “I am not someone who cries easily… but after this situation I definitely cried.”
- “Then I blamed myself for my reactions.”
Withdrawal, aversion to company
- “I want to be alone, I avoid communication.”
- “I am constantly thoughtful.”
Anxiety, inner tension
- “More calm outwardly, inwardly anxious.”
- “I appeared calm, but inside I was nervous, anxious.”
- “Anxiety, strong irritation almost to the point of hysteria.”
- “Anxious thoughts close to panic disorder.”
- “Fear that my whole world is collapsing.”
- “Fear of survival.”
Emotional detachment, emotional numbness
- “I lack all emotions.”
- “I try to detach from the surrounding world.”
- “At moments I felt like an ‘observer’, as if I was only ‘recording’ what I saw, without reaction or emotion.”
Insights, inner clarity, decisions
- “I woke up with an insight.”
- “The decision was made and it felt as if a huge burden had fallen from my shoulders.”
- “Everything revolved around ‘insights’.”
- “I have discoveries that suddenly dawn upon me.”
- “Now I can also find the exact words to describe them.”
SLEEP
Much dreaming
- “I dream a lot.”
- “I dream the whole night.”
- “A feeling that I dream all night.”
- “I have the feeling of many dreams.”
- “Very intense dreaming.”
- “The dreams were like films — long, with a storyline.”
Many dreams, but no recollection
- “I dream a lot, but I do not remember.”
- “The feeling is of many dreams, but I remember nothing.”
- “I dreamed a lot, as if I would remember any moment… but nothing.”
- “I dreamed a lot, but remember no details.”
- “I kept waking with a feeling of dreaming, but remember nothing.”
Recurring dreams / dreams with continuation
- “Recurring dream.”
- “Dream with continuation.”
- “This night I realized this was a dream I had dreamed on previous nights.”
Insomnia, waking, fragmented sleep
- “I could not fall asleep until 5.”
- “I woke at 1:30 and could not fall asleep again.”
- “Fragmented sleep.”
- “I woke every hour.”
- “Frequent waking.”
- “I woke up, fell asleep again, and the dream continued.”
Early sleepiness / early waking
- “I get sleepy early, between 7:30 and 8:00 PM.”
- “I was very sleepy and went to bed around 8:30.”
- “Early going to bed and falling asleep. Early waking.”
Daytime sleepiness
- “I want to sleep… my eyes are closing.”
- “I am almost falling asleep over the ladle.”
- “Suddenly fatigue hit me.”
- “Afternoon nap — unusual for me.”
- “I become very sleepy between 3 and 4 PM.”
Deep, refreshing sleep
- “I sleep like a baby, very deeply.”
- “Deep sleep.”
- “In the morning I woke fresh and rested.”
- “I woke up refreshed.”
DREAMS
Many dreams — vague recollection
- “Many dreams, but no memory.”
- “Feeling of many dreams.”
- “Fragmentary memories.”
- “There was more… but I cannot remember.”
Dreams — sexual
- “I see the other couple hugging, kissing… my partner is asleep… the other man smiles at me: ‘do you want to?’… I am so excited I can only nod… I woke up… wet… disappointed that the dream ended.”
- “A young man embraces me and kisses me on the cheek, holding me in the embrace… I nearly faint from pleasure… ‘it could be even better with me’.”
- “I dreamed of orgies and sexual promiscuity, numerous sexual contacts and orgasms.”
- “My husband and I have sex in an unusual way and in front of other people. This is absolute taboo for me.”
- “I dreamed of passionate sex with two men, one after another.”
- “In an afternoon nap I was arranging a meeting for sex.”
Dreams of partnership, attraction, another man, mixed identities
- “I am with my husband and not with him at the same time.”
- “My husband is there… a young man… my husband smiles at him… why should there not be a continuation.”
- “One of them is my husband, but not my husband.”
- “My husband and I decided to go to the seaside, each separately.”
- “He travelled on the same train… same hotel… same restaurant… ‘obviously we think alike’.”
Dreams of betrayal, rejection, people turning against me
- “I decided to confess something weighing on me… the person I confessed to turned against me.”
- “They gathered an angry crowd against me.”
- “Dream with pain, feeling of betrayal.”
- “They turn around and run away from me… I remain bewildered… bitter.”
- “How dare you speak like this… after so many years…”
Dreams of pursuit, danger, threat
- “A lion is chasing him.”
- “A lioness lies on the balcony… I am frightened… she opens the door and comes inside.”
- “Then there is a lioness and a black panther.”
- “Driving through an extreme section full of holes and a bend.”
- “Falling from a cliff.”
- “The elevator stops abruptly… some force drags it downward… I see the one pulling us… terrifying, tall, massive silhouette.”
- “As if suffocating, as if chains around the neck.”
HEAD
Headache
- “I woke up with a headache in the occiput, now it is all over the head.”
- “Headache mainly on the right side of the head. The pain starts from the neck and extends to the eye.”
- “Mild headache on the right side of the head. Not sharp, but persistent.”
- “Sudden, acute headache… around 7 PM very strong and unbearable.”
- “The headache is felt throughout the whole head, especially behind the ears and in the whole back part of the head, extending downward toward the neck.”
- “Frontal headache, sharply painful for about five minutes.”
- “My head feels heavy.”
- “My head hurt so much that I was unable to think or function.”
Vertigo / dizziness / lightheadedness
- “Occasional vertigo.”
- “Slight dizziness and lightheadedness.”
- “Mild sensations… as if I do not know where I am, dazed, stunned.”
- “Vertigo.”
EYES
Stye
- “A stye appeared again on the right eye.”
- “A stye developed on my right eye.”
- “The stye on my eye causes discomfort.”
Eye pain
“Pain in the eyes.”
Watery eyes
“I woke up with watery eyes.”
EARS
No clear new symptomatology reported.
NOSE
Coryza
“The runny nose is like a faucet.”
“One nostril is free… I am already half cured.”
“The right nostril was blocked during the night but not during the day.”
FACE
No distinct new symptoms reported.
MOUTH
Dryness / bitterness
“Dryness and bitterness in the mouth.”
Tongue – sore / pimple / pain
“In the middle part of the tongue, lengthwise, a sore appeared. Pain on touch, like a cut.”
“The pimple on the tongue.”
“The pimple on the tongue has diminished and is no longer sensitive.”
Offensive odor
“For several days I have had an unpleasant smell… as if something spoiled.”
TEETH
Tooth pain
“Pain in all the teeth on inhalation.”
“As from cold water or air after a filed tooth.”
THROAT
Sore throat
- “Slight soreness of the throat.”
- “The throat hurts less.”
- “In the afternoon my throat began to hurt. Quite painful on swallowing.”
- “The throat pain is almost gone.”
- “Soreness of the throat during the night.”
Mucus / postnasal discharge
“A lot of mucus running down the back wall of the throat.”
“This makes me cough often and expectorate a lot.”
Sensation of lump / obstruction
“Sensation of something stuck.”
“A pressing lump.”
“Heaviness.”
“A lump pressing and making breathing difficult.”
Hoarseness
“My voice became hoarse.”
“Hoarse voice.”
STOMACH
Increased appetite
- “Increased appetite.”
- “Strong appetite.”
- “Very good appetite.”
- “Increased appetite, again craving sweets.”
- “Slightly increased appetite.”
- “I want to eat… everything.”
- “I cannot control my appetite.”
Decreased appetite
- “My appetite decreased.”
- “Reduced appetite.”
- “Scanty appetite.”
- “I do not feel like eating.”
- “No desire for anything.”
Quick satiety
- “Quick satiety.”
- “I become full quickly.”
Craving for sweets
- “Increased desire for sweets.”
- “In the evening I cannot resist the desire for something sweet.”
- “Preferably chocolate.”
- “Very strong craving for sweets.”
- “Craving for sweets.”
- “I continue to desire sweets.”
Other cravings
- “Desire for spicy food.”
- “Craving for smoked salmon fillet in a sandwich.”
- “Strong desire for bacon fat.”
- “Manuka honey — I went to the jar three or four times.”
- “Desire for bread.”
- “Seeking quick carbohydrates.”
- “Preference for light, plant-based food.”
- “Strong desire for something liquid, soup.”
Thirst
- “Increased thirst.”
- “Strong thirst.”
- “Marked thirst.”
- “I drink more water.”
- “I definitely drink larger amounts of water.”
- “Before, I had to force myself to drink more water.”
- “Increased appetite and thirst.”
- “Strong sensation of thirst.”
ABDOMEN
Bloating / gas
- “Gas.”
- “Terrible gas and abdominal bloating.”
- “Abdominal bloating.”
- “Bloated, with gas.”
- “Sensation of fullness, ‘up to the throat’.”
Abdominal pain
- “Pain around the umbilicus, dull, persistent.”
- “Abdominal pains.”
- “Mild intestinal colic.”
- “The intestines rumble — as if I were hungry.”
Constipation / stool
- “Constipation returned.”
- “I have been suffering from constipation for three days.”
- “Chronic constipation… now I go more regularly and more easily.”
- “Difficult stool.”
- “More difficult evacuation.”
- “Four visits to the toilet — usually I go once.”
HEAD
Headache
“I woke up with a headache in the occiput, now it is all over the head.”
“Headache mainly on the right side of the head. The pain starts from the neck and extends to the eye.”
“Mild headache on the right side of the head. Not sharp, but persistent.”
“Sudden, acute headache… around 7 PM very strong and unbearable.”
“The headache is felt throughout the whole head, especially behind the ears and in the whole back part of the head, extending downward toward the neck.”
“Frontal headache, sharply painful for about five minutes.”
“My head feels heavy.”
“My head hurt so much that I was unable to think or function.”
Vertigo / dizziness / lightheadedness
“Occasional vertigo.”
“Slight dizziness and lightheadedness.”
“Mild sensations… as if I do not know where I am, dazed, stunned.”
“Vertigo.”
EYES
Stye
“A stye appeared again on the right eye.”
“A stye developed on my right eye.”
“The stye on my eye causes discomfort.”
Eye pain
“Pain in the eyes.”
Watery eyes
“I woke up with watery eyes.”
EARS
No clear new symptomatology reported.
NOSE
Coryza
“The runny nose is like a faucet.”
“One nostril is free… I am already half cured.”
“The right nostril was blocked during the night but not during the day.”
FACE
No distinct new symptoms reported.
MOUTH
Dryness / bitterness
“Dryness and bitterness in the mouth.”
Tongue – sore / pimple / pain
“In the middle part of the tongue, lengthwise, a sore appeared. Pain on touch, like a cut.”
“The pimple on the tongue.”
“The pimple on the tongue has diminished and is no longer sensitive.”
Offensive odor
“For several days I have had an unpleasant smell… as if something spoiled.”
TEETH
Tooth pain
“Pain in all the teeth on inhalation.”
“As from cold water or air after a filed tooth.”
THROAT
Sore throat
“Slight soreness of the throat.”
“The throat hurts less.”
“In the afternoon my throat began to hurt. Quite painful on swallowing.”
“The throat pain is almost gone.”
“Soreness of the throat during the night.”
Mucus / postnasal discharge
“A lot of mucus running down the back wall of the throat.”
“This makes me cough often and expectorate a lot.”
Sensation of lump / obstruction
“Sensation of something stuck.”
“A pressing lump.”
“Heaviness.”
“A lump pressing and making breathing difficult.”
Hoarseness
“My voice became hoarse.”
“Hoarse voice.”
STOMACH
Increased appetite
- “Increased appetite.”
- “Strong appetite.”
- “Very good appetite.”
- “Increased appetite, again craving sweets.”
- “Slightly increased appetite.”
- “I want to eat… everything.”
- “I cannot control my appetite.”
Decreased appetite
- “My appetite decreased.”
- “Reduced appetite.”
- “Scanty appetite.”
- “I do not feel like eating.”
- “No desire for anything.”
Quick satiety
- “Quick satiety.”
- “I become full quickly.”
Craving for sweets
- “Increased desire for sweets.”
- “In the evening I cannot resist the desire for something sweet.”
- “Preferably chocolate.”
- “Very strong craving for sweets.”
- “Craving for sweets.”
- “I continue to desire sweets.”
Other cravings
- “Desire for spicy food.”
- “Craving for smoked salmon fillet in a sandwich.”
- “Strong desire for bacon fat.”
- “Manuka honey — I went to the jar three or four times.”
- “Desire for bread.”
- “Seeking quick carbohydrates.”
- “Preference for light, plant-based food.”
- “Strong desire for something liquid, soup.”
Thirst
- “Increased thirst.”
- “Strong thirst.”
- “Marked thirst.”
- “I drink more water.”
- “I definitely drink larger amounts of water.”
- “Before, I had to force myself to drink more water.”
- “Increased appetite and thirst.”
- “Strong sensation of thirst.”
ABDOMEN
Bloating / gas
- “Gas.”
- “Terrible gas and abdominal bloating.”
- “Abdominal bloating.”
- “Bloated, with gas.”
- “Sensation of fullness, ‘up to the throat’.”
Abdominal pain
- “Pain around the umbilicus, dull, persistent.”
- “Abdominal pains.”
- “Mild intestinal colic.”
- “The intestines rumble — as if I were hungry.”
Constipation / stool
- “Constipation returned.”
- “I have been suffering from constipation for three days.”
- “Chronic constipation… now I go more regularly and more easily.”
- “Difficult stool.”
- “More difficult evacuation.”
- “Four visits to the toilet — usually I go once.”
URINARY SYSTEM
Frequent urination / increased diuresis
- “Increased diuresis.”
- “Frequent urination.”
Inability to hold urine / urgency
- “When I need to urinate, I cannot hold it.”
- “I had this before, but now it is even more pronounced.”
- “I feel much better. I can hold it longer when I need to urinate.”
Dreams of urination
- “I dreamed that I urgently needed to urinate.”
- “I could not squat, I could not reach the toilet.”
- “I woke up and indeed needed to urinate badly.”
Bedwetting – dream
“I dreamed that I wet the bed.”
FEMALE GENITALIA
Uterus / pelvic floor
- “I have prolapse of the uterus and vagina.”
- “Now I do the exercises easily.”
- “When I contract the pelvic floor muscles… I have the sensation that the uterus is trying to rise upward.”
- “To regain its proper position and height.”
- “I feel much better.”
Menses / PMS
- “My menstrual period was delayed by 3 days.”
- “The PMS symptoms were greatly intensified.”
- “Headache and pains in the joints, back, abdomen.”
- “It is not typical for me to experience such discomfort.”
Vaginal fungal infection
“I developed a vaginal fungal infection.”
Ovary
“Mild pain in the left ovary.”
SEXUALITY
Increased libido
- “Increased libido.”
- “More sexual desire.”
- “I experience great pleasure.”
- “Increased sexual desire.”
- “Heightened sexual desire.”
- “Slight increase in sexual desire.”
- “Increased sexual energy.”
- “On my initiative.”
- “I respond to my husband’s teasing.”
- “I feel playful.”
Change in sexual initiative
- “In recent times I am usually not the initiator.”
- “Pleasant games in bed — initiated by me.”
Decreased desire
- “My sexual desire is decreasing.”
- “I have low libido.” (reported as baseline)
Sexual arousal associated with dreams
- “I woke up wet.”
- “I woke up sexually aroused.”
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Cough
- “The cough is dry.”
- “The cough is descending deeper.”
- “A lot of mucus… this makes me cough frequently.”
Difficulty breathing
- “A lump pressing and making breathing difficult.”
- “As if I breathe more freely.”
- “I feel as if a channel has opened.”
Expectoration
“I expectorate a lot.”
CHEST
Heaviness / lump / constriction behind sternum
- “Sensation of something stuck.”
- “A pressing lump.”
- “Heaviness.”
- “A lump pressing and making breathing difficult.”
- “Heaviness and a ‘lump’ in the sternum area.”
- “Pain behind the sternum.”
- “Pain beneath the chest, under the ribs.”
- “Tension that turned into pain beneath the chest.”
Burning in the esophagus
- “Burning in the esophagus.”
- “At 5 AM I woke with burning and pain in the esophagus.”
- “I drank a glass of water slowly, in sips… it gradually subsided.”
BACK
Chill / soreness / pain in back
- “Mild soreness in the back.”
- “Suddenly I felt chilliness and slight soreness in the back.”
- “Cold shivers creeping along the back.”
- “A cold shiver down the back.”
- “Back pain.”
- “Pain under the shoulder blade.”
- “Pain in the back between the ribs.”
Lumbar region
- “Discomfort in the lower back and legs all night.”
- “The pain starts in the lower back and runs down the legs.”
- “Stiffness of the joints from the lower back downward.”
EXTREMITIES
Joint pains / stiffness
- “Stiffness of the joints from the lower back downward.”
- “Everything hurt, stiffness and rigidity of the whole body.”
- “Discomfort and pain in most joints.”
- “Joint pains.”
- “Very stiff.”
- “Even sitting down is difficult.”
- “The hip joints remind me of themselves again.”
- “Pain in the right hip joint.”
- “Hips, elbows, shoulder blades.”
Legs – heaviness / numbness / vice-like constriction
- “Numbness and heaviness in the left leg.”
- “The left leg is numb and feels heavy.”
- “As if tightly clamped in a vise.”
- “Pain in the veins, sensation of bursting and heaviness in the legs.”
- “Like muscle soreness.”
- “The pains seem gradually to move downward into the gluteal muscles and legs.”
Feet
- “Pain in the feet.”
- “Every step caused pain.”
- “As if stepping on something sharp.”
- “Mild pain and discomfort in the left ankle and foot.”
- “Pain in the right ankle.”
Hip joint
- “Twice I woke with soreness in the region of the right hip joint.”
- “Turning to the left relieved the discomfort.”
Cold / warmth of extremities
- “I felt very cold in my legs. I could not get warm.”
- “My feet were always cold… now I am much warmer-bodied.”
TEMPERATURE / CHILL / HEAT
Coldness
- “I felt cold almost the entire day.”
- “Feeling cold. Covered up, yet the body feels cold.”
- “I feel cold.”
- “I feel colder.”
- “I felt intense coldness in my legs. I could not get warm.”
- “Suddenly I felt cold — I will pull another blanket over me.”
- “I woke from a sensation of cold.”
- “During the night — cold shivers creeping along the back.”
- “Two or three times during the day I felt a cold shiver down the back.”
- “Toward evening I become chilly.”
- “I felt chilliness and drowsiness coming over me.”
Heat / hot flushes
- “Hot waves.”
- “Last night was terrible regarding the hot flushes.”
- “I do not know how many times I covered and uncovered myself…”
- “All night I throw off the blankets and then look for them again.”
- “I feel much warmer-bodied.”
- “I feel much warmer than usual for the season.”
- “I feel as if I have a fever, but I do not.”
- “I feel as if I am sweating, without sweating.”
- “Increased sensation of heat.”
- “Several times in the afternoon I felt suddenly hot, in waves.”
Alternation of heat and cold / relationship to covers
- “I sleep covered with a sheet, a cotton blanket and two wool blankets. During the night countless times I throw them off or pull them back.”
- “I woke up… trying to move under my husband’s blanket to warm myself.”
- “All night I throw off the blankets and then search for them again.”
ENERGY / APPETITE / THIRST / DESIRES
Increased energy / work capacity
- “Extremely high energy.”
- “I have energy, working capacity, I am in good condition.”
- “Very energetic, highly productive during the day.”
- “I feel my body much more energetic.”
- “I have a lot of energy, focus and desire for action.”
- “I am much more productive.”
- “Excellent energy and strength for daily activities.”
- “My day was productive.”
- “I completed a great variety of work… and I could still continue.”
Alternation of energy and collapse
- “Energy comes in waves.”
- “Alternation.”
- “Suddenly fatigue hit me.”
- “Suddenly I felt like sitting down.”
- “Around 1 PM the ‘battery’ seemed depleted.”
- “Later the energy rises again.”
- “Toward evening — complete collapse.”
- “I was like a squeezed lemon.”
- “Now I only want to sleep.”
Low energy / exhaustion / sleepiness
- “Low energy.”
- “I am not in condition.”
- “Exhaustion.”
- “Sleepiness.”
- “I am very sleepy.”
- “I am getting drowsy.”
- “I am almost falling asleep.”
- “Terribly tired.”
- “I was unable to do anything.”
Appetite
Increased appetite, decreased appetite, craving for sweets, spicy food, bread, bacon fat, honey, soup, quick carbohydrates, smoked salmon, chocolate, plant-based food — see STOMACH.
Thirst
Increased thirst, drinking more water, marked thirst, larger quantities of water, strong sensation of thirst — see STOMACH.
GENERALS
Alternation / cyclicity
- “Energy changes became smoother.”
- “No peaks.”
- “Energy comes in periods.”
- “I got used to waves.”
- “Alternation.”
- “Suddenly it dropped… then again a lot of energy.”
Return of old symptoms
- “I have the feeling that old symptoms are beginning to return.”
- “These are exactly the complaints I had this summer.”
- “The stiffness started again.”
- “The hip joints remind me of themselves again.”
- “The hot flushes are returning.”
- “I started sleeping on my stomach again.”
- “Later again I sleep mainly on the left side.”
Position / side
- “I started sleeping on my stomach.”
- “I may not have done this for years.”
- “I now sleep mainly on the left side.”
- “Turning onto the stomach causes discomfort.”
- “I fell asleep on the left side and woke on the left side.”
- “Turning to the left relieved the discomfort.”
- “I lay on the left side… the ‘lump’ was less noticeable that way.”
Skin / itching / eruptions
- “Terrible itching.”
- “I will go crazy from the terrible itching.”
- “Red patches.”
- “Swelling.”
- “Itching of the neck and arms toward the axillae.”
- “Patches on the chest, abdomen, thighs.”
- “In the morning all the red patches were still there.”
- “Rash.”
- “Almost no trace of rash or itching.”
- “Tiny pustules on forehead and cheeks.”
- “Heaviness and water retention.”
Perspiration
- “Moist palms.”
- “My feet were sweaty.”
- “I feel as if I am sweating, without sweating.”
Weakness / extremity of feeling
- “I felt I would go insane.”
- “The feeling of helplessness was enormous.”
- “The thought that if this continued, I would prefer not to exist.”
- “I frightened myself by how calmly I was thinking about death.”
This completes the English repertory-style extraction from MIND to GENERALS, preserving the provers’ wording as closely as possible and limited to new / altered proving symptoms.