Grief is a natural part of life. Losing someone or something dear to us brings painful emotions. It can be a loss of a beloved person, friend, pet, loss of health, dream, job or family home. Anyone can experience a loss, even children. How we react, how we grieve might be different for each of us. There is no right or wrong way or specific length of time that one has to grieve. Grieving process is as unique as each person is. It is important to acknowledge the grief, take time and give ourselves a chance to mourn and heal. Sometimes, we get stuck in that process. Months go by, than years, but the pain does not seem to go away and we cannot move on. Speaking with a friend or a counselor might help, and so can a wonderful homeopathic grief remedy Ignatia amara. As with all homeopathic remedies, the symptoms a person is experiencing have to match the remedy. Ignatia amara is helpful when a person has experienced a serious loss like losing a partner or when the grief is stuck, lasts for long time and produces physical symptoms like headaches or spasms.

Ignatia amara helps with feelings of grief, anxiety, being unable to stop crying due to grief. Headaches after grief, loss of hair after grief, back spasms after grief. Ignatia amara can also be helpful for tics, twitches and irresistible paroxysms of cough without illness.

For acute grief (just happened recently) a good potency to use is 30C. For chronic problems or if you have tried 3-7 doses of the remedy and did not get relief for your symptoms, call your homeopathic practitioner for advice and suggestions for a remedy.