-GEORGE VITHOULKAS
The only thing of which the Baryta carbonica patient is fully aware is the desire for protection. This symptom is almost universal with this remedy. That is why, for instance, if a husband is providing enough protection the wife will attach herself totally to him, no matter whether she loves him in an erotic way, or whether she is just tolerating him. For these patients the most important thing is their insecurity; if this is covered then everything else is of secondary importance and can be tolerated.
It is interesting to note here that the insecurity is such that the patient often wants to lean on to somebody else physically. For instance, on walking down the street, the Baryta carbonica patient will want to lean on or be supported by the person accompanying them. When alone, such a patient may worry about feeling dizzy and seek out a place to hold on to, regardless of whether they are in the street or in a building. Their dizziness leads them to a fear that they will faint. If they are left alone in the street they start to panic. In a young woman this symptom was so strong that she was afraid to go out in case there was no place to hold on to should she feel dizzy. Fear of fainting has to be added to the repertory.
I should mention at this stage that the overwhelming majority of the patients needing this remedy in my experience were female. I imagine that the Barium carbonate affects the female hormonal chain more easily than the male. As we shall see from the following description of the pathology Baryta carbonica accentuates what we can term “the female traits.” A young boy is so sweet and placid and non-aggressive that he reminds one of a girl (I do not want to imply, though, that there is a tendency to homosexuality); yet you may find that after having suppressed his anger he needs an outlet and will curse and swear when alone.

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