Differential
diagnosis: Pulsatilla vs.
Staphysagria - Suicidal disposition
• Staphysagria hardly ever
expresses her aggression (unless they are under psychotic
state). It torments only herself. Pulsatilla
aggression is expressed usually towards the
husband. She throws things but not to someone else. This
aggression is used in
order to make others console her.
• Aur-m. attempts suicides for erotic reasons. They get in love with
much passion.
Their attempts are
not decisive as of aurum metallicum’s.
• Aur. thinks of committing suicide while driving.
• Lach. thinks of committing suicide as a punishment to others.
• Nat-s. think
of committing suicide all the time but at the same time they think of the
suffering of their people. This holds them from committing it.
• Aur. wants to commit suicide because they have failed in their ambitions.