Sudden shock or bad news. All trauma, past, present or suppressed. Grief. Feels numb inside.
Calming and consoling. Stabilising. Transforms shock.
‘For those in great distress under conditions which for a time produce great unhappiness. The shock of serious news, the loss of someone dear, the fright following an accident, and such like. For those who for a time refuse to be consoled this remedy brings comfort.’