Each of the main remedies for unrefreshing sleep has its own unique qualities. Nitricum acidum is so irritable at this time of day that nobody can even greet him.
I remember a Nitricum acidum case who was working in a shop. The customers, of course, would come in and say: “Good morning.” He would merely mumble a grudging: “Morning…”
It was just too difficult for him to speak in the morning. Everything looks very dark and desperate for Nitricum acidum in the morning. Sometimes you will have to get this information from the relatives. You cannot get this straight from the patient because he does not realise that his disease has become a philosophy for him. He thinks to himself: “Why should I greet anyone in the morning?”
He has decided what life is, and he sees no other point of view. The patient does not perceive this as a limitation of freedom. Despite all this, the worst state this patient is likely to reach is the fear of death.
Usually this remedy is not indicated in real insanity.
(End for the day. Long applause.)