patients may progress from transient states of mild anxiety to states where the anxiety reaches panic dimensions and

be comfortable sitting and conversing in a small room until his companion gets up to leave and closes

Fear of heights Of course, Argentum nitricum has many fears which are often associated with these impulses. He

the outlet. If someone should walk in just at this moment and surprise the patient, he would be

hit by a car and may be on the verge of rushing from his seat in an attempt

turns to his senses. Fearfully, he backs away from the edge and goes inside. In the interview the

in the personality. Later, impulses of an almost superstitious na- ture appear. Kent describes this state beautifully when

cabinet is stuffed with every imaginable remedy. Impulsiveness also characterises this form of hypochondria. Every new med- icine

and affords him no actual relief. His agony impels him to find a solution quickly, and his anxiety