Dear Impatient,
please follow the following instructions on May 7th 2020
Instruction:
Take one tablespoon of the herbal mixture you received, for one big cup of tea.
Pour hot water, cover cup and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
Drink during Commons Lab on May 7th 2020.
Ein Projekt der UN::COMMON PHARMACY – Ein Lockdown Experiment.
The Impatient I met before this meeting
suffered from Lockdown syndrome
and I thought it might be of interest to investigate a bit deeper into this condition.
For that, in colaboration with the uncommon pharmacy, I organized a non-blinded drug trial with out-of-control group, carried out with only one impatient that furthermore withdraws from being counted properly. The procedure was, to choose one herb per Symptom. The herbs were chosen in a way, that our polyphonic impatient would be considered in all its facettes, yet receive a tea, that in itself would not pull towards different directions.
As the cause of lockdown-syndrome is lockdown, and therefore is not directly accessible to herbal treatment, the strategy taken, aims at alleviating the impatients symptoms so to empower it to take care of shit as seems apropriate.
The Impatient presented with a variety of Symptoms:
- Ich fühle mich disconnected von der Schule und trinke öfter Bier
- i suffer from exception fatigue. everyhting is being addressed as “exceptional” since ca. 6 weeks. and I do not understand why or how. because addressing our current situation as exceptional insinuates that it was somehow “normal” before, and I do not know how one could assume that.
- Insomnia for at least one hour per night, usually around 4am.
- ‘non-sensing’ – not being able to connect with different usual spaces through digital means.
- “Selbstzusammenkunft”. Ich treffe zwar kaum andere Menschen, dafür aber mich immer öfter mal. Das hat lange nicht stattgefunden und ist mindestens interessant.
- Feeling free and creative. No pressure. Getting more political and being able to convert thoughts and feelings into action.
- To loose relation to time reference, sometimes times seems suspended sometimes it flies. Maybe an issue bound to perseption?
- To swing between being hyper-activ, being exhausted and drifting off emotionally.
- Having more backpain.
The following table presents the drugs chosen per symptom:
| # | Symptom | Drug | Grams | Justification of drug-choice. |
| 1 | Ich fühle mich disconnected von der Schule und trinke öfter Bier | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | i suffer from exception fatigue. everyhting is being addressed as “exceptional” since ca. 6 weeks. and I do not understand why or how. because addressing our current situation as exceptional insinuates that it was somehow “normal” before, and I do not know how one could assume that. | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Insomnia for at least one hour per night, usually around 4am. | 0 | Insomnia at 4 am comes usually from a weaknes of the Lung. My first Choice here would be Radix Angelicae, which is currently used up at the uncommon pharmacy. A good alterntive is folium Salviae, Sage Leaves. The ones used here are collected in Albania on Conglomerate Rocks in a Riverbed. Salvia is not a classic plant for Insomnia. It is added here because of the timeframe. It is supported by Rose petals and Hops Flowers. | |
| 4 | ‘non-sensing’ – not being able to connect with different usual spaces through digital means. | 0 | I am afraid the uncommon pharmacy has no herb to heal that reduction to the digital. As we already thave three drugs dealing with the topic of connection, I focus on the digital means, that make us stare into high contrast displays all day long. Hagebutte/rosehip is supporting the eyes dealing with that stresstest. | |
| 5 | “Selbstzusammenkunft”. Ich treffe zwar kaum andere Menschen, dafür aber mich immer öfter mal. Das hat lange nicht stattgefunden und ist mindestens interessant. | 0 | The Rose is a symbolical wasteland, but it does not seem to bother. Its petals calm and clear the heart, providing clarity for connecting to one self and to others. | |
| 6 | Feeling free and creative. No pressure. Getting more political and being able to convert thoughts and feelings into action. | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | To loose relation to time reference, sometimes times seems suspended sometimes it flies. Maybe an issue bound to perseption? | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | To swing between being hyper-activ, being exhausted and drifting off emotionally. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Having more backpain. |
