Epileptic or Epileptoid Crisis (Epi-Crisis)

The epileptic or epileptoid crisis, usually called the "epi-crisis" or "healing crisis," occurs between PCL A and PCL B of the healing phase. It is the turning point of the healing phase: the organism moves from the deep vagotonia, swelling, and repair of PCL A toward the drying, scarring, consolidation of PCL B, and new normotonia after PCL B.

During PCL A, edema forms in the relevant brain relay and corresponding organ or tissue. This swelling is part of the healing process, but it cannot remain indefinitely. Nor can vagotonia deepen indefinitely: the organism needs a shock or spasm to jolt out of healing into a normal day-night rhythm.

At the biologically specific time for that special biological program, the organism produces a short, intense surge of sympathecotonia: essentially a "replay" or "flashback" of the DHS and the entire active-conflict phase. The purpose of this surge is to squeeze edema from the brain relay, interrupt the deep "lasting night" of PCL A, and begin turning the nervous system back toward normotonia.

The epi-crisis is experienced at all three levels of the psyche-brain-body system:

• In the brain, the relevant relay discharges and releases edema.
• In the organ or tissue, symptoms temporarily intensify according to the SBS involved.
• In the psyche, it appears as a brief replay or flashback of the biological conflict. This usually feels like the original problem has suddenly returned out of the blue, just when everything was finally solved and "finally feeling normal." Most organisms simply move on from the epi-crisis in exactly the same way as they moved on from the original DHS. Without knowledge of the Germanische Heilkunde, however, many people tend to panic and launch a new biological conflict (especially self-devaluation conflicts) and interrupt the healing process by returning to an active-conflict phase. This is the basis of "tracks," hanging healing, conflict relapses, and so on.

The exact manifestation of an epi-crisis depends on the tissue, brain relay, and special biological program. It may appear as a brief symptom flare, chills, tremors, cramps, spasms, migraine, sneeze, arrhythmia, "pre-cancer," hypoglycemic episode ("diabetic coma"), seizure, epileptic seizure, heart attack, or another acute crisis pattern. The intensity of the epi-crisis depends on the conflict mass accumulated during the conflict-active phase.

The timing of the epi-crisis is specific to the SBS. Some programs reach epi-crisis quickly; for example, a myocardium program reaches epi-crisis within about 48 hours of conflictolysis. Others take much longer; gonad, adrenal cortex, and kidney parenchyma programs reach epi-crisis approximately nine months after conflictolysis.

The epi-crisis mirrors the active biological conflict, but it serves the opposite purpose. The original DHS begins the special biological program in the psyche; the epi-crisis helps complete the healing phase after that biological conflict has been resolved. Once the epi-crisis has passed, the organism enters PCL B, where repair consolidates, excess fluids are released, and the completed SBS becomes part of the organism's new normotonia.

Note: the epi-crisis also occurs in biological programs, not just special biological programs. Examples include sneezing or coughing to expel particles from the respiratory tract, orgasm, and childbirth.