Tracing the Root Cause: What Homeopathy Knows About “Never Been Well Since”
Never Been Well Since: The Clue to Chronic Illness You Might Be Missing
If you’ve ever said, “They haven’t been the same since...”, you’re not alone.
In homeopathy, there is a term for this pattern: never been well since. It’s one of the most revealing clues in understanding chronic illness and is often the missing piece in the healing process.
You might notice this in a child who changed after a round of antibiotics, a teenager whose anxiety began after a traumatic loss, or an adult whose symptoms started following an illness, vaccine, or emotional shock. These turning points are not coincidences. They are meaningful, and they shape how I approach treatment.
What “Never Been Well Since” Really Means
In homeopathy, this phrase is not just anecdotal. It refers to a disruption in the timeline of health. A specific event creates an imprint on the body and vital force, and the symptoms that follow are often the body’s way of trying to adapt or process that unresolved experience.
I often refer to this as a “knot in the vital force.” When the body’s vital energy becomes stuck, symptoms emerge as a sign that it is no longer in balance or flow.
Common triggers I see in practice include:
A high fever or acute illness that was suppressed with medication
A vaccine or pharmaceutical that triggered side effects
Emotional trauma such as grief, bullying, or divorce
Environmental exposures like mold, pesticides, or heavy metals
Physical trauma including surgery or concussion
Birth trauma
These events may appear unrelated to current symptoms until you examine the timeline. Then the pattern becomes clear. The vital force has been struggling to recover ever since the original disruption. This is where homeopathic treatment begins.
Why This Pattern Is Often Missed in Conventional Care
Most conventional medical models treat symptoms in isolation and rarely explore a patient's full timeline or history of trauma. As a result, when a child develops digestive issues six months after taking antibiotics, or starts having sleep problems after a stressful move, the connection is often overlooked.
Homeopathy, however, looks for the full narrative. It views illness as a story that began long before the first symptom appeared. Understanding that story helps us get to the root cause.
How I Work with “Never Been Well Since” Cases
In my practice, identifying a “never been well since” moment often unlocks the entire case. Once we identify the triggering event, I frequently use homeopathic detox therapy, which includes remedies made from the exact substances or experiences that initiated the decline.
Examples include:
A child with behavioral changes after antibiotics may receive a homeopathic remedy made from that antibiotic
An adult with chronic fatigue after living in a moldy home may be treated with a remedy made from specific mold samples
A child with OCD that began after a strep infection may benefit from a strep nosode or a constitutional remedy that addresses immune dysregulation
A child with autism who lost speech or eye contact after routine vaccinations may respond to a potentized version of those vaccines
This method does not suppress symptoms. Instead, it helps stimulate the body’s own healing response, allowing it to release what has been stuck and begin to restore balance.
Healing Is Possible, Even Years Later
The remarkable aspect of this approach is that it does not matter how long ago the initiating event occurred. If the imprint is still active in the body, it can be addressed.
I have witnessed profound shifts in patients who had struggled for years simply because we finally treated the root cause rather than just the surface symptoms.
So if you or your child “haven’t been the same since,” know this:
It’s not in your head. It’s in your history. And that history holds the key to healing.
