Fleurs de Bach

The jovial, cheerful, humorous people who love peace and are distressed by argument or quarrel, to avoid which they will agree to give up much. Though generally they have troubles and are tormented and restless and worried in mind or in body, they hide their cares behind their humour and jesting and are considered very good friends to know. They often take alcohol or drugs in excess, to stimulate themselves and help themselves bear their trials with cheerfulness.

Negative emotion : Worry hidden by a carefree mask. Apparently jovial but suffering.

Positive outcome : Accept to see one’s difficulties. Steadfast peace.

Vague unknown fears, for which there can be given no explanation, no reason. Yet the patient may be terrified of something terrible going to happen, he knows not what. These vague unexplainable fears may haunt by night or day. Sufferers often are afraid to tell their trouble to others.

Negative emotions : Fears and worries of unknown origin. Haunting apprehension.

Positive outcome : Trusting the unknown. Inner calm. Serenity.

For those who feel the need to see more good and beauty in all that surrounds them. And, although much appears to be wrong, to have the ability to see the good growing within. So as to be able to be more tolerant, lenient and understanding of the different way each individual and all things are working to their own final perfection.

Negative emotions : Intolerance, critical, lack of compassion, fussy.

Positive outcome : See more good in the world. Accept others faults. Tolerence.

Kind, quiet, gentle people who are over-anxious to serve others. They overtax their strength in their endeavours. Their wish so grows upon them that they become more servants than willing helpers. Their good nature leads them to do more than their own share of work, and in so doing they may neglect their own particular mission in life.

Negative emotions : Kind, quiet, gentle, anxious to serve. Cannot say no. Dominated.

Positive outcome : Know how to set your limits. Listen to your own needs.

Those who have not sufficient confidence in themselves to make their own decisions. They constantly seek advice from others, and are often misguided.

Negatives emotion : Seeking advice. No trust in one’s own intuition and judgement.

Positive outcome : Confidently seek individuality.

Fear of the mind being over-strained, of reason giving way, of doing fearful and dreaded things, not wished and known wrong, yet there comes the thought and impulse to do them.

Negative emotions : Fear of losing control, of doing dreadful things.

Positive outcome : Calmness and sanity.

For those who do not take full advantage of observation and experience, and who take a longer time than others to learn the lessons of daily life. Whereas one experience would be enough for some, such people find it necessary to have more, sometimes several, before the lesson is learnt. Therefore, to their regret, they find themselves having to make the same error on different occasions when once would have been enough, or observation of others could have spared them even that one fault.

Negative emotions : Keep repeating the same mistakes ; failing to learn from life.

Positive outcome :Learning from experience.

Those who are very mindful of the needs of others; they tend to be over-full of care for children, relatives, friends, always finding something that should be put right. They are continually correcting what they consider wrong, and enjoy doing so. They desire that those for whom they care should be near them.

Negative emotions : Manipulation and control of loved ones. Demanding and possessive.

Positive outcome : Love and care given freely to others.

Those who are dreamy, drowsy, not fully awake, no great interest in life. Quiet people, not really happy in their present circumstances, living more in the future than in the present; living in hopes of happier times, when their ideals may come true. In illness some make little or no effort to get well, and in certain cases may even look forward to death, in the hope of better times; or maybe, meeting again some beloved one whom they have lost.

Negative emotions :Tendency to live in a dream world. Drowsy. Absent-minded.

Positive outcome : Brings down to earth.

This is the remedy of cleansing. For those who feel as if they had something not quite clean about themselves. Often it is something of apparently little importance: in others there may be more serious disease which is almost disregarded compared to the one thing on which they concentrate. In both types they are anxious to be free from the one particular thing which is greatest in their minds and which seems so essential to them that it should be cured. They become despondent if treatment fails. Being a cleanser, this remedy purifies wounds if the patient has reason to believe that some poison has entered which must be drawn out.

Negative emotions : Feeling unclean, self-disgust. Small things out of proportion.

Positive outcome : More positive self-image. The cleansing remedy.

Those who are doing good work, are following the calling of their life and who hope to do something of importance, and this often for the benefit of humanity. At times there may be periods of depression when they feel that the task they have undertaken is too difficult, and not within the power of a human being.

Negative emotions : For capable people who falter, who are temporarily overwhelmed.

Positive outcome : Helps find the strength to carry on. New-found self confidence.

Those who are easily discouraged. They may be progressing well in illness, or in the affairs of their daily life, but any small delay or hindrance to progress causes doubt and soon disheartens them.

Negative emotions : easily discouraged when faced with setbacks. Despondency. Doubt.

Positive outcome : Perseverance.

Very great hopelessness, they have given up belief that more can be done for them. Under persuasion or to please others they may try different treatments, at the same time assuring those around that there is so little hope of relief.

Negative emotions : Feeling of extreme hopelessness and despair. Pointless to try.

Positive outcome : Sunshine of renewed hope.

Those who are always seeking the companionship of anyone who may be available, as they find it necessary to discuss their own affairs with others, no matter whom it may be. They are very unhappy if they have to be alone for any length of time.

Negative emotions : Overly concerned with self. Longing for company. Talkative.

Positive outcome : Tranquillity and kinship with life. Able to listen to others.

For those who sometimes are attacked by thoughts of such kind as jealousy, envy, revenge, suspicion. For the different forms of vexation. Within themselves they may suffer much, often when there is no real cause for their unhappiness.

Negative emotions : Jealousy, envy, revenge, anger, suspicion.

Positive outcome : Love and opening of the heart. Generosity.

Those who live much in the past, perhaps a time of great happiness, or memories of a lost friend, or ambitions which have not come true. They do not expect further happiness such as they have had.

Negative emotions : For over-attachment to past memories, good or bad. Homesickness.

Positive outcome : Integrate the past. Live fully in the present.

For those who feel that they have not sufficient strength, mentally or physically, to carry the burden of life placed upon them; the affairs of every day seem too much for them to accomplish, though they generally succeed in fulfilling their task. For those who believe that some part, of mind or body, needs to be strengthened before they can easily fulfil their work.

Negative emotions : Mental weariness, a sense of staleness and lack of variety in life.

Positive outcome : Motivation. The ‘starter’ flower. See life from a fresh angle.

Those who are quick in thought and action and who wish all things to be done without hesitation or delay. When ill they are anxious for a hasty recovery. They find it very difficult to be patient with people who are slow, as they consider it wrong and a waste of time, and they will endeavour to make such people quicker in all ways. They often prefer to work and think alone, so that they can do everything at their own speed.

Negative emotions : For those easily irritated and impatient. Tenseness.

Positive outcome : Tolerance and acceptance of other’s rhythms. Gentleness.

For those who do not consider themselves as good or capable as those around them, who expect failure, who feel that they will never be a success, and so do not venture or make a strong enough attempt to succeed.

Negative emotions : Expect failure, lack of confidence and will to succeed.

Positive outcome : Self-confidence. Will try anything.

Fear of worldly things, illness, pain, accidents, poverty, of dark, of being alone, of misfortune. The fears of everyday life. These people quietly and secretly bear their dread, they do not freely speak of it to others.

Negative emotions : Fear of known things – heights, animals, pain …. shy, nervous people.

Positive outcome : Bravery, confidence and the strength to face one’s fears.

Those who are liable to times of gloom, or even despair, as though a cold dark cloud overshadowed them and hid the light and the joy of life. It may not be possible to give any reason or explanation for such attacks. Under these conditions it is almost impossible to appear happy or cheerful.

Negative emotions : Depression, deep gloom for no specific reason.

Positive outcome : Live fully in the present, ‘joie de vivre’.

For those who are struggling and fighting strongly to get well, or in connection with the affairs of their daily life. They will go on trying one thing after another, though their case may seem hopeless. They will fight on. They are discontented with themselves if illness interferes with their duties or helping others. They are brave people, fighting against great difficulties, without loss of hope or effort.

Negative emotions : For those who are exhausted but keep struggling on.

Positive outcome : Renewed inner strength. Admitting one’s limitations. Letting go.

Those who have suffered much mentally or physically and are so exhausted and weary that they feel they have no more strength to make any effort. Daily life is hard work for them, without pleasure.

Negative emotions : For those who are exhausted with no reserves of strength or energy.

Positive outcome : Rested and supported.

For those who blame themselves. Even when successful they think that they could have done better, and are never content with their efforts or the results. They are hard-working and suffer much from the faults they attach to themselves. Sometimes if there is any mistake it is due to another, but they will claim responsibility even for that.

Negative emotions : Self-criticism, self-reproach, assuming blame, apologetic.

Positive outcome : Relieves a sense of guilt.

For those who find it difficult not to be anxious for other people. Often they have ceased to worry about themselves, but for those of whom they are fond they may suffer much, frequently anticipating that some unfortunate thing may happen to them.

Negative emotions : For those over-concerned and worried for others. Anticipating misfortune.

Positive outcome : Trusting in others and in life itself.

The rescue remedy. The remedy of emergency for cases where there even appears no hope. In accident or sudden illness, or when the patient is very frightened or terrified or if the condition is serious enough to cause great fear to those around. If the patient is not conscious the lips may be moistened with the remedy. Other remedies in addition may also be required, as, for example, if there is unconsciousness, which is a deep, sleepy state, Clematis; if there is torture, Agrimony, and so on.

Negative emotions : Feeling alarmed, intensely scared, panic.

Positive outcome : The courage to face an emergency.

Those who suffer much from being unable to decide between two things, first one seeming right then the other. They are usually quiet people, and bear their difficulty alone, as they are not inclined to discuss it with others.

Negative emotions : Cannot decide between two choices, indecision, alternating.

Positive outcome : Able to make choices. Balance.

For those in great distress under conditions which for a time produce great unhappiness. The shock of serious news, the loss of some one dear, the fright following an accident, and such like. For those who for a time refuse to be consoled this remedy brings comfort.

Negative emotions : for consolation and comfort in grief, after a fright or trauma.

Positive outcome : Consolation and inner peace.

For those moments which happen to some people when the anguish is so great as to seem to be unbearable. When the mind or body feels as if it had borne to the uttermost limit of its endurance, and that now it must give way. When it seems there is nothing but destruction and annihilation left to face.

Negative emotions : Extreme mental anguish, hopeless despair, intense sorrow.

Positive outcome : Gives strength to find a positive outcome to one’s difficulties. Renewed energy.