Flower Remedies: for Fear, Anxiety & Continuous Worries

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Here I will show you several ways people perceive situations that scare them and the respective flower remedies to treat them: fear of the known, the vague feeling of fear, the concern for the loved ones, unreasonable terror and the fear of losing control.

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MIMULUS: The Fear of Something Known

The Mimulus type is afraid to face something they know well: the dentist, air travel, dogs, darkness, the exam, poverty, death, public speaking… Sometimes their fears also manifest physically on themselves: they stutter, they blush, they sweat profusely, they have palpitations.

In general, excesses annoy them: too much light, too many people, too much noise. For this reason, every now and then they need to be alone with themselves to find peace of mind. On a deeper level, the Mimulus type is a person who suffers from shyness, does not like to talk about their fears – fear that they will not be up to the tasks they have to face, sometimes feeling rejected and attacked by others. If the stress exceeds their limits, they take refuge in the disease.

Warning: in the event that the fear becomes uncontrollable and causes panic, a state of anxiety that prevents from acting logically and rationally, instead of Mimulus it is better to take Rock Rose.

How the Remedy Works

Mimulus brings out the internal strength and courage characteristic of shy people and allows them to face the challenges of life with decision: they learn to trace the origin of their fears, to understand the reasons that caused them, to break the internal mechanism that paralyses every initiative in the face of the object of their fears. One realises that the origin of fear is within oneself, and that only with the control of the mind can it be overcome.

The remedy is also effective in case of occasional fears, for example when you want to face an exam or a job interview with greater serenity.

ASPEN: A Vague and Unexplained Fear

Aspen is the remedy for fears in which we cannot explain the reason: a feeling of imminent danger, which becomes even more distressing precisely because its origin is not understood. Generally, people subject to these anxieties have a sensitivity above the norm, as if they possessed the ability to perceive the anxieties of the whole world: war, violence, disease. Bach wrote about it: “Those who try to do something good during their short stay in the world are more subject to this type of anguish”.

Precisely because they are aware of the mysterious and inexplicable restlessness that populate the universe and torment the psyche, Aspen-type people succeed well in the professions of the soul: psychology, psychoanalysis, astrology.

How the Remedy Works

Aspen helps put a limit on our imagination when it arouses unjustified anguish. In this way it is possible to react to stimuli calmly and thoughtfully. Often those who treat themselves with Aspen stop feeling the need to resort to amulets and magic formulas to keep their anxieties under control. Aspen also develops the sensitivity necessary to interpret dreams and be in tune with one’s inner self.

RED CHESTNUT: Concern With Loved Ones

The Red Chestnut type is constantly worried about their loved ones and always imagines that the worst can happen, even in the quietest situations.

By dint of imagining catastrophic scenarios, they communicate their anxiety to others thus undermining their safety and depriving them of the presence of mind necessary to face dangers. In this way, they risk suffocating, rather than favouring, the initiative of the people they love the most.

How the Remedy Works

Red Chestnut helps to communicate safety and not anxiety to the loved ones around us, allowing them to be independent, able to take care of themselves, able to lead their lives according to their inclinations. In the words of one patient: “Red Chestnut gave me the key to open the prison where I lived in fear and worry.”

ROCK ROSE: An Unreasonable and Uncontrollable Terror

Fear can be caused by a threat or a drama: the child has had an accident, a loved one has a serious illness, a hurricane hits the house we live in.

In these situations, panicking is the most natural, but least effective reaction. We must continue to take care of the little one, take care of the sick person, restore the order of the house so that it becomes liveable again… If we can’t keep calm, we must at least take action.

Rock Rose is the remedy for situations where you feel so scared and desperate that you lose hope of finding a way out to solve the problem.

How the Remedy Works

Like Aspen, Mimulus and Red Chestnut, Rock Rose also fights fear, but goes further: it restores calm and courage, free us from the immobility that blocks any initiative, it gives that strength of mind which, in an emergency, we cannot do without.

CHERRY PLUM: The Fear of Losing Control

Edward Bach wrote: “Cherry Plum is the remedy for when our mind is overworked, we fear losing our minds and performing terrible and frightening actions”.

Let’s remember to take Cherry Plum when we are about to explode: tell our best friend that we have always hated him, have uncontrollable outbursts of anger, be caught in murderous or even suicidal fantasies…

These are thoughts that arise after a long period of stress or during changes that have upset our life. Often in order to try to control these impulses, we withdraw into ourselves, develop obsessive and meticulous manias or rituals.

Cherry Plum is also useful when starting psychotherapy, to make it easy to turn your gaze towards your inner self.

How the Remedy Works

Cherry Plum teaches that any negative experience that may appear conveys a message that helps to face difficulties with greater courage.

By being able to deal with the thoughts and feelings that arise during times of stress and crisis, one becomes aware that one’s inner world is not as terrible as it appears.

The remedy also helps you to recognise and accept the deeper aspects of your personality: you identify the negative sides, without allowing them to take over, and you learn to express your emotions so that they do not harm others or yourself.

Check Out These Other Flower Remedies:

• Scleranthus / Cerato / Wild Oat / Hornbeam / Gentian / Gorse
• Water Violet / Impatiens / Heather
• Holly / Walnut / Centaury / Agrimony
• Beech / Vine / Vervain / Rock Water / Chicory
• Clematis / Honeysuckle / Wild Rose / Olive / White Chestnut / Mustard / Chestnut Bud
• Crab Apple / Oak / Willow / Star of Bethlehem / Sweet Chestnut / Elm / Pine / Larch

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