the Boch
Flower reffinedles
Dr Edward Bach, a Harley
street homoeopath in the
1930's had a philosophy of
simplicity, hence the 38 Bach
flower remedies, which
effectively cover all states of
negative emotion. As a
negative emotional state is
relieved it may be discovered
that it was hiding another. By
treating this state with the
remedies we "unpeel the
onion skin". We all have
behavioural tendencies which
cover an emotional state
which we do not wish to
reveal to either ourselves or
others, but which effects the
way we function in our day to
his illness was progressing so
quickly.
She feels that she is
complaining all the time.
Mustard - for depression that
comes quickly and for no
obvious reason.
Hornbeam - for mental
exhaustion.
Holly - for anger, the positive
side of Holly allows love to
flow.
day lives.
CASE ONE
03.08,04
Mandy is 18 and is living with
her partner Clive who is 37.
She has been feeling low for 5
- 6 weeks. She stopped taking
the contraceptive pill 5
months ago because it didn't
suit her, but her periods are
still irregular. She feels that
she doesnt want to do
anything, doesn't want to go
out (they used to have an
active social life) and can't be
bothered with work. Mandy is
part of a team of groundsmen
on a large estate, and has
always loved her job.
Her energy is low. She sleeps
OK but about every 2 weeks
she says her head is too busy.
She has no libido, and gets
angry for no reason. Her
anger is generally expressed
verbally but occasionally after
drinking too much she
becomes violent.
Mandy feel very insecure in
her relationship with Clive,
she admits to being absolutely
besotted with him and sees
herself as fat and ugly particularly when they are out
socially.
A couple of months ago a
friend of hers died of MS, they
had known each other
through school and she'feels
that she didn't see enough of
him over the last year when
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- again for a sense
of self disgust.
Larch - lack of self confidence.
Water Violet - for keeping her
feelings to herself too much.
Crab Apple
04.10.04
I haven't seen Mandy for 5
weeks as her relationship
broke down. She has found a
flat of her own and moved out
BFRP.
her. Her energy fluctuated and
she wastes it on being wound
up. Jade is very tearful.
Aspen - unknown fears,
apprehension.
Elm - feeling overwhelmed,
inadequate and exhausted.
Willow - resentment, mother
not supporting her as she
would like.
of Clive's home. Even though
she still loves Clive very much
she knows that the
relationship was going nowhere and she is beginning to
enjoy singularity. She is
beginning to see that Clive
was very dominating, which
could have contributed to her
depression. She gets panic
attacks when she thinks about
Clive, she still misses him.
Crab Apple
Rock Rose
Crab Apple
- for a sense of
self disgust.
Larch - lack of self confidence.
Pine - guilt, about no
spending time with her friend
with
MS.
Star of Bethlehem
and grief.
- for shock
30.08.04.
Mandy has more energy, and
her libido has returned. She is
less depressed generally. She
also feels better about the
death of her friend.
But since I last saw Mandy
she has become suspicious
that Clive is seeing someone
else, Mandy found the
telephone number of a girl
that she knows is after Clive,
this is making her feel terribly
insecure, afraid and empty.
She is afraid of confronting
Clive and won't let him see
that she is suspicious.
Rock Rose - for terror, she id
so afraid of Clive leaving her.
Elm - insecurity, for feeling
inadequate, overwhelmed
with the situation she finds
herself in.
Holly - again for anger, and
suspicion
White Chestnut
- for terror, to help
with the panic attacks.
Larch - again for the lack of
self confidence, the break
down of the relationship has
knocked her very hard.
Holly - for anger.
Walnut - the link breaker, to
help her move on in her new
life.
Honeysuckle - to stop her
dwelling on the past and to
White Chestnut - for the 'in
head' dialogue, for her head
that won't shut up.
Cerato - distrust of self, even
though she is infinitely
capable.
Olive - for energy, exhausted
to the point of tears.
Vervain - for over enthusiasm,
for living on her nerves, for
tension and strain.
concentrate on the'here and
now'.
CASE TWO
07.04.05
Jade came to me after having
her baby. He is 11 weeks old.
She feels anxious and
nervous, everything is too
much and nothing works. She
gets worried about doing
things, she was supposed to
go to visit a friend last week
who lives 70 miles away and
she couldn't do it, and she
doesn't know why! She is
having horrible thoughts what she calls 'daymares',her
head won't shut up. She feels
unsupported by her family
and partner, and hopes that
her mother doesn't phone
because she will be horrid to
I spoke to Jade a couple of
times over the next week and
she said she felt much
stronger, and isn't trying so
hard to get everything done.
Lilius Drummond is a Bach
Flower Practitioner in South
Milton, Devon and is cutently
studying Homeopathy at the
Co
ntem p o ra ry
C o IIe g
e,
Ex ete r.
Her telephone number is
01769 573142 and 07814
423406.
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