Agrimony
No. 1Hiding real worry behind a cheerful face
Oversensitive
All 38 Bach flower remedies
Dr Bach finished the set in 1936 and it has not changed since. Each one describes a mood rather than a symptom, so the useful question is not what is wrong with me, it is what does this feel like.
Showing all 38 remedies
Aspen
No. 2Vague dread with no cause you can point to
Fear
Beech
No. 3Intolerance, finding other people's habits and mistakes genuinely irritating
Over-care
Centaury
No. 4Unable to say no, doing everything for everyone and losing yourself in it
Oversensitive
Cerato
No. 5Doubting your own judgment and asking everyone else what they would do
Uncertainty
Cherry Plum
No. 6Fear of losing control of yourself, of your temper or your mind
Fear
Chestnut Bud
No. 7Making the same mistake again, not learning from experience
Not fully here
Chicory
No. 8Loving people closely, with an expectation of something back
Over-care
Clematis
No. 9Daydreaming, drifting off, never quite present in the room
Not fully here
Crab Apple
No. 10Feeling unclean or ashamed of yourself, and fixating on small imperfections
Despondency
Elm
No. 11Temporarily overwhelmed by responsibility you normally carry well
Despondency
Gentian
No. 12Discouragement after a specific setback
Uncertainty
Gorse
No. 13Hopelessness, the belief that nothing will help so there is no point trying
Uncertainty
Heather
No. 14Needing an audience, talking mostly about yourself and dreading being alone
Loneliness
Holly
No. 15Jealousy, suspicion and the hard feelings that come from feeling shut out
Oversensitive
Honeysuckle
No. 16Living in the past, homesickness and nostalgia for how things were
Not fully here
Hornbeam
No. 17Tired at the thought of the day rather than after it, the Monday morning feeling
Uncertainty
Impatiens
No. 18Impatience and irritation at how slowly everything and everyone moves
Loneliness
Larch
No. 19Expecting to fail, so not trying in the first place
Despondency
Mimulus
No. 20Fear of something you can name, plus the shyness that often comes with it
Fear
Mustard
No. 21Gloom that descends out of nowhere and lifts just as suddenly
Not fully here
Oak
No. 22Struggling on well past exhaustion because stopping is not an option
Despondency
Olive
No. 23Complete exhaustion after a long stretch of real effort
Not fully here
Pine
No. 24Guilt and self-blame, apologizing for things that were never your fault
Despondency
Red Chestnut
No. 25Fear for other people rather than yourself
Fear
Rock Rose
No. 26Terror and panic, when fear has gone past the point of ordinary nerves
Fear
Rock Water
No. 27Strict with yourself, holding to rules and standards that never let up
Over-care
Scleranthus
No. 28Swinging between two options and never quite landing
Uncertainty
Star of Bethlehem
No. 29Shock and grief, whether it happened this morning or years ago
Despondency
Sweet Chestnut
No. 30Anguish at the end of your endurance, when it feels as though there is nothing left
Despondency
Vervain
No. 31Intense enthusiasm for a cause, and an inability to let it drop
Over-care
Vine
No. 32Naturally in charge, and inclined to take over whether or not you were asked
Over-care
Walnut
No. 33Protection during change, and against other people's opinions of your choices
Oversensitive
Water Violet
No. 34Self-contained and capable, but keeping a distance that can read as aloof
Loneliness
White Chestnut
No. 35Thoughts going round and round that you cannot switch off
Not fully here
Wild Oat
No. 36Capable and ambitious, but with no idea which direction to take
Uncertainty
Wild Rose
No. 37Resignation and apathy, drifting through a life you have stopped expecting much from
Not fully here
Willow
No. 38Bitterness and resentment, the feeling that life has been unfair to you
Despondency