Guides
Don't start with the name of an essence — start with how you are. Find the piece closest to you and see whether you're in it.
Fear
I can't say what I'm afraid of, and I'm uneasy anyway
Nothing has happened and something inside stays suspended. What unease without a cause looks like through the flower essences.
“Uneasy for no reason”“My chest is tight and I can't say why”“The sense something is coming”My heart is always hanging on someone else
Worrying about family until it costs you your own life. What over-worry for others looks like through the flower essences.
“I worry constantly about my family”“I can't let go of my child”“I've cared until I'm empty”
Uncertainty
Not present
Lack of InterestThe moment I lie down, my head gets louder
Fine during the day; the second you lie down the replaying starts. What circling thought looks like through the flower essences, and one small thing you can do right now.
“My mind keeps racing”“I can't switch my head off”“Lying awake”Low, and I can't find a reason
Nothing bad has happened and the mood has sunk anyway. What a causeless low looks like through the flower essences.
“Down for no reason”“No drive”“Everything looks grey”It's over, and I'm still in it
It ended a long time ago and your heart is still there. What being unable to move on looks like through the flower essences.
“I can't move on”“I keep thinking about how it was”“I can't put it down”
Loneliness
Oversensitivity
OversensitiveIt was going to be no, and out came “sure”
You meant to refuse and agreed instead. What habitual accommodation looks like through the flower essences, and how to bring yourself slowly back into the picture.
“I can't say no”“I'm always accommodating”“I agree first and regret it later”Someone else is doing well, and something in me stings
Happy for them, and with an unsaid sourness underneath. What comparison and envy look like through the flower essences.
“Other people's good news stings”“I can't stop comparing”“A bit envious”
Despondency and despair
DespairExhausted, and still can't stop
Worn out and still pushing on; stopping only brings unease. What the inability to rest looks like through the flower essences.
“Tired but can't stop”“I daren't rest”“I just keep pushing”That sentence inside: “why me?”
A sense of unfairness, resentment collecting inside. What grievance and resentment look like through the flower essences.
“It isn't fair”“There's resentment in me”“Why me”Whatever I do, it still isn't good enough
A high bar for yourself and very little satisfaction. What being strict with yourself looks like through the flower essences.
“I'm hard on myself”“It's never good enough”“I struggle to acknowledge myself”
These pieces are about noticing and accompanying emotion. They don't replace medical or psychological assessment.