What Can I Do for My Anxiety – Pt 5 – Simple Thrift and Herbs

Not gonna lie – it’s been a week. And I have been using a few flower essences for my own anxiety. It seems the last few years have made my anxiety a little more prevalent. If this is your first visit to this series, here are the other parts:

Part 4 also has a link for the post explaining flower essences. Flower essences certainly have a place in treatment of anxiety, although I would suggest contacting a flower essence practitioner to formulate a blend specific for what you may be dealing with. In addition to the essences listed last week, these may also be of help:

Larch: This FE is great for those terror-inducing talks or speeches that have to be made. Perhaps it’s in front of a group of coworkers, or it’s that really uncomfortable conversation you need to have with someone close. Larch helps give confidence in finding the right words when you think your speech will fail you.

Cerato: If a decision is giving you anxiety, and you feel you have the need to ask a dozen different people their opinion, Cerato may be helpful. Cerato, like Larch, is about boosting confidence in your own abilities and trusting your intuition.

Impatiens: Great for well – impatience! I find my anxiety starts to ramp up when things do not flow timewise like I feel they should. If your anxiety has that little edge of anger due to time – someone’s late, you’re late, they’re early… Impatiens may be the right choice for you. It does help with impatience, but also just helps to smooth out timelines (at least in my head, and when it only involves me!)

Clematis: This is not traditionally used for anxiety, but I find it helpful for folks that tend to have the ‘I’m late for work, I’m gonna get a ticket, I’m gonna lose my job, I’m gonna end up living under a bridge’ type of anxiety. Clematis helps to keep us grounded (yes, I use it often). It’s good for the ones of us that are very forward looking, sometimes to the point we lose where we are. Clematis helps to keep us anchored.

Pink Yarrow: This one is not one of the original 38 essences discovered by Dr. Bach and may be a little more challenging to find. I find that for many people, their anxiety is associated with relationships. Pink yarrow is great for boundaries. It says, “I want to have a relationship with you. Here is the door. You cannot just bust down the wall or come in thru the window.” It can be incredibly helpful to those that struggle saying ‘no’ to things that do not serve them well.

I hope this series has been helpful. Please feel free to leave me comments and give me ideas of what more you would like to see or hear about.

Until next week, may your time be great, caffeinated, and not require medical care or bail money.