Flower Essences - Help Overcome Depression - Symptoms :- Medicine.

Help To Overcome Depression

Many people are helped with depression by medications and treatments, others are turned off by the medical approach. Fortunately, there are many alternatives to overcome Depression available that can also have a positive healing effect. The ability of flower essences to cause shifts in people at the mental-emotional level makes them a natural choice for working with depression. However, the essences must be used wisely and carefully. There is no one "essence for depression"; each person's situation is completely individual. Here are some impressions of various flowers that have been found to be helpful.

There are a number of flowers that directly address the emotional state of depression or deep resignation. The best known is Mustard, from the Bach Remedies. The emotional profile of deep gloom and lethargy, as though a dark cloud descended on the person, seems to fit many Depression situations. Various degrees of hopelessness and despair are also covered by Gorse, Sweet Chestnut, and Wild Rose. If the depressed person is suicidal or likely to "do something terrible", I'd probably test out Cherry Plum (the "I'm out of control!" depression remedy) on them. Depression in a states of panic or terror require other essences, such as Rock Rose (nicknamed "liquid Valium" for its soothing properties) or Grey Spider Orchid, to help the depressed person regain their composure. Sometimes, Star of Bethlehem is called for (if they are "numbing out" or going into emotional shock), or Waratah (if this is an "emergency crisis" situation and you just want to pull them through the night). But dealing with the immediate emotions is only the first step.

In the holistic approach, depression is always looked at as a message about what the person needs to be healthy and whole. This is especially the case with so-called psychological illnesses. It's important to ask why the person is showing Symptoms of depression. In many instances, the "blues" and lethargy of depression are hiding another emotion altogether, most frequently repressed anger. If there's an underlying cause apparent, it makes more sense to remove the cause instead of "fighting" the Symptoms that result. Many depression remedies are available to get at buried emotional states. The depression remedies like Dagger Hakea, Mountain Devil, Fuchsia, and Scarlet Monkeyflower are high on the list of "anger formulas".

The depression remedies Mariposa Lily, or Dog Rose may not make up for an unhappy childhood, but they can help the depressed  person to move on and learn to parent himself or herself. This level of self-acceptance is the gift of Pink Monkeyflower. There could be sexual overtones to the person's emotional dilemma -- Crab Apple, Easter Lily etc. would be options here. In short, almost anything could be an underlying cause, and practically any remedy could wind up being the "core" healing agent for the person. The essences may not be the total answer for people with depression, but they can routinely produce much good. And that's a beautiful gift to share with yourself. Sometimes, the turning point in depression is simply forgiving oneself for being human. Being human is not a sin, it's simply the way we were born, so you might as well glory in it.