My Journey With BacH Flower Remedies
About 25 years ago my life was feeling very sad and confused.
Despite having a beautiful daughter who I absolutely adored, and looking to the outside world like I had everything going for me, I was finding it very hard to cope with the simplest of things. I felt totally isolated and incompetent. I couldn’t understand why I felt so low. I had spent years on and off taking ant-depressants, but not really knowing if they were helping or not. There always seemed to be this real sadness in me.
I was constantly struggling with feelings of anxiety, irritable bowels and feeling like I was hopeless. There seemed to be no end to the constant feelings which were tormenting me.
The real crisis came when the doctor thought I would benefit from a break. I was thinking, 'Yes, sunny holidays', but no. He was thinking about a Mental Hospital!
I was at my lowest point. Once again I was prescribed some anti-depressants, which I started to take, and went through the familiar confusing lightheadedness. I felt very agitated.
Somewhere in my mind, I remembered a lady had given me a bottle of Rescue Remedy I remembered she told me it may help me and my daughter when we had both been distressed in the playschool.
IN MY MIND I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE A MORE NATURAL WAY
I turned out the cupboards in the kitchen until I found this bottle. Luckily for me the woman’s telephone number was on the label. I rang her, and she made an appointment for me for the same day.
Carol did a muscle test with me, and diagnosed some remedies for me to take. She explained the Bach Flower Remedies would help me to feel more relaxed and confident with myself. I started to take the Remedies straight away.
Within a week I did start to feel better about myself, and found myself able to deal with things more easily. I thought it was a coincidence my daughter seemed more relaxed too.
On my next appointment to Carol I mentioned this, and she explained that often your child can reflect the way you feel inside. It made sense, but it wasn’t until much later I realised how profound that can be.
At each consultation, Carol would explain the Bach Flower Remedies I needed, and the benefit I could expect from taking each of them. Her diagnosis of how I felt was always so accurate.
Each day I began to feel a lot happier with myself. It really helped that Carol was able to accurately diagnose what emotions I was feeling. That gave me a greater understanding of why I felt so out of sorts.
In time, when I was able to go out and be more sociable, I talked to some friends and told them about the Bach Flower Remedies and how they had helped me. To my surprise, many of the other mums also admitted they had had similar negative feelings about themselves.
I had thought I was the only one who felt so inadequate and sad. We all shared one thing in common. They found it hard to understand why they felt the way they did.
Inspired to help others
I was so intrigued and inspired about the effect the Remedies were having, I choose to do a course on The Bach Flower Remedies. It wasn’t long before I realised the potential they had to help people in all sorts of situations, from anxiety and lack of confidence to despondency and despair,
I bought a set of my own Remedies and I started to help some of my close friends with them. I did some more courses, and gained a qualification as a Practitioner with the British Flower & Vibrational Essences Association, so I could share the Remedies with more people.
That’s where my journey really began. The more I worked with the Remedies, the more fascinated and enthusiastic I became about the way they could help. I realised the potential they had for helping people understand themselves, and change their lives into a positive state.