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Today in medicine, it is a widely accepted fact that a persons' mental and emotional state contributes a great deal to the creation of disease within the body. Most of this belief has come from the field of psychiatry and psychology. But in 1919, a brilliant young pioneering Welsh physician, Dr. Edward Bach, was decades ahead of today's doctors in understanding the psychosomatic mechanism. He began his medical career in the fields of pathology, bacteriology, and immunology. It was in the field of bacteriology that Dr. Bach’s first breakthrough discoveries were made. Dr. Bach worked at the London Homeopathic Hospital as a pathologist and bacteriologist. Here is where he learned that Samuel Hanemann, the founder of homeopathy, had emphasized the importance of treating defects of the personality and the role the personality played in forming disease, some 150 years before. This was an important understanding for Dr. Bach, as he had been fascinated by his patients’ personalities and the role people played in their diseases. Based on his newfound interest in homeopathy, he developed the seven Bach nosodes (antidotes). The nosodes were a homeopathic oral vaccine that neutralized the intestinal bacteria, which he felt contributed to the formation of chronic disease. These vaccines purified the intestinal tract and had a remarkable effect on the patients’ general health. Later, Dr. Bach noticed that people with the same personality traits were receiving the same nosodes. He then identified seven distinct categories that corresponded with the seven nosodes. From this point, he concentrated his research on personality and emotional defects and the effects they had in creating DIS-EASE within the body.

In 1983, Paul St. John, founder of the St. John Method of Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT), began working with flower essences on a limited basis to support his patients who were in chronic pain. In 1993, as a result of seeing a completely debilitated lupus patient undergo remarkable improvement in her condition (using flower essences with NMT), he began extensive application of the flower essences into many painful conditions on the body as well as the underlying structural distortion that was part of the production of the pain in the body. The result was the creation of Emotional --Structural Balancing, which integrates various soft tissue techniques as well as the application of flower essences to facilitate freeing the body of rigid tension patterns that have become an integral part of most pain syndromes that people experience.

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General Questions

Is there anything about your personality that you don't like that you would like to change?

Is there anything about your mental and emotional make-up that you don't like?

Do you think that there is a mental or emotional component to your pain or condition?

Up until this point, why do you think your body has not healed?

What things in your life are preventing you from being well?

What are the major sources or source of stress in your life?

Is there any source of stress, physical or mental, that aggravates your condition?

The Three P's

Do you feel that your condition is PERMANENT?

Do you feel that your condition is PERVASIVE, that almost everything aggravates your condition? (Hopeless)

Do you think your condition is PERSONAL, that it is unique to you? (loneliness)

Personality Category: FEAR (5)

(2)(M) ASPEN: Fear of the unknown, vague origin that produces apprehension, anxiety and foreboding.

(20)(T) Mimulus: Fear of known things that can be clearly identified.

(6)(M) Cherry Plum: Fear of losing control of the mind’s rational thoughts and actions.

(25)(T) Red Chestnut: Fear of losing control of the mind’s rational thoughts and actions.

(26)(M) Rock Rose: Acute fear of extreme nature such as terror, panic, nightmares.

Personality Questions For Fear

ASPEN:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you find yourself suffering from vague unknown fears, for which there is no explanation for their occurrence?
Are you anxious and distressed but unable to analyze the source of your feelings?
Upon awakening, do you experience a sense of apprehension and foreboding as thought something awful may happen?
Do you feel that you are troubled by subconscious fears for which there are no known reasons?

MIMULUS:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you aware of your known fears, such as fear of relationships, intimacy, success, failure, rejection, heights, snakes, pain or public speaking?
Would you describe yourself as shy, timid and reserved person?
Would you describe yourself a worrier?

CHERRY PLUM:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you have difficulty controlling yourself?
Do you have impulses to do something that you know is wrong or unwise but have difficulty controlling your actions?
Do you fear losing control of your mind, causing you to do something you don’t want to?

RED CHESTNUT:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you find yourself worrying about the health and safety of your loved ones or friends?
Does your fear and worry over others cause you considerable anxiety and stress?
Do you fear something will happen to those you love?

ROCK ROSE:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Have you experienced extreme fear, shock, and terror or panic that you have not recovered from?
Have you had an experience so severe that it has caused you to be unable to react to the situation?
Do you experience nightmares?

Personality Category: Emergency First Aid (39)(M) Rescue Remedy

(39)(M)Rescue Remedy: For stress or shock in emergencies such as sudden bad news, family upset, sudden onset of fear, panic attack, test phobia, mental confusion, or after acute accident or trauma.

Personality Catergory: Overcare of others and Controlling Personalities (5)

(8)(T) Chicory: Over possessive, clinging and over protective, especially of their loved ones. They constantly seek to put others right and if resisted become easily offended and feel unappreciated.

(3)(T) Beech: Critical and intolerant of others’ viewpoints and actions. Perfectionist to the extreme and unwilling to make allowances for others and often themselves.

(31)(T) Vervain: Assertive and strong willed. They feel they have the correct viewpoint on most things which they attempt to impose on others. Over-jealous, high strung and wishes others to be perfect. Incenses by injustices.

(32)(T) Vine: Capable, talented, ambitions people who attempt to dominate and control others. Can be inflexible tyrannical and crave power.

(27)(T) Rock Water: Self-repressive, self-denying and self- dominating. Highly opinionated and dogmatic but prefer to martyr themselves as a way of teaching others, showing their disapproval and setting a perfectionist example.

Personality Questions for Overcare of others and Controlling Personalities

CHICORY:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you possessive of those who are near to you and feel that your experience in life allows you to know what is best for them?
Do you find yourself directing of correcting others, even with the small details of their lives?
Do you feel you are not fully appreciated by those who are close to you?
Do you feel that you are not given the attention that should be given to you by those you love?
Do you feel your family has a duty to stay in contact with you?

BEECH:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you find the things that are wrong when you evaluate situation or other people?
Do you find that you may be critical or intolerant of others if they do not meet your expectations?
Can you be highly critical and intolerant of other people’s shortcoming?

VERVAIN:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you opinionated and attempt to convince others of the correctness of your opinions?
Are you easily incensed by injustices?
Are you high strung, intense, and over-enthusiastic while attempting to teach other or to philosophize to them?
Can you at times become a zealot if you believe in a cause?

VINE:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you a take-charge person that gets things done?
Is it important to you that you are in control of situations you are involved in?
Are you strong-willed and expect explicit compliance from those you are in charge of?
Can you be dominating and inflexible?

ROCKWATER:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you your own worst critic?
Do you feel it is very important to live up to you own strict standards of conduct and lifestyle?
Do you feel the best way to teach others is to live by high personal standards so that others may follow?

Personality category: Uncertainty (6)

(5)(T) Cerato: For those who distrust their own ability to make judgements and decisions and thus are often misguided as they constantly seek the adice of others.

(28)(T) Scleranthus: When faced with a decision between two or more choices, they vacillate, becoming indecisive. Their up and down mood swings make them unreliable and procrastinators.

(12)(M) Gentain: These people are characterized by how easily they become discouraged, depressed, pessimistic and develop a negative outlook. Small setbacks or delays can become as meaningful as large ones.

(13)(M) Gorse: Extreme hopelessness, defeatism and despair. They often suffer chronic illness and have morbid outlook.

(17)(M) Hornbeam: Their lack of energy and enthusiasm makes it difficult for them to face their everyday problems and responsibilities, although they usually succeed in getting things done with great effort.

(36)(M) Wild Oat: They are uncertain about their goal, mission or correct path in life. They lack direction which causes them much frustration because they have strong ambitions.

Personality Questions for Uncertainty

CERATO:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you doubt your ability to make decisions?
Do you frequently seek advice of others even though you have a sense of what is correct for you?
Do you seek the advice of many people about the same issue and are still confused as to what to do?
After taking advice from others, do you find it would have been better to accept your own decision?

SCLERANTHUS:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Is it difficult to make decisions, particularly when faced with two or more options?
Do you experience mood swings?
Do you find it difficult to concentrate for any length of time?
Do you shift from one task to another without ever completing either task fully?

GENTAIN:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you become easily discouraged and pessimistic when things don’t go your way?
Does your negative outlook cause you to become depressed?
Do even small setbacks cause you to lose faith?

GORSE:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely.	3 - Sometimes.	4 - Frequently .	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you feeling great hopelessness and despair, which makes you uncertain about your future?
Have you just about given up hope that conditions or circumstances in your life can change?
Do you think nothing can be done to relieve your torment?

HORNBEAM:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you doubt your ability to have enough energy to face the challenges of the day?
Do you feel as though you are mentally exhausted and don’t have enough strength to meet your responsibility even though somehow you always seem to complete them?
Do you often wake up just as tired as when you went to bed?

WILD OUT:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you dissatisfied with not having found your goal or mission in life?
Are you having a great deal of difficulty deciding what you should do with your life?
Is it difficult to find a meaningful vocation for your life?

Personality Category: Oversensitivity (4)

(1)(T) Agrimony: They hide and suppress their mental anguish behind a cheerful, happy or brave face.

(4)(T) Centaury: Their weakness of will leads them to be subservient, exploitable and easily imposed upon. Their desire to please makes it difficult to say ‘no’ and set boundaries.

(33)(T) Walnut: The remedy for change and transition for starting anew and letting go. Provides protection from oversensitivity and outside influences.

(15)(M) Holly: It is difficult for them to trust. Often suspicious, envious, revengeful, jealous, and hateful.

Personality Questions for Oversensitivity

AGRIMONY:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Will you do whatever it takes to avoid confrontation and arguments?
Do you hide unhappy or sad feelings behind a happy or cheerful face?
Do you have a tendency to engage in addictive behavior such as drugs, alcohol, tobacco, shopping, sports, etc. in order to avoid facing feelings?
Can you hide your true feelings from even your closet friend?

CENTUARY:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you easily taken advantage of because of your basic good nature and willingness to help others?
Do you find it hard to say ‘no’ when you are asked for help?
Do you neglect your own needs because you are so busy taking care of the needs of others?

WALNUT:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you find it difficult to make changes in your life even if you know a change is necessary?
Do you find it hard to end relationships even if they are not in your best interest?
Is change itself difficult for you to deal with?

HOLLY:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you mistrusting of other people and feel they have impure motives towards you?
Do you feel jealousy, revenge, suspicion, and mistrust?
Is your spiritual growth important to you?

Personality category: Loneliness (3)

(34)(T) Water Violet: These aloof, proud, capable, reserved and independent people distance themselves from others because of the feelings of superiority.

(18)(T) Impatiens: Their impatience and irritability make it difficult for them to be fully present in the moment.

(14)(T) Heather: Obsessed with their own problems, they are self-concerned, self-centered, over-talkative, and unhappy when alone; poor listener.

Personality Questions for Loneliness

WATER VIOLET:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Would you describe yourself as a very private person who tends to be a loner, particularly not wishing you interfere in the affairs of other people?
Would you describe yourself as a very reliable, component, capable person who prefers to be alone?
Do you feel superior to others?
Do others often describe your behavior as being aloof and overly proud?

IMPATIENS:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Would you describe yourself as an important person?
Do you become irritable and tense when people or things move at a slow pace and thus attempt to speed them up?
Do you prefer to work alone because people rarely keep up with you?
Do other people describe you as important?

HEATHER:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you find it uncomfortable to be alone?
Have you found that people avoid you because you can be over-talkative?
Are you over talkative, especially when discussing your own problems or interests?
Do you find it difficult to be a good listener often interjecting your own point of view?

Personality Category: Lack of Interest in Present Circumstances - Disassociated State (7)

(9)(T) Clematis: Tend to daydream and live in the future. Absent-minded, inattentive, with poor attention span.

(16)(M) Honeysuckle: Lives in the past; nostalgic. Homesick. Desires lost youth, loved ones, relationships or happier times of the past.

(37)(T) Wild Rose: Redesigned an apathetic to their situation in life. Make a little effort to change health, unworkable relationships or unpleasant occupation.

(23)(M) Olive: This remedy is for exhaustion, both physical and mental. Utter weariness, particular after prolonged stress. Convalescence.

(35)(M) White Chestnut: For persistent unwanted thoughts, pre-occupation with a particular incident or worry which causes mental torment.

(21)(M) Mustard: A dark cloud of deep despair that descends suddenly for no known cause and can also leave suddenly. This depression makes it impossible to experience joy or concentrate in the present.

(7)(M) Chestnut Bud: For those who forget the past easily and thus repeat the same mistake over and over. They fail to learn from their experiences.

Personality Questions for Lack of Interest in Present Circumstances - Disassociated State (7)

CLEMATIS:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you find yourself thinking about the future, making it difficult to be attentive in the present?
Do you find it difficult to hold your attention on one particular thing for any length of time?
Are you a creative person who finds it easy to create the future but have difficulty bringing your ideas into the present?

HONEYSUCKLE:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you find yourself thinking about past experiences, perhaps of happier times, or memories of a lost friend, or of opportunities or ambitions that may have been missed?
Is nostalgia something you can experience easily?
Can you become easily homesick?
Do you find yourself thinking of past regrets?

WILD ROSE:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Is apathy a feeling that you experience?
Do you find yourself resigned to your present circumstances in life and find it difficult to change and improve your quality of life?
Have you given up on finding joy in your life?

OLIVE:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Have you had an experience that has left you drained of energy and has affected you long after the experience ended?
Do your daily work and responsibilities tire you to such an extent that it is impossible to complete your tasks?
Do you feel both mentally and physically exhausted and tired?

WHITE CHESTNUT:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you bothered by persistent unwanted thoughts, circling round and round, causing mental torment?
Does the presence of these unpleasant thoughts make it impossible for you to experience peace, concentrate on your work properly and perhaps create sleeping difficulties?
Does the presence of rapid whirling unwanted thoughts cause you to experience mental anxiety and pressure in your head?

MUSTARD:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you experience a deep gloomy depression that can descend upon you rapidly for no apparent reason and leave just as rapidly?
When this gloominess descends, is it like a dark cloud that hides the joys of life?
Are you depressed but do not know why?

CHESTNUT BUD:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Is it difficult for you to learn from your past mistakes?
Does learning seem to be difficult and challenging?
Do you need things to be repeated several times in order for you to retain information?
Are their recurring mistakes or behavior patterns that you fail to learn from?

Personality Category: Despondency & Despair (8) – Depressive Energy States

(19)(T) Larch: Their depression comes from their deep feeling of inferiority. They expect failure, so they often fail to try or make half-hearted attempts to succeed.

(24)(T) Pine: Feelings of guilt. Frequently apologizing and blames self even for the mistakes of others. Self-reproachfulness that they should do or should have done better. Feeling underserving and unworthy.

(11)(T) Elm: For temporary feelings of inadequacy and overwhelm brought on by neglecting themselves and assuming too much responsibility. Their above-average abilities can cause them to take on too much.

(30)(M) Sweet Chestnut: Extreme mental, hopeless despair. The feeling that one has reached the limits of endurance. Utter dejection with a bleak future. (Not suicidal)

(29)(M) Star of Bethlehem: For the after effects of physical, mental and emotional trauma. For all kinds of shock which are sudden in nature.

(38)(M) Willow: For resentment and bitterness. Self-pity and, “Oh poor me”,” This isn’t fair”, attitude. A prolonged state may cause them to begrudge others good fortune.

(22)(T) Oak: Brave, strong, courageous people who have become worn-out and overtired but will not allow themselves to stop.

(10)(T) Crab Apple: For those that self-disgust and loathe because some part of their body or mind feels unclean and dirty. They are obsessed with cleanliness and ashamed of their ailment. (the cleaning essence)

Personality Questions for Despondency & Despair – Depressive Energy States

LARCH:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you a self-confident person?
Do you anticipate failure so much that it can keep you from making an adequate effort to succeed?
Do you feel inferior to other people?
Do you know where your feeling of inferiority comes from?

PINE:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Is guilt an emotion you feel?
Have you done something in your life that you feel you cannot forgive yourself for?
Do you feel you should have done better even if you give your best effort?
Do you blame yourself for the mistakes of others?

ELM:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Is the feeling of being overwhelmed something you experience?
Do you tend to take on too much because of the skills you possess?
Do you overcommit yourself so that the magnitude of your responsibilities can be overwhelming?

SWEET CHESTNUT:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Do you feel you’ve reached your wit’s end?
Does life feel like too great a burden to face?
Do you feel that there is no hope for the future?
Are you suffering with extreme emotional and mental torment?

STAR OF BETHLEHEM:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Have you experienced a severe shock of trauma that you may still be feeling?
Are you still suffering a sense of fried or loss from some event that has occurred in your life?
Has an event that occurred in your life made it difficult for you to be consoled?

WILLOW:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Does life feel unfair or unjust to you?
Have you experienced anything that still makes you feel bitter and resentful?
Is it difficult for you to forgive and forget?

OAK:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Would you describe yourself as a strong, brave person who never gives up?
Do you possess a strong sense of duty and feel you must always get the job done?
Do you neglect yourself in favor of getting a task done?

CRAB APPLE:

Rows	1 - No, never.	2 - Rarely	3 - Sometimes	4 - Frequently	5 - Yes, all the time.
Are you ashamed of anything about your body?
Is there anything that seems unclean about your body or mind?
Are you obsessive and compulsive about your personal cleanliness?
Is there some small thing that really bothers you about your body?