Empath Series – Bach Flower Remedies – Why I like them, or is this the Mary Sue of Remedies?


I talk about the Bach Flower Remedies a lot. You might call it an obsession, and perhaps you’d be right. But there is a good reason for that. They do work, and, choosing the right ones can perform what seems like miracles. Going into details about the remedies, and the knowledge I’ve gained, is something…

Healing Depression Series: Bach Flower Remedies (BFR) – Are they a placebo? part 1, or wait, this is just alcohol!


Are they a placebo? Part 1. What I want to do with this entry is discuss if the Bach Flower Remedies are a placebo or not. It is reasonable for people to be sceptical about the BFR’s and so they should be. I certainly was. When I first saw them around 1992, the claims they…

Healing Depression Series: Bach Flower Remedies or Flower Power.


Bach Flower Remedies – Introduction    I hated being depressed. I hated it so much that I relentlessly pursued and tried everything that I could get my hands on. I tried herbs, psychic healers, meditation, therapies like Reiki and Kinesiology, crystals, aura-light, aura-soma, anti-depressants and just about anything else I could get access to. Each…

Depression Series: – Apathy or I couldn’t be bothered writing this.


Apathy Check List: Do you feel heaviness in your limbs? Do you have trouble getting started on an activity you wish to do but you just don't have the energy? Every movement is an effort, even though you are well rested. Apathy is when you don't really care too much about things. It's a kind…

Depression series – Empaths and concern for others or Why didn’t you call?


Over-concern for others. Check-list You worry about others You feel bad about when others try and fail. We feel anxiety when others don't come home when expected.  Empaths often get depressed in regards to other people.  It might be for the person who has gone to buy a special present for someone, only to have…

Depression series – Empaths and the dark night of the soul or My world is falling apart and nobody even seems to notice.


The dark night of the soul. Check list You feel there is no hope. You've tried everything and nothing has worked. There is no yesterday no tomorrow, just a desperate and empty now of desolation and anguish.  The emotional pain is overwhelming. You feel pushed way beyond your limits of endurance to the point of…