The Bach Flower essences are mild, gentle, but helpful.
You cannot hurt yourself with them
so they are safe to self-medicate
(though as we can’t see what we don’t want to see
it is often better to have someone you trust/respect
prescribe for you).

Take a few drops of the "mother tincture" whenever required,
or you can take the first centisimal dilution...
( dilute one part in one hundred and succuss ten times
- see homeopathy) 


Several Bach Flowers may be used together
(as in the famous Rescue Remedy) 
for instance:
Agrimony might be used by a shy addictive pwerson
Aspen might be added if there is undefined fearfullness
consult the list below...

Agrimony

confrontations are problematic
- addictive personalities.

Aspen

unidentifiable fears, fear of death

Beech

critical, intolerant, arrogant, haughty

Century

trying to please others

Cerato

uncertain, seeks advices

Cherry Plum

fear of insanity, uncontrolled temper

Chestnut Bud

inability to learn and change				

Chicory

possesive, self-pity, demanding attention

Clematis

"air head"  spacey  for grounding

Crab Apple

feels unclean, perceives faults in self

Elm

overwhelmed

Gentian

easily discouraged

Gorse

hopeless despair

Heather

attention seeking

Holly

angry

Honeysuckle

lives in the past

Hornbeam

burned out, but still functional

Impatience

impatient, angry

Larch

lack of confidence

Mimulus

tangible fear, timidity

Mustard

sudden gloom of unknown origin

Oak

"despair but never giving up.
Brave and struggles on despite
desponancy. Plodders."

Olive

non-functional /  no energy left

Pine

self blame

Red Chestnut

anxiety for others

Rescue Remedy

for shock, emotional or physical

Rock Rose

terror, panic

Rock Water

rigid, inflexible, martyrs, self-denial
				
Scleranthus

uncertainty, vacillation

Star of Bethlehem

shock and trauma

Sweet Chestnut

utter despair

Vervain

closed minded

Vine

"Dominating and inflexible.
Ruthless and crave power.  Leaders"

Walnut

protects from outside influence, facilitates change

Water Violet

withdrawn / loner / lonely

White Chestnut

obsessive thinking,
stuck circling on some thought

Wild Oat

lost, doesn’t know what to do with ones life

Wild Rose

indifferent /  blank / dazed /
unresponsive / withdrawn / apathetic

Willow

resentful,  "why me?",  envious


see also Bach Flower Rescue Remedy
for a discussion of Bach Flower Remedies
 
for a fuller description, with illustrations go to
http://www.aeonglobe.com/bach/bach3.php