Children with anxiety can be helped with flower essences which are not only safe, but can alleviate the troublesome symptoms associated with anxiety. Nadia Ameri, Psychologist and Founder of The Flower Apothecary explains more.

The Concept

Flower essences are a botanically based healing system that originated among ancient civilizations. They gently balance emotions to help the body heal itself from physical disease. Flower essences work on the premise that every flower has a particular healing attribute in the form of a vibrational frequency.   Similarly, an emotional imbalance also has a vibrational frequency. So if an individual is anxious, they may ingest the flower essence that floods their body with vibrations of calm in order to counteract the anxiety.  This is called sympathetic resonance.  Unfortunately, anxiety in children is common and is traditionally treated with psychotropic drugs. On the other hand, flower essence therapy is a safe and effective alternative.

Treatment

The best way to determine which flower essence the child needs is by assessing how they feel. For example, if the anxiety stems from fears and phobias, ‘Fearless’ may be administered. Another effective way to choose a flower essence is by seeing which flower the child is most attracted to. We are all drawn to the flower we need. There is an interactive section on theflowerapothecary.com called ‘Meet the Flowers’ where the child can see which flower they are drawn to and which blend that flower is used in. Flower essences are very easy to use. Four drops, four times a day should be taken for a minimum of three weeks to see results.

Real Life Case

In Nadia’s Los Angeles based practice, a mother brought in her 7-year old son who could not sleep straight through the night because he had nightmares every night for 11 months straight. He also exhibited:

• A pronounced fear of spiders
• Mild stuttering
• Hand wringing
• Avoidance of eye contact with familiar and unfamiliar adults other than his parents
• Refusal to eat in a social setting

The initial consultation resulted in a customized blend to address these issues. Within the first three weeks, the nightmares ended and he was able to sleep through the night without waking up. Additionally, the fear of spiders also disappeared. The rest of the issues were successfully dealt with through subsequent consultations spanning one and a half years.  Today, this child is no longer exhibiting the symptoms he originally was brought in for and lives a normal happy life with good self-esteem, free from the limitations of anxiety. This result was achieved through consistent use of flower essences and no psychotropic drugs whatsoever.

Credit: Nadia Ameri

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