Sweet Chestnut

– extreme mental anguish, when everything has been tried and there is no light left.

Sweet Chestnut

…is one of the remedies that Dr Bach grouped under the category of despondency or despair.

Introduction to the 30th Bach Flower on my blog @AngelaWuerz.com

Sweet Chestnut is for agonising mental anguish, described by Dr Bach as ‘the hope- less despair of those who feel they have reached the limit of their endurance.’ It may take the form of intense sorrow; sufferers can feel almost destroyed by it. Dejection is accompanied by a sense of loneliness and the feeling that the future is bleak and utterly hopeless.

People in need of Sweet Chestnut may feel on the point of nervous breakdown, though not suicidal. There may be the feeling that God has forsaken them.

This state may follow a bereavement, or years of difficulty, suffered bravely and uncomplainingly.

The positive potential of Sweet Chestnut is liberation from despair and despondency. Though external circumstances may not have changed, they can now be faced with optimism and peace of mind. This may be aided by the discovery or recovery of faith in a higher power and a sense of inner support.

Dr Bach’s description

For those moments which happen to some people when the anguish is so great as to seem to be unbearable. When the mind or body feels as if it had borne to the uttermost limit of its endurance, and that now it must give way. When it seems there is nothing but destruction and annihilation left to face.

– The Twelve Healers and Other Remedies

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