Bach flower remedy

Willow
Botanical name: Salix vitellina Linn.
Family: Salicaceae
Synonyms:

Latin: Salix alba L. var vitellinea Stokes;

English: Yellow willow, Yellow-stem white willow, Golden osier;

French: Osier jaune,, Osier vitellin;

German: Dotterweide.

Mind/emotions
Unhappiness and despair that one believes to be caused by others; sense of having received injustice.
Failure to see one's own share in contributing to the experience of severity. Anger and outrage are
usually not expressed adequately and turn into smoldering resentment; feelings become locked-in
chronically. Chronic resentment in response to true neglect or abuse by others, with willingness or
necessity to forgo rebellion; preoccupation, inability to release disturbing thoughts, even when
attempt is made; obsessive-compulsive orientation; psychosomatic complaints from over compliance
and suppression of aggression. Chronic resentment in response to only minor faults of others, while
the major portion of guilt or failure resides with oneself; exaggerated and irrational blaming, pointing
to a scapegoat, shirking of responsibility; mental illness can develop in extreme cases [fixed ideas,
delusions, paranoia, homicidal impulse, factitious disorder and malingering (feigning of illness and
procrastination for personal gain), passive-aggressive personality disorder, antisocial personality
disorder, disruptive behavior disorder (especially oppositional defiant disorder), borderline
personality disorder]. Failure to cultivate a forgiving attitude; in many cases, lack of aspiration
toward love and forgiveness; self-righteousness; vindictive urge. Chronic dissatisfaction; lack of
fulfillment and purpose; deep-seated sense of having lost grace, of having failed one's destiny.
F>itterness and disillusionment; depression; moroseness; self-pity; sudden venting of acrid feelings
or anger. Envy and jealousy at the fortune of others; one feels left out and unfortunate; sensitivity to
being offended or humiliated. "Misery seeks company," relief of unfortunate feeling as others join
same fate; joy at the misfortune of others.

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- EGOTISM
- EMBITTERED
- FEIGNING - sick; to be
- HATRED
-INDIFFERENCE
-PITIES herself
- SADNESS
- SADNESS - embitterment;
from Physical

A facial expression of bitterness; rigidity of posture. Psychosomatic complaints from suppression of

aggressive impulses (see below); anger and disgust may arouse visceral and intestinal response (vomiting,
colic, ulceration, constipation); intestinal ulceration, irritable colon, and constricted breathing may result
from not being able to release and work through resentment (compulsive-obsessive); suppression of
aggression for the sake of peace or conforming to rules may lead mainly to hypertension and heart
disturbances, breathing disturbances, liver and gallbladder disorders, soft tissue