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Anubhuti

A gentle, self-led approach to emotional wellbeing.

By Feeling

When you can name what you're feeling — but the same word can point at very different remedies. Pick a cluster, then the feeling that fits today.

When something inside is uncertain, apprehensive, or watchful.

Anxious

Depends on what's underneath the anxiousness. A few flavours:

Mimulus if you can name what you're afraid of — a specific worry, a known thing.
Aspen if you can't name it — vague unease, a sense something might happen, no clear cause.
White Chestnut if it's anxious thoughts on loop; the same worry replaying over and over.
Red Chestnut if the anxiousness is for someone else — a child, a partner, a parent.
Cherry Plum if it tips into fear of losing control or doing something you'd regret.
Default · Mimulus if you can name a fear; Aspen if you can't.
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Worried

Worried about what, and about whom?

Red Chestnut when the worry is for someone else's safety or wellbeing — what if they get hurt, what if they're not okay.
Mimulus when worried about a specific thing for yourself — a meeting, an illness, a situation you can name.
Aspen when there's no specific thing, just a sense that something is about to go wrong.
White Chestnut when the worrying is the looping kind; you can't put it down.
Cerato when worried about whether you've made the right decision; second-guessing.
Default · Red Chestnut if it's about others; Mimulus if it's about you.
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Fearful

Fear has shapes. A few flavours:

Mimulus fear of a specific, nameable thing — the dentist, the dog next door, public speaking.
Aspen vague, nameless dread, especially at night, with no obvious trigger.
Rock Rose terror or panic — acute fright after accident, nightmare, sudden danger.
Cherry Plum fear of yourself — of snapping, of losing control, of the mind giving way.
Red Chestnut fear for someone you love rather than for yourself.
Default · Mimulus for known fears; Aspen for nameless ones.
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Restless

Restless takes a few forms:

Impatiens restless because everything is too slow; you want to move on, get past this.
White Chestnut restless in the mind; thoughts won't settle, you can't switch off.
Vervain restless from too much intensity; wired up, tense, can't unwind.
Cherry Plum restless because a feeling feels close to overflowing; near the edge.
Default · Impatiens if it's about slowness; White Chestnut if it's about thoughts.
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Insecure

Insecurity has different sources:

Larch when you assume you'll fail before you try; "I won't be good enough."
Pine when guilt and self-blame are mixed in; "I don't deserve this."
Crab Apple when shame about an aspect of yourself is part of it; you feel flawed at a body or character level.
Mimulus when it's specific fear of being judged; performance anxiety.
Cerato when you doubt your own judgement and need others' approval to feel sure.
Default · Larch is the most common — and works fast.
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When you can't move, can't decide, can't see ahead.

Stuck

Depends on what kind of stuck. A few flavours:

Wild Rose if it's apathetic-stuck — going through the motions, lost the spark, "this is just how things are."
Hornbeam if it's start-stuck — you know what to do, the work isn't even hard, but actually beginning it feels impossible.
Wild Oat if it's direction-stuck — "I don't know what I'm doing with my life." Drifting because you can't see the path.
Walnut if it's transition-stuck — trying to move into a new chapter but old ties or influences keep pulling you back.
Chestnut Bud if it's pattern-stuck — keep falling into the same trap, repeating the same mistake, not learning from it.
Scleranthus if it's decision-stuck — caught between two options, can't pick, swings back and forth.
Honeysuckle if it's past-stuck — can't move forward because you're still mentally living in what was.
Default · Wild Rose is the most common match for plain "feeling stuck."
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Drifting

Drifting comes in three forms:

Clematis daydreamy drifting — gone into imagined futures, sleeping a lot, present life feels colourless.
Wild Rose apathetic drifting — going through the motions without engagement, no spark.
Wild Oat directionless drifting — capable of many things, can't settle on a calling, drifting between roles.
Default · Clematis for mental drift; Wild Oat for life-direction drift.
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Conflicted

Conflicted between what?

Scleranthus between two clear options — yes/no, stay/go, this/that. Swinging back and forth alone.
Wild Oat between life paths — career, vocation, who to be. The bigger conflict.
Cerato between your own answer and what others say. You have an instinct but don't trust it.
Walnut between an old pull and a new direction. Trying to move on but old voices keep weighing in.
Default · Scleranthus for between-options; Wild Oat for between-paths.
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Confused

Confused has flavours:

Scleranthus between two specific options, can't pick, oscillating.
Cerato has an instinct but doesn't trust it; needs others' input to feel sure.
Wild Oat confused about life direction at the bigger scale.
Walnut confused because in transition, old patterns mixing with new.
Cherry Plum confused under mental strain — head feels overwhelmed, near the edge.
Default · Scleranthus for a clear two-way choice; Cerato if you doubt your own judgement.
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Purposeless / lost

Purposeless has different depths:

Wild Oat capable of many things, can't settle on a calling; "What am I doing with my life?"
Gorse given up trying to find meaning; long worn down.
Sweet Chestnut the deeper version — life feels empty of purpose at the level of soul.
Wild Rose apathetic acceptance of a meaningless life; no fight left.
Default · Wild Oat for life-direction questions; Sweet Chestnut for the deeper crisis.
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In transition

Transitions touch a few remedies:

Walnut the link-breaker — protects you during change so old ties or opinions can't pull you off-course.
Wild Oat when the transition is about direction; figuring out what comes next.
Cerato when you keep asking others what to do during the transition; doubting your own choice.
Default · Walnut is the classic transition remedy — protection during change of any kind.
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When you're not quite present — drifted, foggy, absent, gone.

Numb

Numb takes a few shapes:

Wild Rose apathetic numbness — gave up caring, accepted the grey, no spark of resistance.
Star of Bethlehem shock-numb — after loss, accident, or trauma; the system has gone offline.
Mustard gloom-numb — a cloud has descended, no joy, no obvious cause.
Olive exhaustion-numb — depleted past the point of feeling.
Gorse hopelessness-numb — gave up hoping, settled into the absence.
Default · Wild Rose if apathetic; Star of Bethlehem if it followed a shock or loss.
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Empty

Empty has flavours:

Wild Rose empty from apathy; no inner spark, no investment.
Olive empty from exhaustion; reservoirs gone, even rest feels effortful.
Mustard empty from a descending cloud; gloom that came from nowhere.
Honeysuckle empty because the meaning lives in the past; nothing in the present compares.
Default · Wild Rose if you've stopped caring; Olive if you've stopped having anything left.
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Foggy / dreamy

Foggy can mean different things:

Clematis drifty, daydreamy, not quite in the room; mind in imagined futures.
White Chestnut fogged up by mental noise; thoughts blocking clarity.
Hornbeam fogged up by tiredness; mental staleness, the work-feels-too-much kind.
Default · Clematis if you're elsewhere mentally; Hornbeam if you're just tired.
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Distracted

Distracted has three sources:

Clematis drifting attention; mind elsewhere, especially in imagined futures.
White Chestnut intrusive thoughts; can't focus because the mind's already busy with its own loop.
Chestnut Bud surface inattention; not absorbing what's happening, missing lessons.
Default · Clematis if daydreaming; White Chestnut if a worry is occupying you.
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Nostalgic

Nostalgia and longing:

Honeysuckle for the home, person, or chapter you've lost; can't quite leave the past behind.
Star of Bethlehem when an old loss is still living in the body; the grief never fully cleared.
Walnut when in transition and finding the old pulling at you despite the new direction.
Default · Honeysuckle is the classic nostalgia remedy.
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Repeating patterns

Same situation, again. Three reasons:

Chestnut Bud the lesson hasn't landed; same trap, same relationship, same kind of trouble.
Walnut old patterns pulling at you during a transition; the new self trying to emerge against the old grain.
Honeysuckle repeating because you're still mentally in the past chapter; comparing each new thing to what was.
Default · Chestnut Bud is the classic repeating-mistakes remedy.
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When connection feels difficult, hidden, or absent.

Lonely

Loneliness comes in distinct shapes:

Heather the loneliness that pours its troubles to anyone who'll listen; can't bear to be alone.
Water Violet proud, self-contained loneliness; keeps people at distance even when needing them.
Impatiens when irritation pushes others away; even good company feels too slow.
Mimulus if loneliness comes from fear of reaching out, of being rejected.
Sweet Chestnut when the loneliness feels endless, like no one will ever truly know you.
Default · Bach grouped Heather, Water Violet, and Impatiens as the three faces of loneliness — pick the one you wince at first.
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Withdrawn

Withdrawn for different reasons:

Water Violet proud, self-reliant withdrawal; prefers own company, handles things alone.
Mimulus withdrawn from fear of social pain; quiet, hesitant.
Wild Rose withdrawn from apathy; can't be bothered to engage.
Sweet Chestnut withdrawn into despair; pulled inward by anguish.
Default · Water Violet if it's by choice; Mimulus if it's by fear.
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Misunderstood

Feeling misunderstood has different sources:

Vervain when others can't see what's so obviously right; the frustration of unheard convictions.
Heather when others won't give you the audience you need to be heard.
Water Violet when proud distance leaves people not knowing the inside of you.
Chicory when love hasn't been given the way you wanted; hurt-misunderstood.
Default · Vervain if you're frustrated; Water Violet if you're aloof.
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Pretending OK

Pretending OK has flavours:

Agrimony the classic mask — jovial face over real distress, jokes through pain, dread of being alone with own thoughts.
Centaury pretending you're fine to avoid burdening others; can't say no, can't ask for help.
Mimulus pretending out of fear of being seen as weak or wrong.
Default · Agrimony is the classic "I'm fine, really" remedy.
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When something is hot, sharp, sour — directed outward or held in.

Angry

Anger takes shapes:

Holly hot anger, jealousy, suspicion; from a place of wounded love or hurt.
Beech irritation at others' habits, mannerisms, imperfections; the "everyone's annoying" feeling.
Vine domineering anger; you want others to comply, get out of your way.
Willow sullen, resentful anger; "why me, it's unfair."
Cherry Plum anger feels close to overflowing; you're scared you might snap.
Impatiens quick irritability at slowness; not deep anger, just impatience.
Default · Holly is the classic anger remedy — heat, jealousy, suspicion all live there.
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Frustrated

Frustration has flavours:

Impatiens the classic — frustration at slowness, people who can't keep up. Finger-tapping, "come on" energy.
Vervain frustrated that others can't see what's so obviously right — by injustice, by people not caring as much as you do.
Beech frustrated at people's flaws — their habits, mannerisms, the dumb way they do things.
Vine frustrated that people won't do what you say — your way is right and they're getting in the way.
Holly if frustration has tipped into anger, suspicion, or jealousy — heat, not just irritation.
Willow if frustration has curdled into resentment — "why is this happening to me, it's unfair."
Gentian if it's frustration after a specific setback — disappointed, this-isn't-working frustration.
Cherry Plum if frustration feels like it might overflow — you're scared you'll snap.
Default · Impatiens — that's literally Bach's frustration remedy.
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Resentful

Resentment comes from different soils:

Willow the classic — bitterness, "life is unfair, why me," grudge against fate.
Holly when resentment has heat in it — jealousy, suspicion.
Chicory when love wasn't given the way you wanted; clingy hurt that turned bitter.
Vervain when resentment is about justice; others not caring as much as you do.
Default · Willow is the classic resentment remedy.
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Jealous

Jealousy has shades:

Holly heat-jealous; suspicion, anger at the threat to what's yours.
Willow resentful-jealous; bitter that others got what you didn't.
Chicory possessive-jealous; demanding the love or attention you feel owed.
Default · Holly for hot jealousy; Willow for cold.
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Possessive

Possessive has shades:

Chicory the classic — clingy with loved ones, hurt when they pull away, demanding particular attention.
Holly possessive from suspicion; afraid of losing what's yours.
Walnut possessive of an old chapter; can't release a previous role or relationship.
Default · Chicory is the classic possessive-with-loved-ones remedy.
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When the weight is more than the moment can carry.

Down / sad

Sadness has many sources:

Mustard sudden gloom with no apparent cause; a cloud descended.
Gentian discouraged after a specific setback; faith in the path wavered.
Gorse long-term hopelessness; given up trying.
Sweet Chestnut anguish, the deepest version; at the limit.
Wild Rose apathetic sadness; resigned, dull, grey.
Honeysuckle sadness from missing what was; nostalgic grief.
Default · Mustard if it came from nowhere; Gentian if you can name what triggered it.
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Hopeless

Hopeless takes different forms:

Gorse chronic hopelessness; long worn down, given up trying.
Sweet Chestnut hopelessness at the breaking point; anguish so total the soul feels it can't bear another moment.
Mustard hopelessness arriving without cause; a cloud has descended.
Wild Rose hopeless in a quieter way; given up effort, accepted the grey.
Default · Gorse for the long-worn version; Sweet Chestnut for the deeper one.
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Disappointed

Disappointment has flavours:

Gentian the classic — discouragement after a specific setback; faith in the path wavers.
Gorse disappointed past hope; given up after too many letdowns.
Willow disappointment that turned into bitterness; resentment at fate.
Honeysuckle disappointed because the present can't measure up to a remembered past.
Default · Gentian is the classic disappointment-after-setback remedy.
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Helpless

Helpless takes different shapes:

Gorse given-up helpless; tried before, didn't work, no point.
Centaury helpless because you can't refuse, can't speak up, drained by serving.
Mimulus helpless from fear; the thing dreaded keeps you frozen.
Larch helpless because you assume you'd fail anyway.
Default · Gorse if you've tried and given up; Larch if you haven't tried.
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Exhausted

Tiredness has distinct kinds:

Olive bone-tired, fully spent; reservoirs gone, even rest feels effortful.
Hornbeam Monday-morning tired; tired-before-starting, recovers once underway.
Oak exhausted but still pushing; refuses to rest, dutiful past one's strength.
Centaury exhausted from over-giving; drained by serving others.
Wild Rose apathetic exhaustion; gave up engaging, no spark left.
Default · Olive is the classic exhaustion remedy.
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When the critic is inside, or when pressure has gone past pace.

Ashamed

Shame has different focal points:

Crab Apple shame at a feature, habit, body, or specific aspect; feeling unclean or flawed.
Pine shame as guilt and self-blame; "I'm at fault."
Larch shame about not being good enough; expecting failure.
Rock Water shame at not living up to your own strict standards; perfectionism failed.
Default · Crab Apple for body or specific shame; Pine for moral guilt-shame.
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Guilty

Guilt has flavours:

Pine the classic — self-blame, even for things not yours; apologising too often.
Crab Apple guilt that feels like contamination; "something about me is wrong."
Centaury guilt about saying no, about prioritising yourself.
Rock Water guilt from breaking your own strict rules; perfectionist guilt.
Default · Pine is the classic guilt remedy.
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Self-critical

Self-criticism has different angles:

Pine moral self-criticism; guilt, blame, "I'm wrong."
Crab Apple self-critical about a feature, body, habit; disgust at a part of yourself.
Larch self-critical about ability; "I'm not good enough."
Rock Water self-critical about discipline; "I should be doing more."
Default · Pine for guilt; Larch for inadequacy; Rock Water for perfectionism.
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Pressured

Pressured by what?

Vervain internal pressure; over-zealous, can't let go, self-driven intensity.
Centaury external pressure; can't say no, others' demands take over.
Rock Water self-imposed strictness; the discipline you can't soften.
Elm temporary overwhelm; the load is too big for now.
Default · Vervain if you're pressuring yourself; Centaury if others are.
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Driven / workaholic

Driven has flavours:

Oak dutiful pushing; keep going through exhaustion, won't stop.
Rock Water disciplined pushing; strict with self, denies pleasure, perfectionist.
Vervain passionate pushing; intensity, fervour, over-effort for a cause.
Centaury over-giving; serving others past your own depletion.
Default · Oak if it's about duty; Rock Water if it's about discipline.
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Overwhelmed

Overwhelm has flavours:

Elm the classic — temporarily crushed by responsibility; usually capable, swamped just now.
Olive overwhelmed from depletion; reservoirs gone.
Oak overwhelmed but pushing through anyway; the dutiful version.
White Chestnut overwhelmed by mental noise; thoughts won't quiet.
Default · Elm is the classic overwhelm remedy.
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People-pleasing

People-pleasing has angles:

Centaury the classic — can't say no, drained by serving, others' needs always come first.
Pine pleasing from guilt; "I should help, I should be better."
Larch pleasing because you don't trust your worth without others' approval.
Default · Centaury is the classic people-pleasing remedy.
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About Anubhuti — what this is, and a small disclaimer

Anubhuti is a free, independent companion for working with Dr. Edward Bach's 38 flower remedies — four ways into them: by the situation you're facing, by the feeling you can name, by scanning all 38, or by a full assessment.

It's offered as an aid to personal reflection, not as medical or psychological diagnosis, treatment, or advice, and is not a substitute for care from a qualified professional. If anything in your reading touches something you'd like support with, please reach out to a counsellor, therapist, doctor, or other appropriate professional.

The site is provided as-is, with no warranty as to outcomes. Bach remedies themselves are widely regarded as safe and not pharmacologically active. The system was developed by Dr. Edward Bach (1886–1936); Anubhuti is an independent project built around that system and is not affiliated with the Bach Centre, UK.