Agrimony

The jovial, cheerful, humorous people who love peace and are distressed by argument or quarrel, to avoid which they will agree to give up much. Though generally they have troubles and are tormented and restless and worried in mind or in body, they hide their cares behind their humour and jesting and are considered very good friends to know. They often take alcohol or drugs in excess, to stimulate themselves and help themselves bear their trials with cheerfulness.

- The Twelve Healers and Other Remedies

The Agrimony type appears carefree, happy and looks like they are at peace with their surroundings. They often have lots of friends and are the „life of the party”, they don’t like to bother anyone with their problems and even in the face of negative experiences, they rarely look bothered. They are trying to play the role of the peacemaker and do not want to acknowledge or integrate adverse experiences or circumstances, nor face dilemmas. They are hypersensitive to conflict and confrontation.

 The main objective of an Agrimony person is to remain hassle-free, without worries and confrontations, however beneath this cheerful mask they harbor fear and anxiety which they might try to suppress with alcohol, drugs or by keeping themselves busy with partying and socializing… for the same reason, they don’t like to be alone, because being alone causes them to think about themselves and their situations.

They are afraid of their own shadow side, or they fear confronting their own feelings. Because the Agrimony personality resists seeing itself in totality, it is always unbalanced and unable to make contact with its higher self.

This tendency to hide their true emotions might originate from childhood. Children who have been taught not to show their distress and always to observe proper social conventions are especially at risk.

A negative Agrimony state can develop in people who are practising the spiritual path. They try to remain at peace and in a blissful state, while trying to suppress negative emotions and thoughts. Agrimony is good if used with a child who is too serious, precocious. This way we want to support their childlike nature. To help them recover the joy of life and the nature of being a child.

Thus, the main negative tendencies of Agrimony is denial and suppression. The Agrimony Flower Essence may assist in releasing inner tension, anxities and hidden emotions, while getting rid of the superficial mask of cheerfulness to look deeper within us. It may also assist with extreme anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress syndrome, in which unpleasent memories have been suppressed within the subconscious mind.

A paragraph from the book "Applying Homeopathy and Bach Flower Therapies to Psychosomatic Illness: A Treatment Guide in Four Parts" from Boedler Cornelia and Cornelia Richardson-Boedler is an excellent summary regarding the suppression and how Agrimony can help:

"Agrimony helps alleviate the pain and tension surrounding the suppression of strong emotions and helps the inner self to be authentic and open to wholesome communication. The pain experienced during migraines and resulting from this suppressive dynamic is a physical protest against the disharmonious affront of strong emotions, their frustration and suppression. Agrimony helps the body cope with this affront by balancing the opposing will and unifying the inner self into wholesome self-expression."

The Agrimony Flower Essence helps us come to terms with the darker side of our lives and personalities, so that we can become more rounded human beings. It reinforces sincerity, authenticity and natural reactions and restores the ability to express ones true feelings and emotions no matter what these might be, without the fear of rejection or ridicule. It may assist in accepting, acknowledging and transforming our pain, rather than masking it. Other indications for this remedy are restless sleep patterns and a need for constant outer stimulation. Agrimony promotes ease of expression, leading to feelings of real inner harmony and peace.

My personal experience with Agrimony:

Please take note that I’m also taking the homeopathic remedy Nat Mur for my condition, so I can’t accurately pinpoint out the effect of certain essences.

During my depression, I had a tendency to disregard my own condition, thinking that „I’m probably just pitying myself” and didn’t take myself seriously at all and tried to force positive thoughts on myself even when I felt down, while in the mean time suppressed my bad thoughts and feelings. Don’t get me wrong, positivity and self-care is definitely essential in the healing proccess, but by my own experience, the exageration of positive thinking while one feels utterly down just makes the situation worse.

Agrimony is a constant companion during my treatment, because of my massive tendency to suppress and repress. Constantly suppressing emotions requires a lot of energy and is a massive force. Agrimony is greatly helping me to ease this suppression and denial and occasionally take a peak into the baggage I'm carrying around.

Affirmations:

I acknowledge and accept my inner pain.
Truth is my healer.
I allow others to see who I truly am.
My Light shines luminous and transparent.