In flower therapy the Bach Flowers are used for insomnia when one wants to intervene, in an absolutely sweet and natural way, on the emotional component that causes its onset; especially when this disorder is the result of states of anxiety, depression, high stress. In fact, age, sex, work, social relations, individual needs and concerns affect the characteristics of night rest.

Usually insomnia appears as a temporary disorder, due to a stressful event: in this form it can affect any category of people and, in general, has the duration of the negative period one is going through. There are many remedies used by Phytotherapy to treat the difficulty of falling asleep or to stay asleep during the night. They are generally herbs and officinal plants with relaxing, sedative and hypnoinducing action (which induces sleep) or balancing of the hormonal system that regulates the biological rhythms of our body.

In fact, time zone changes, harmful life habits that last over time, night work and slow regular sleep and awakening schedules are often the cause of this disorder, because they alter the balance of the complex hormonal mechanisms that regulate sleep . Even excessive consumption of caffeine, tobacco and alcohol, due to the presence of stimulating active ingredients, prevent us from falling asleep easily, disturbing the quality of sleep.

The risks of non-restorative sleep can be a drop in productivity during the day; traffic accidents (30% are caused precisely by sleep strokes often due to chronic insomnia); weakening of the immune system ; and a greater predisposition to cardiovascular diseases (little sleep increases blood pressure and forces the heart to overwork).

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What is insomnia

The term insomnia refers to either lack of sleep, sleep for a few hours or no sleep at all; both sleep badly, in a non-restful way. Given the fundamental importance of sleep for the psychophysical balance of the organism, the problem of insomnia acquires a particular relief, if the insomnia continues for more than a few nights in a row, because it can become "chronic".

Insomnia is classified into:

- initial : occurs with difficulty falling asleep.

- intermittent or lacunar : sleep remains light throughout the night, punctuated by frequent and brief awakenings, sometimes following nightmares. Other times, however, the subject wakes up one or more times during the night, remaining awake for a fairly long period, but these waking periods are interspersed with normal sleep phases.

- terminal : it is characterized by a spontaneous and early awakening so that those who are affected are no longer able to go back to sleep.

Bach Flowers for insomnia

Among the Bach flowers, those most used for insomnia act on mental and physical relaxation when thoughts and worries prevent falling asleep; others on anxiety and nervous tension accumulated during the day. Let's see which ones are used most frequently.

• Hornbeam : it is the remedy for people who suffer from insomnia due to mental overload, whose sleep is not restorative. These individuals disperse energy into a thousand thoughts that strain the mind. The remedy is indicated for people who feel exhausted, tired and unmotivated; who doubt their ability to succeed, who suffer the "Monday morning syndrome" (difficulty in starting the day), because of routine, a repetitive and routine life .

• White chestnut : it is indicated for people who suffer from insomnia, because they mull over the same thoughts without being able to sleep. If they wake up they don't fall asleep anymore, they can't relax and sleep, because the mind returns to a specific event. This remedy helps those who are tormented by mental loops.

• Impatiens : it is the remedy for people suffering from insomnia, because they are unable to relax . This remedy is given to those who show an acceleration, who have a problem with time. They can't wait and live in anticipation anxiety . This acceleration frequently causes rigidity dictated by the impossibility of relaxing and the lack of flexibility in adapting to the harmonic rhythm of one's being linked to the outside.

• Walnut : it is indicated to adapt the organism in seasonal, climatic changes, protecting from the pressure that the world exerts on us. Divorce, separation, removal, change of job etc. they are all situations that can be a source of strong emotional stress and cause sleep disorders and insomnia. This remedy is supportive in situations of transition or great change; helps those who find themselves at a turning point in their lives to reconcile the new with the old, when breaking old bonds, associations, and lifestyles can give rise to anxiety, instability, confusion and uncertainty about decisions taken and prevent restorative sleep .

• Agrimony : the remedy for those who wake up in the middle of the night in a state of anxiety, provoked by an inner torment that we hide from others. He eats compulsively to cover his mouth; use coffee, alcohol, tobacco or drugs to stay healthy despite everything and support the facade of apparent tranquility. Disturbed by the discussions, in order to avoid them, compromises are also made to be unfavorable, because it does not tolerate conflicts. Agrimony intervenes on the anxiety that comes to prevent sleep or interrupt it during the night. The remedy helps to manage problems without hiding them, giving serenity and optimism in facing them.

• Red Chestnut : is indicated to treat insomnia that results from excessive apprehension, in those who let themselves be overcome by bad thoughts, by the fear that something terrible may happen to their loved ones. The remedy helps to relax and keep anxiety under control, encouraging the development of positive thoughts.