Guilt during a pandemic is a feeling that makes us go through a difficult moment of remorse which, if not handled properly, can be harmful to health and to our own wellbeing; that is why at Siu Esencias Florales we tell you how to face it in order to heal.
The current Covid 19 pandemic has brought with it a series of unfortunate events for humanity, changing our life habits and routines, an action that has affected emotions and feelings because of the multiple lockdowns on planet earth.
However, among the side effects of the pandemic, there have been the more than two million deaths registered around the world caused by the Coronavirus, and most of them happened through being in contact with family members, acquaintances and friends.
Explaining guilt in grief
Guilt over a death is an emotion and a natural response in the grieving stage, meant to make us reflect on our actions, and it is necessary to feel it in order to heal that perception that accuses us of having harmed another person.
Feeling guilt in pandemic times can be considered a normal emotion, since it occurs within a framework where everything is uncertain and without intention and... That friend, that family member, ended up infected by a person positive for coronavirus.
According to the concept of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, guilt in these cases is represented as a psychic pain “that the individual imposes on themselves for having betrayed the other and for putting their love at risk".
In this line of thought, guilt must be understood in its three forms:
- Adaptive form; related to a form of punishment, accompanied in turn by social distress, and it shows us the limits we must keep.
- The maladaptive one: where the individual “whips themselves” and constantly laments saying “because of me they died, because of me things are like this, because of me…” even if they had no relation to the case.
- The existential one: it comes with nightmares, insomnia and other emotional and mental disorders that torment whoever lives it.
Within the current range in the world, of the three types of guilt, the one with the most prevalence in Covid times is maladaptive guilt, which exaggerates the harm done
and even if the event has passed, the person cannot forgive themselves.
How do I work with guilt with the help of flower therapy?
In the field of flower essences, the ideal flower for the feeling of guilt is Pine,
being helpful for those people who have made mistakes, taking on their error and that of those around them.
Pine helps restore the connection with your own nature and frees you from the moral judgments that approve or disapprove of your conduct; likewise, the essence helps in becoming aware of what happened, in order to overcome guilt and live calmly.
The positive action of Pine focuses on being realistic about the consequences of our actions
, it provides sincere regret and contributes to self-forgiveness. When we feel guilty.
Another flower essence that can serve us when death comes through confusing events such as death from Coronavirus, and that helps us work with guilt, is the flower essence of Pink Yarrow
.
This flower essence is ideal for people who experience an excess of sensitivity and emotional confusion, unable to set adequate emotional boundaries.
This essence imparts objectivity and promotes being aware of others from a self-contained awareness.
Remember that: “pain is inevitable, suffering is optional”: Buddha Gautama .
Recommended flower essence:
https://siuesencias.com/producto/pino-silvestre/
