develop unconditional love

For temporary relief of being possessive, excessively interfering, manipulating in the affairs of others, being absorbed in self-pity, and being demanding of full support from others.

The negative Chicory state produces a need to control, to be the focus of attention, and to be continuously assured of the family's love.

These are the children who cry incessantly if left to their own resources, and who use every tool from bribery to flattery, to extreme eagerness to "help," to falling ill in order to achieve the attention they crave.

In adults the need for the energy balance achieved from this Bach flower remedy shows up as a kind of possessive, extreme mother love.

The negative Chicory personality will try to control and arrange every activity for her family and those in her circle of friends. She's always there to "put things right" when others don't meet her standards of performance. Her pleasure seems to come from commenting, criticizing, and demanding.