Hyacinth: The purple hyacinth is a popular symbol of sorrow and regret.
The lotus flower is a symbol in Eastern traditions. It represents humans suffering, overcoming life's challenges, and personal growth to a place of spiritual enlightenment, rebirth, or self-regeneration.
Helenium: the flower symbol of tears.
Amaranthus: Hopelessness
Considering that it looks like a person whose entrails have been torn out, you might not be surprised that, in Victorian England, Amaranthus caudatus signified hopelessness and heartbreak (one of its alternative names is "love lies bleeding").
White Rose is a symbol of sadness and sorrow.
The white rose is a classic symbol of beauty and purity, often used to represent love and new beginnings. However, we can also associate it with sadness and grief.
Jasmine - The calming scent of jasmine provides therapeutic benefits. Jasmine is often infused into medicinal alternatives for conditions like depression, stress, anxiety, and even insomnia. Chamomile - Chamomile is another well-known plant lauded for its relaxation benefits.
Thistles are tough plants and associated with resilience, pride, pain, and protection. Lilies symbolize innocence and rebirth of the departed's soul from the complex physical world to a greater place.
Hyacinth. The purple hyacinth specifically, represents sorrow, regret and forgiveness.
Hydrangea – heartless. Delphinium – Haughty. Azelea – Take Care of Yourself. Buttercup - Childishness.
Blue flowers represent sadness, sympathy and peace. Orange flowers signify enthusiasm, joy and warmth. Purple flowers represent respect, sorrow, sympathy and admiration. Yellow flowers signify friendship, warmth and hope.
Rain is an especially potent symbol for sadness-likely because, in reality, the weather pattern begets feelings of depression, darkness, and exhaustion.
Petunia. A flower that is not very common, Petunias display feelings of deep resentment and anger. Despite their amazingly striking appearance, they take people by surprise because of their shocking underlying meanings.
The Flannel Flower, an Australian native, has been chosen as the national symbol to promote mental health awareness in Australia.
Chrysanthemum. White and yellow chrysanthemums are widely used to say goodbye, particularly in Asia.
Overall, the iris is a flower that represents mental illness in a variety of ways, from its calming properties to its symbolic significance as a representation of mental health awareness and advocacy.
5. Forget-Me-Nots. As their name implies, forget-me-nots signify faithful love, memories, and remembrance. At funerals, the forget-me-not flower conveys a message of abiding love for the deceased, and that they will always remain and live on in your memories.
Poppies have been a source of pain relief for centuries. The Egyptians chewed poppy seeds to reduce pain, and the seeds of Papaver somniferum before the poppy is ripe do contain pain relieving alkaloids. The sap can be turned into opium, or combined with alcohol to make laudanum, or turned into morphine, or codeine.
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Lilac flowers are the emblem of strength and fortitude. Its healing theme conducts neurological regeneration and compels the memory forces to connect the soul with joy and meaningful life. It is well adapted to suppressing the distressing memories that are especially marked by trauma and abuse.
Purple hyacinths can symbolize multiple things, including sorrow and a desire for forgiveness. The fragrant purple blooms could be a way to let others know you're thinking about them after a death in the family.
Jasmine. Jasmine is not just a beautiful bloom, it is also one of the preferred flowers for mental health preservation. Jasmine reduces stress, anxiety levels and helps with sleep problems.
Overall, the flower is considered to symbolise bashfulness or good luck, while in China and Japan the blooms mean wealth, honour and fortune. Peony flowers are also said to represent compassion, making them a strong choice for many looking for sympathy bouquets.
Gray and blue are often considered depressive colors that may contribute to feelings of low mood.
The sign for "hurt" is made by extending the index fingers of both hands. Bring the fingers toward each other twice using a jabbing movement. A variation of this sign is to do a twisting movement as you bring the tips of the index fingers toward each other.