Aromatherapy for Emotional Support
ress is the underlying cause of 80% of all disease and is an unfortunate and constant part of our lives. Distress is unresolved stress that can be emotionally and physically damaging contributing to a variety of diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, migraine, back problems, depression and nervous breakdown.
If you have any feelings of hopelessness, no enthusiasm for work or play, constant backaches and headaches, inability to sleep, feeling of impending doom, getting easily upset and finding it difficult to laugh, your stress and tension levels need to be addressed. This is where aromatherapy can help you relax and find relief from some of these feelings.
Essential oils can be used in air sprays, baths, diffusers, inhalers, massages and in roll-ons. If you do not have an essential oil listed, you can substitute another oil. Try one or two to find relief or your main concern. Some of the suggestions below may help raise your spirits and help you cope until a long-term solution is found. If you think you have depression, you should seek help from a trained, medical professional.
Although there are many stress related issues we may face, here are is a list of the most common with their helpful essential oil partners.
If you have any feelings of hopelessness, no enthusiasm for work or play, constant backaches and headaches, inability to sleep, feeling of impending doom, getting easily upset and finding it difficult to laugh, your stress and tension levels need to be addressed. This is where aromatherapy can help you relax and find relief from some of these feelings.
Essential oils can be used in air sprays, baths, diffusers, inhalers, massages and in roll-ons. If you do not have an essential oil listed, you can substitute another oil. Try one or two to find relief or your main concern. Some of the suggestions below may help raise your spirits and help you cope until a long-term solution is found. If you think you have depression, you should seek help from a trained, medical professional.
Although there are many stress related issues we may face, here are is a list of the most common with their helpful essential oil partners.
