Aromatherapy for Stress

We all experience stress every day of our lives in some form or another. This may be due to increased pressures from work, strains from family life or from other areas out of our control, such as bereavements or the breakdown of a relationship.

For many people, these everyday pressures build and build and can trigger more severe mental illnesses such as depression.

It is important to recognise the symptoms of stress in order to deal with the problem, before it starts to affects your physical or mental health. Some of the symptoms of stress are shown below:

Difficulty sleeping / insomnia
Irritable, impatient, short temper
Lack of concentration, forgetfulness
Excessive drinking and smoking
Indigestion, chest pains
Signs of tension, such as nail biting
More sensitive to criticism
Constant worrying, anxious about things

We all have our own ways of dealing with stress and some people are more able to deal with stress than others, but many others really struggle to cope. Some suggestions for dealing with stress and its causes are listed below:

Take a break - a holiday or weekend away could work wonders
Talk to someone, a friend, a colleague or a partner
Try doing some exercise that you enjoy
Walk away from stressful situations
Try some relaxation techniques. You could try a relaxing massage
Ask for help
Avoid people who cause you stress
Re-organize your to-do list, so it is more manageable and focused
Learn to say no
Find something you enjoy doing such as reading, and set aside some time for this
Try alternative therapies such as aromatherapy (see below for more information)

How can aromatherapy help?

Aromatherapy has become increasing popular in the treatment of stress and is often recommended by many doctors and health care professionals as an alternative treatment to stress related problems.

There are many essential oils in the world of aromatherapy that can help stress, these include:

Lavender (relaxing / calming / good for insomnia)
Ylang Ylang (reduces stress / good for insomnia / warming)
Rosemary (stimulates)
Geranium (reduces stress)
Chamomile (reduces stress / helps with sleep)
Clary sage (relaxing)
Sandalwood (good for insomnia / depression)
Juniperberry (reduces anxiety)
Marjoram (reduces anxiety)
Chamomile (helps with sleep / stress)
Rose (relaxing / warming)

Other essential oils will help due to their stimulating and uplifting properties:

Peppermint (improve clarity of mind / refreshing)
Grapefruit (improve optimism / feelings of happiness)
Tangerine (improve optimism / feelings of happiness)

These essential oils can be used in many ways and everyone has there own favourite way of using the oils. Below I have listed some aromatherapy techniques to try, but I am sure that you will modify these to suit your own needs as you become more adept in the world of aromatherapy.

1. If you are having trouble sleeping, try an aromatherapy bath. A few drops of chamomile or lavender essential oil should help you to sleep better and wake up refreshed and ready to take on the world.

2. Diffuse grapefruit or tangerine essential oils in an oil burner. The sweet smelling citrus scents will instantly uplift your moods.

3. Try a few drops of essential oil on a handkerchief, to use during your working day. If you have a long day ahead of ahead of you, try something stimulating and refreshing such as peppermint or one of the citrus essential oils.

4. Take a relaxing bath and listen to your favourite music. A mixture of lavender, rosemary and clary sage essential oil is one of my favourites.

5. Place a few drops of essential oil on a cotton wool ball and leave by a hot radiator. Choose an oil to reflect you mood, i.e. to relax choose lavender or clary sage; to lift your mood select grapefruit, tangerine or lemon essential oils.

6. Create your own relaxing aromatherapy massage oil and get your partner to give you a relaxing massage. We also have some pre-blended aromatherapy massage oils available to buy.

There are many other ways of using aromatherapy to help with stress related problems, but we recommend that you try some of the essential oils and aromatherapy methods listed above and find the ones most suitable to you and your lifestyle.

To buy any of the aromatherapy products listed above, simply click on the aromatherapy link at the bottom of this article.

Is there anything else that may help?

As well as selling a wide range of aromatherapy products, we also sell a range of Relaxing music and Meditation CD's that could be helpful to you.

Our relaxation music will help to calm and relax you, and our meditation CD's will help to concentrate the mind and could increase your self-confidence and awareness.

If you are having trouble sleeping our range of Sleep CD's could be helpful. A good night sleep is essential to us all especially in times of stress and these products could be beneficial to you.

Click on the Relaxing Music links below to browse our range of products.

Summary

If you are struggling with stress, we hope that our tips, aromatherapy techniques and range of meditation / relaxation CD's can help. We hope that this article will help you to find a technique that is right for you.

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