These blogs so far have mostly been about my early days of essential oil use; the concerns and discoveries I have had, ones that I thought may inspire you and ones that you may identify with. Todays blog however is going to be more current.
Today I want to talk about mental health. My experiences with it, solutions that are working for me, and maybe solutions that will work for you.
I have talked a bit about stress and essential oils in previous blogs but I am looking to dig a bit deeper. One of the most researched attributes of essential oils is their ability to help settle nerves, calm the mind, up-lift mood and create feelings of a better environment to help deal with a situation.
Essential oils are not going to solve the problems you face; (I said that and did write financial as an example, which when you discover these solutions work for you, and you tell others about it, well then there is a financial solution.) BUT that is not what I was driving at. Although essential oils can not change the situation you find yourself in, Essential oils can help how you are looking at a problem, change how you feel during a situation, like public speaking and lower your stress. Using essential oils before stepping out on a stage can help you feel centered and more calm. Creating a feeling of bravery. The oils can not give the speech, you still need to do that on your own, but the oils create an environment for you to be brave.
When dealing with Stress and or PTS essential oils can make a difference for you as they have me. I know we talked a bit about stress in previous blogs but lets dig down.
in 2001 I was assaulted by my then fiancé who sadly, was more troubled than he let on. Understandably I have PTS and some other physical injuries that I currently still deal with. 20 years ago I buried those feelings and did not deal with them. I shoved them in a box in the back of my mind and the trauma leaked out and affected every part of my life.
Scent is a powerful thing. We have an emotional reaction to it before we can even identify the smell.
When you walk into a grocery store what is the first thing you see? Fruits and veggies. The reason they are first, and not the canned goods, is to create an effect. The smell of citrus is a powerful uplift. Fresh vegetables with their bright colours and scents are also uplifting. It is proven that people buy more when they are happy. Reality is you do not even think as you walk buy the oranges taking a deep breath, that your mood has been affected by the essential oils in the rind. However, your mood has had a lift.
There is a reason for time-eternal that Frankincense has been used in religious ceremonies, it is calming. Frankincense has been my go-to since 2015 when I first tried it. The brain fog cleared a significant amount and my stress level went down a notch. For me that change was dramatic. My situation did not change but how I felt and my thought processes changed.
With each improvement over the years I have thought I had trauma licked. Each time I thought life can go back to normal, and it does for short bursts of time, then the curtain drops again. My life has a new normal. It is one that when everything is going correctly is fabulous. With one small incident the rungs on the ladder can crumble. Essential oils have been my greatest support and lift to start moving forward faster and rebuild the ladder quicker. The time spent in the hole of emotions and inability to move forward is cut way down.
I buried my trauma for 20 years. I was not given the help I needed 20 years ago. If you have had trauma in your life get professional help as soon as possible. It is amazing the things that happen for us. We can all agree the things happening right now suck, but for me the requirement of wearing a mask has had a devastating but positive effect. I can not wear one. The trauma of having been strangled to near death is triggered by the mask going under my chin. I would still be burring the trauma and not dealing with it otherwise. Yes something positive has come from the pandemic. The trauma in my past is getting dealt with.
I have belief that in time my brain and I can settle on a new normal that will be way more positive. Studies show that with regular use off essential oils there are new pathways connected and your brain can rewire to a more positive track.
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