Using essential oils as part of our Mental Health

Really interesting @Snowie What got you started with essential oils?

Sounds healing and creative, @Snowie. I'm sure some aromas calm me and relax me. The only thing I do with essential oils is use them on a face washer when I'm giving myself a wash. It's a simple but lovely piece of self care for me. I use either lavender or ylang ylang, just because those are the oils I have. I also use tea tree, and especially eucalyptus oil for antiseptics and in the washing. Also paw paw ointment, which seems to have almost miracle properties for me in relation to cold sores and skin irritations. I find these kinds of things to be good adjuncts to medical treatment. Good luck with your aroma explorations.

Hi @Snowie - great thread. I haven't personally used them but I do have friends who have and they say it helped calm their anxiety and also helped lift their mood. Feeling not so depressed. Sounds interesting - will follow with interest what other members experiences have been. Thanks for starting the thread.

@Former-Membersomeone I know became a seller of doTerra oils. What interested me is that she was diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety and has found they have helped her and she has been able to cut down her meds. She is very open about what has helped her so I thought why not, give it a try.

I thought I would use this thread to detail my journey through them. It might last a month or years, but have always been open to trying different things to help me with my Mental Illness.

@Snowie I use a combination of 4 main different oils in my vapouriser when I start feeling stressed - they help mostly to calm me a little both because of what I use and I like hpw they smell. In them are a combination of lavendar, eucalyptus, patchouli and orange (among a few others in smaller amounts) - It also helps with my breathing which I find more difficult when I am stressed - so the combinations work 2 ways - to ease my breathing and as a nice scent that helps to calm me a little.

Hi @Snowie, what a great thread

Very interesting, my Mr shaz has mdd and bipolar 11. And there are some he does not like the smell , but love to try others that he might like xxxx

Thanks for including me @Snowie .... 💜❄️

I am feeling a bit rattled today (need some essential oils 👍) so I will respond properly a bit later when my brain has returned to me.

I've used essential oils in the past in a diffuser and used a couple of drops of lavender behind my ears before bed, but never have I ingested it. I'd be worried about the taste I think.

Interestingly, it's through essential oils therapy I discovered I am allergic to patchouli as I feel ill and come up in a rash after using it.

I have used lavender oil to flavour a special cake before, but it was an organic one designed for food use. I also used organic lavender buds in the cake. Lavender farms have cook books that include the use of lavender, and rose oil and petals can be used in cooking too, common to middle eastern recipes.