Using Essential Oils to Relieve Sadness
How to relieve sadness with essential oils
Whereas grief is usually an acute condition with a specific cause,
sadness and melancholy are often all-pervasive and chronic feelings,
sometimes with no readily discernible cause. Of course you can feel sad
at hearing some bad news or misfortune, but if this is not so severe as
to cause grief, then such sadness is usually short-lived and not really
a problem.
People can feel sad sometimes and yet not know why; they simply feel
low, dark, heavy and dispirited. When this mood occurs, the joy and
light in life seem to disappear and it is difficult to shake off this
melancholic, despondent feeling. We can recognize that some people do
have a melancholic disposition, a tendency to feel unhappy and dejected
for no obvious reason, but almost everyone can feel sad for no reason
from time to time.
Useful remedies to relieve sadness with essential oils
- If you feel sad, diffusing uplifting essential oils is one of the
best remedies. The nebulous nature of the feelings is counteracted by
creating a general atmosphere of uplifting fragrance. The clarifying,
uplifting effect of basil helps dispel mental fatigue and melancholy.
Bergamot brings light and inspires good cheer, while patchouli
comforts sadness on a deep level, and jasmine lifts the spirits.
- Another useful technique to combat sadness is to wear an uplifting
mood perfume, reapplied several times during the day and before going
to bed at night. Surrounding yourself with an uplifting fragrance over
a period of time will gently and naturally shift the melancholic mood.
Choose mood perfumes that include neroli, rose absolute, lavender,
geranium or ylang ylang; these lovely floral essential oils have a
subtle uplifting effect over time.
- Sometimes a sharp, fresh, clearing aroma can help shift sadness,
and if the more subtle approaches outlined above are not working, then
it's worth trying something a little different. Peppermint and thyme
are invigorating and refreshing nerve tonics, and are very
stimulating. They can lift your sadness by clearing the mind and
emotions.

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