Comments on: Don’t bother with aromatherapy – it won’t help your pain http://www.blisstree.com/articles/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain-276/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:56:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: What Do Happiness, Sleep Deprivation, And Prison Have In Commom? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain-276/comment-page-1/#comment-107577 What Do Happiness, Sleep Deprivation, And Prison Have In Commom? Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:24:49 +0000 http://www.helpmyhurt.com/2008/03/05/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain/#comment-107577 [...] at Help My Hurt posted Don’t bother with aromatherapy - it won’t help your pain, which highlights a recent study suggesting aromatherapy not only doesn’t help relieve pain, [...] [...] at Help My Hurt posted Don’t bother with aromatherapy – it won’t help your pain, which highlights a recent study suggesting aromatherapy not only doesn’t help relieve pain, [...]

]]> By: Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader http://www.blisstree.com/articles/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain-276/comment-page-1/#comment-107604 Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:32:59 +0000 http://www.helpmyhurt.com/2008/03/05/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain/#comment-107604 Haha, well, we both went the honest route because it sounded like such a bizarre answer that 1) we probably weren't making it up (as is often the case with hungover students or those who either weren't prepared for class or just didn't want to go), and 2) we just couldn't pass up sharing it, haha. As far as I remember, my professors just laughed it off and I took those exams (two, I think) later that day. Of course, the fact that I showed up in their offices panicky, out of breath, wild-eyed and looking fresh from bed probably helped my story's credibility! Heehee. I recently read a story dealing with oils, aromatherapy, and other such related matters, and in one of the comments a girl said that she'd purchased "real" lavender for one of her friends who was into using lavender for relaxation purposes. She said that her friend barely recognized the scent, because she was so used to the heavily perfumed type of lavender. I don't know the difference, having no experience with this "real" lavender scent she talked about, but it's something to look into, too. Haha, well, we both went the honest route because it sounded like such a bizarre answer that 1) we probably weren’t making it up (as is often the case with hungover students or those who either weren’t prepared for class or just didn’t want to go), and 2) we just couldn’t pass up sharing it, haha. As far as I remember, my professors just laughed it off and I took those exams (two, I think) later that day. Of course, the fact that I showed up in their offices panicky, out of breath, wild-eyed and looking fresh from bed probably helped my story’s credibility! Heehee.

I recently read a story dealing with oils, aromatherapy, and other such related matters, and in one of the comments a girl said that she’d purchased “real” lavender for one of her friends who was into using lavender for relaxation purposes. She said that her friend barely recognized the scent, because she was so used to the heavily perfumed type of lavender. I don’t know the difference, having no experience with this “real” lavender scent she talked about, but it’s something to look into, too.

]]> By: Marijke Durning, RN http://www.blisstree.com/articles/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain-276/comment-page-1/#comment-107603 Marijke Durning, RN Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:14:12 +0000 http://www.helpmyhurt.com/2008/03/05/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain/#comment-107603 Yikes! That's scary. Whatever happened about the exams? I'm not a big fan of the lavender scent, but maybe it's worth a try. Yikes! That’s scary. Whatever happened about the exams?

I’m not a big fan of the lavender scent, but maybe it’s worth a try.

]]> By: Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader http://www.blisstree.com/articles/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain-276/comment-page-1/#comment-107601 Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:10:55 +0000 http://www.helpmyhurt.com/2008/03/05/dont-bother-with-aromatherapy-it-wont-help-your-pain/#comment-107601 This doesn't deal with pain relief, per se, but my first exposure to using lavender as a way to relieve stress, calm down, etc. was in college. It was finals week, and my roommate decided to utilize one of her recent birthday presents - a "bed & bath" lavender set - to help herself get some sleep before a final early the next morning. She showered in the shower gel, used the body lotion, and sprayed the pillow & room spray. Well. Neither of us woke up until noon the next morning! We'd slept through our alarm clocks and through our morning finals! I got so much sleep and slept so deeply I felt drugged when I finally woke up. It was crazy. Why did we react the way we did to the lavender? I have no idea. Maybe it really worked, or maybe it acted as a sort of "placebo" as this article (the one you linked to) mentions, but regardless, I've successfully used lavender ever since to "relax" and feel calm. This doesn’t deal with pain relief, per se, but my first exposure to using lavender as a way to relieve stress, calm down, etc. was in college. It was finals week, and my roommate decided to utilize one of her recent birthday presents – a “bed & bath” lavender set – to help herself get some sleep before a final early the next morning. She showered in the shower gel, used the body lotion, and sprayed the pillow & room spray. Well. Neither of us woke up until noon the next morning! We’d slept through our alarm clocks and through our morning finals! I got so much sleep and slept so deeply I felt drugged when I finally woke up. It was crazy. Why did we react the way we did to the lavender? I have no idea. Maybe it really worked, or maybe it acted as a sort of “placebo” as this article (the one you linked to) mentions, but regardless, I’ve successfully used lavender ever since to “relax” and feel calm.

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