Thursday, July 12, 2007

(We interrupt the honeymoon pictures)

I've started feeling pretty panic-y and nasty tonight. Most of the night I've been restless, and it's now doing a segueway into anxiety.

Joy.

I wouldn't mind meditating right now - I even have new Twilight Alchemy oils to try - but my study is so messy that it's not a real option. So, even though it's almost 11pm, I'm off to start cleaning the study.

2 comments:

luckybuzz said...

Oooh, sorry. I've been fighting off panicky shit for a few days now and I totally feel for you on this.

Which TALs are you trying?

I've been thinking about trying to use BPALs to work with the panic/anxiety stuff. I'm thinking that I might be able to use Dorian as, like, olfactory Klonopin. I haven't done much with this yet, but I'm thinking that calming scents might be helpful if I can train my brain right. What do you think? Have you tried anything like that?

Margie said...

I've been doing "scent therapy" for years with plain old lavender, so I've moved toward Somnus & other lavender-based scents for relaxation in BPAL. Initially it did take some work, though: I had to do relaxation exercises along with the scent for nearly a year.

However, last night I put Joy in my scent locket before I set to cleaning the office, and it worked pretty well. It's a light, citrusy scent, and although it didn't make me... joyous? it certainly took the edge off.