Treating emotional conditions

N.B. This list has been compiled from several sources. For mental and emotional states, the appropriate oils can all be used in baths, inhalation, massage and room fragrance. A drop on a handkerchief or tissue can be sniffed in emergencies.

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS     RECOMMENDED OILS

Absent-mindedness Cedarwood

Ageing, feeling of tiredness Tangerine

Anger Chamomile, Mint, Ylang Ylang

Anxiety Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Tangerine

● sexual
Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang

Apathy Lemon, Orange, Tangerine, Tea Tree

Bitterness Lemon

Boredom Orange

Burn-out Frankincense

Change

● coping with
Ylang Ylang

● difficulty in adjusting to
Clary Sage

● difficulty in making
Orange

Claustrophobia Clary Sage, Frankincense

Compulsiveness Clary Sage

Concentration, lack of Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, Rosemary

Confidence, lack of Ylang Ylang

Confusion Geranium, Lemon

Courage, lack of See also fear Frankincense

Critical of others Rosewood

Cynicism Sandalwood

Daydreaming Cedarwood, Rosemary

Depression Chamomile, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Orange, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang

Despondency Juniper

Detail, over precaution with Tea Tree

Discipline, lack of Frankincense

Disorientation Rosemary

Dreams, recurrent Clary Sage

Empathy, lack of Rosewood

Emptiness, emotional Tangerine

Exhaustion, mental Frankincense

● from overwork
Clary Sage

Fatigue, mental Frankincense, Lavender, Mint, Rosemary, Rosewood

Fear Chamomile

● acute-Geranium

● of coming events-Sandalwood

● of confronting issues -Marjoram

● of the dark -Lavender

● of dying-Tangerine

● of effort-Sandalwood

● of failure-Lavender, Sandalwood

● of going mad-Ylang Ylang

● of letting go-Ylang Ylang

● of people-Lavender, Ylang Ylang

● of other peoples opinions-Cypress

● rigid with-Geranium

● of showing feelings-Marjoram, Ylang Ylang

● with inner trembling-Lavender

● of unknown origin-Lavender

Frustration Ylang Ylang

Giving in to others Ylang Ylang

GriefMarjoram

● for lost past-Tangerine

● prolonged after loss-Frankincense

Grudgingness Lemon

Grumpiness Rosewood

Guilt feelings Juniper, Ylang Ylang

Hopelessness Orange

Hostility Clary Sage, Marjoram

Hyperactivity Clary Sage

Hypersensitivity Mint

Hysteria Chamomile, Lavender, Mint

Impatience Chamomile, Lavender, Ylang Ylang

Impulsiveness Chamomile

Indecision Rosemary

Insecurity Frankincense, Lavender, Sandalwood

Insomnia Chamomile, Clary Sage, Lavender, Orange, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang

Instability Geranium, Rosemary

Irrationality Lavender, Ylang Ylang

Irritability Chamomile, Cypress, Lavender, Marjoram, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang

Jealousy Cypress, Ylang Ylang

Joy, lack of Orange, Tangerine

Lethargy, listlessness Clary Sage, Cypress, Juniper, Lemon, Orange, Rosemary, Sandalwood

Loneliness Marjoram

Memory, poor Rosemary

Moodiness, mood swings Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lavender, Rosewood

Nerves:

● exhausted Chamomile, Clary Sage, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary

● Living on-Chamomile

See also Tension, nerves

Nightmares Frankincense, Lavender

Nostalgia, living in past Frankincense, Sandalwood, Tangerine

Obsession Clary Sage, Sandalwood

● with the past-Frankincense, Sandalwood

Obstinacy Orange, Rosemary, Ylang Ylang

Overactive mind Chamomile, Lavender, Marjoram

Overburdened Rosemary

● by responsibility-Rosemary

Over-emotional Eucalyptus

Over talkativeness Cypress

Overwork Lavender, Rosewood

● mental strain from-Clary Sage, Rosemary

Palpitations, nervous Lavender

Panic attacks Clary Sage, Frankincense, Lavender, Ylang Ylang

Paranoia Frankincense, Lavender

Perseverance, lack of Frankincense, Lavender

ProcrastinationSandalwood

Resentment Clary Sage, Lemon, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang

Resignation Orange

Restlessness Chamomile, Lavender

Rigidity, mental Geranium, Rosemary

Sadness Marjoram

Selfishness, self centeredness Lemon, Orange, Sandalwood

Self criticism Frankincense

Self esteem, self worth, lack of,-Juniper, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang

Sensitivity-Lemon, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang

Shock Tea Tree, Ylang Ylang

Shyness Mint, Ylang Ylang

Stability, need for Frankincense

Stage fright Lavender

Strain, mental Chamomile, Clary Sage, Marjoram, Rosemary

Stress, general Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Tangerine

Sulkiness Clary Sage, Rosewood

Suspiciousness Ylang Ylang

Tantrums in children Chamomile

Tension, nervous Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Cypress, Frankincense, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang