Can the scent of your mum's perfume reduce stress?

Be it money troubles, work pressures or stress at home we all feel anxious at some time or another.
However according to new research as many as one in five women feel anxious most or all of the time.
The Mental Health Foundation’s Living With Anxiety report revealed 22 per cent of women experience symptoms of anxiety all of the time, a number that has almost doubled during the past five years.

Despite this rising figure a fifth said they hadn't taken any action to combat it. Here our experts explain the surprising ways you can overcome stress and worry once and for all.

When we discover a smell we truly love it will have large numbers of ingredients within it, all which have positive, feel-good associations

Roja Dove, perfume expert

SMELL FAMILIAR?

Scents can alter how we feel so surrounding yourself with a familiar smell can help to beat anxiety.

“Scent stimulates synapses in the brain which trigger the release of the hormones that govern every bodily function or action,” says perfume expert Roja Dove (rojadove.com).

“When we discover a smell we truly love it will have large numbers of ingredients within it, all which have positive, feel-good associations,” explains Roja.

“The scent develops positive associations, relieving us from anxiety and helping us stay calm.”

Roja adds that a spritz of your mum’s perfume or the smell of freshly cut grass could remind you of your childhood and help you to feel less anxious.

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/475927/Unusual-methods-to-reduce-anxiety-in-a-stress-filled-world