Ya Dom - Helpful in quickly reducing anxiety or stopping panic spirals

[Knosretep]

I thought I should share something that I've been using recently which has been really great at knocking anxiety down a few levels, or even stopping anxiety spirals before they turn into full on panic.  Its sold at every 711 here in Thailand, but I checked and you can get it on Amazon as well:

 

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ya+dom+thai+inhaler&qid=1643096959&sprefix=ya+dom%2Caps%2C338&ref=sr_pg_1

 

Its called Ya Dom, and its a menthol smelling scent like Vicks Vapor Rub but more potent, that you either breath in through the inhaler, or roll-on oil you can put in or around your nose.  I use the roll-on oil variety (different brand though not on Amazon) and apply a bunch of it inside my nose and then breath in deeply for around 15 minutes.  It works amazingly well at reducing anxiety for me, so much so that it can even stop panic spirals.  I now carry it with me all the time, but I try to use it as sparingly as possible and only save it for anxiety spirals or chest burning crushing anxiety, and once per day at most.

 

I don't know if the roll-on versions sold on Amazon work as well, but the first 2 inhaler results work equally well for me.

 

Maybe someone else here would find it beneficial.  If nothing else, its cheap and trying it once is probably not going to hurt anything.  The first review of the first result also mentions using it for anxiety.

 

EDIT: I see that these are actually non-imported and US or other located people would need to pay additional shipping.  Perhaps the other similar US based products might provide the same effect?

 

 

 

 

Edited January 25, 2022 by Knosretep

[ChessieCat]

I think this is something that many SA members would need to be careful with especially if it is stronger than Vicks VaporRub, which is quite strong anyway.

 

It might not be the smell itself that is reducing the anxiety but the fact that the smell is distracting you and makes you think about something else. 

 

There are other ways to distract that would be less risky, eg playing calming music.

 

One thing to be aware of it that some scents contain excitotoxins, similar to MSG monsodium glutamate, which is a neurotoxin.

 

I can smell car air fresheners from a long way away when people open car doors in car parks.  And I cannot stand most other air fresheners.  And walking through the supermarket washing detergent aisle is awful for me, walking past the end of the aisle is bad enough.

 

If you use it and it works for you, great, but I urge caution for SA members.  As many of you already know, sometimes it is the most simple or something that you would never think of that can cause a problem and can make things worse.  And it doesn't always happen immediately, and sometimes it can be cumulative.

 

 

[Knosretep]

3 minutes ago, ChessieCat said:

As many of you already know, sometimes it is the most simple or something that you would never think of that can cause a problem and can make things worse.  And it doesn't always happen immediately, and sometimes it can be cumulative.

 

Yes, I'm wary of this and that's why I try to use it as little as possible, when other ways of distraction/coping fail me first.

[Onmyway]

Years ago I had an Eastern European friend who would use this thing to stop headaches. It smelled like Vicks Vapor Rub. It's East Asian but not sure where from exactly (China? Vietnam? Korea?). It worked great for headaches, you'd put it on your temples. No idea how it works though.