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I know this is helpful, please read through to the end. I think there is danger in the original thought: That the pain is psychological. This most definitely i

I know this is helpful, please read through to the end. I think there is danger in the original thought: That the pain is psychological. This most definitely isn't always the case and tends to make folks not take the pain seriously. This is a major problem for women: They are already sometimes told the pain is all in their head with migraines, especially if PMS and hormones are triggers. And besides, we know that brain tumors can make folks have migraine-type headaches. Blood pressure can cause headaches. And so on. I'd much rather it state that psychological issues can be a contributor: We can't presume the pain itself is psychological. That said, it'd be silly to think that things like stress never affect it. This is especially true if you get cluster headaches or if stress is one of your triggers. My mother is like this: She gets cluster headaches that persist for months. Part of her treatment is to take an anti-anxiety medication. Granted, this does not stop the headaches, just makes them slightly less frequent or at least gives them less intensity on a daily basis.

flatfilefan 8y ago
By all means go and try to get to the root cause if there is one. However taking your example with the blood pressure let me tell you another story of mine. So I had been diagnosed with a constantly high blood pressure and prescribed medication. It was a good thing because I have for first time in many years realized what normal blood pressure feels like. And it felt good! My doctor is a good one though and she told me that the medication is not a solution to my problem as there is no clinical reason to it. I had to find a way to control my blood pressure without the pills. And I have found the solution - a power nap. I just have to have some 15-60 minutes siesta after 4 hours of work. The thing is, nobody and nothing was forcing me to have a high blood pressure, it was me myself. See? It's easier said than done, you might say. But I have done it and now I'm telling you about it. And it's not easy to convince you :-)

flatfilefan 8y ago

By all means go and try to get to the root cause if there is one. However taking your example with the blood pressure let me tell you another story of mine. So I had been diagnosed with a constantly high blood pressure and prescribed medication. It was a good thing because I have for first time in many years realized what normal blood pressure feels like. And it felt good! My doctor is a good one though and she told me that the medication is not a solution to my problem as there is no clinical reason to it. I had to find a way to control my blood pressure without the pills. And I have found the solution - a power nap. I just have to have some 15-60 minutes siesta after 4 hours of work. The thing is, nobody and nothing was forcing me to have a high blood pressure, it was me myself. See? It's easier said than done, you might say. But I have done it and now I'm telling you about it. And it's not easy to convince you :-)