Anxiety from headache or whatever these symptoms are. Anyone had similar experiences?

[JayJay123]

I had a sort of a sudden, sharp pain on the right side of my head an hour or so ago, but it wasn’t overly painful, just unexpected. I thought it was some sort of headache at first, but I noticed that part of my head is sorta tender to the touch and when I move my hair around in it. Now there’s like a slightly tingling/burning sensation on the skin and there were some sharp pains when swallowing. I could feel myself start to get panicky earlier and got myself to stop googling. Anyone experienced anything like this? I feel like I’ve had similar occurrences over the years, but I’m not entirely sure.


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[Marnie]

I get these kinds of pain/strange feeling often. I think they're neuritis or neuralgia. It seems to be along a nerve - like the
nerve is irritated or something. When I get it - its sharp stabbing pain that last for a second or two then goes away completely until the next time
which can be minutes or an hour, etc. and its usually in front of my ear and my skin along that side of my face is sore to touch.
I can even feel a soreness in my mouth on the same side.

 

[MATD]

We all get various pains from time to time that we can’t attribute to anything. The body is a mass of nerves. The scalp pain you describe with your hair is typical of anxiety. It’s from the constant tension we are under from anxiety. I’ve also experiences those sharp pains too. I figure the muscles are allowed to complain from time to time.

 

[JayJay123]

I get these kinds of pain/strange feeling often. I think they're neuritis or neuralgia. It seems to be along a nerve - like the
nerve is irritated or something. When I get it - its sharp stabbing pain that last for a second or two then goes away completely until the next time
which can be minutes or an hour, etc. and its usually in front of my ear and my skin along that side of my face is sore to touch.
I can even feel a soreness in my mouth on the same side.

Yeah it went away after a couple days. I think it was a mix of overusing different muscles and not lifting/carrying heavy boxes properly at work. I’ve had this issue before, but it about sent me into a panic the other day. Thanks for the response and help!


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[JayJay123]

We all get various pains from time to time that we can’t attribute to anything. The body is a mass of nerves. The scalp pain you describe with your hair is typical of anxiety. It’s from the constant tension we are under from anxiety. I’ve also experiences those sharp pains too. I figure the muscles are allowed to complain from time to time.

Yeah I’ve had similar pains before and I’ve noticed my hair in all different parts tend to become extra sensitive at random times for no apparent reason over the years. I’m pretty sure it was from a combo of bad posture, bad form when carrying heavy boxes at work, and anxiety. I was think it was similar feelings as to when I went to the doctor for it years ago, got an MRI to put my mind at ease, and of course, everything was normal.


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[kammie72]

I definitely get this when I've experiencing bouts of anxiety and then I focus on the scalp/head sensations and really freak myself out. But once I top focusing on it and feeling less anxious about whatever situation I'm fixating on, it goes away.

 

[Jack2021]

I just had this and it went on all day long. I ended up at the hospital because I was in such a panic. It also left a huge tender spot on my head and I’m anticipating it to happen again. The hospital really didn’t take me seriously but it causes so much panic and still does