HEAD PAIN in one spot for over a week…anyone felt this?!

[ChristinaB]

It started one day out of the blue, and random pain to the left side of my head just slightly above and a little behind my temple. Feels more radiating at times, like a little wave, but has a constant pressure, almost squeezed feeling. I expected it to not be around this long? I went to the chiropractor and he said my neck was definitely out, and he put it back in and said i should feel better in no time, but it didn’t change a bit. I have even taken Advil a few times which I never do. We are pretty holistic, so i scheduled for a thermography scan on Feb 4th. I just don’t want to feel afraid until the appt you know? Y’all probably know the fear went from “stroke” to “brain tumor”. I know i read hear that if a pain is caused by anxiety that it can stay around, but i truly only experience HA, and i only experience it when something like this pain is happening. I’m a mom of 2 and things like this just really make me worry How long have your head pain episodes lasted??? (I don’t call it a headache because most the time it’s just the one sided head pain and not like a headache)

 

[ChristinaB]

I’m not sure if my post is showing for anyone? Don’t wanna be a pain but looking for some feedback if any of you have experienced this kinda of head pain

 

[bin_tenn]

(I don’t call it a headache because most the time it’s just the one sided head pain and not like a headache)

This is still a headache, just not in the most common form that we think of when we think "headache". It sounds to me like a typical tension headache, or possibly icepick headache. Both can be rather painful, or they can simply be annoying and nothing more.

 

[Always_Scared]

I've had these kinds of headaches before. They last a few days and then go away

 

[ChristinaB]

I've had these kinds of headaches before. They last a few days and then go away

so strange! This one has been over a week now…feels so weird

 

[ChristinaB]

This is still a headache, just not in the most common form that we think of when we think "headache". It sounds to me like a typical tension headache, or possibly icepick headache. Both can be rather painful, or they can simply be annoying and nothing more.

thank you, that’s true. I bet it’s more likely a tension headache, because it’s like a weird sensation at this point that never goes away. I’ve just never had it last this long.

 

[Jonathan123]

One chiropractic session will not get rid of stress in your neck which is certainly causing the pain in your head. My wife worked for an osteopath for many years and I know your type of headache is so common when stressed. Tension in the neck muscles is the cause of many headaches. In anxiety they can go on for some time if we add fear to the fear of them.

 

[kammie72]

I’m dealing with this right now. It’s been about a month but for the past 4/5 days, especially since I’ve relaxed and told myself just anxiety, it’s gone away. I had been researching brain tumor and freaking myself out even more. But feeling much better now. I hope you do too - pls don’t go down the brain tumor rabbit hole because Google will tell you your symptoms mean that. No dr Google!!

 

[kammie72]

One chiropractic session will not get rid of stress in your neck which is certainly causing the pain in your head. My wife worked for an osteopath for many years and I know your type of headache is so common when stressed. Tension in the neck muscles is the cause of many headaches. In anxiety they can go on for some time if we add fear to the fear of them.

mine aren’t going away. They started once I was stressed about another health issue and although that’s been resolved, I’m clearly still holding on to the stress. My neck kills me after I’ve been writing at my laptop for a while. So tension headaches seem both posture and stress related because they only started when I was freaking out about my other health issue. But now I’m like what if is IS something sinister so now I am not talking my own advice and going down a brain tumor rabbit whole. Sad cycle..,,

 

[ChristinaB]

mine aren’t going away. They started once I was stressed about another health issue and although that’s been resolved, I’m clearly still holding on to the stress. My neck kills me after I’ve been writing at my laptop for a while. So tension headaches seem both posture and stress related because they only started when I was freaking out about my other health issue. But now I’m like what if is IS something sinister so now I am not talking my own advice and going down a brain tumor rabbit whole. Sad cycle..,,

i understand this! This week i had done a little better getting past it, really because i got a cold and had a normal sinus headache for a few days, took the attention off the other thing. Well now, I’m having this totally DIFFERENT pain closer to the TOP of my head that isn’t consistent…..and i can only describe it as a big “WHOOSH”…. Like a wave that’s one second and then gone. But feels totally different in my body this time. Like almost makes me feel dizzy and weird for one second. What in the world?! It’s amazing how this happens when I’m not even really worrying about the other headache anymore

I’m dealing with this right now. It’s been about a month but for the past 4/5 days, especially since I’ve relaxed and told myself just anxiety, it’s gone away. I had been researching brain tumor and freaking myself out even more. But feeling much better now. I hope you do too - pls don’t go down the brain tumor rabbit hole because Google will tell you your symptoms mean that. No dr Google!!

yes I’m definitely not letting myself go down that hole! Now I’m having a DIFFERENT head “whoosh” that’s sending me into “stoke” land

One chiropractic session will not get rid of stress in your neck which is certainly causing the pain in your head. My wife worked for an osteopath for many years and I know your type of headache is so common when stressed. Tension in the neck muscles is the cause of many headaches. In anxiety they can go on for some time if we add fear to the fear of them.

yeah I definitely need to go to the chiro more often because of my positions working as an artist. I’m probably tense a lot more than i realize.

 

[kammie72]

I’m trying to use the acceptance approach, like “it’s just anxiety” and trying to fixate and research and worry. I do find that if I’m not thinking about it, I don’t feel it as much but since I’m ALWAYS thinking about it, I feel it all the time. So hard!

 

[Watermelon]

I had this a few years ago went to the doctors and it was a tension headache and because I was so aware I was making it worse by stressing and tensing. Once I accepted it for what it was a couple of days later it was gone. Try to accept that it’s there and then give yourself a time limit like if it’s not gone in 3 days I will go drs. I bet it goes.

 

[ChristinaB]

I’m trying to use the acceptance approach, like “it’s just anxiety” and trying to fixate and research and worry. I do find that if I’m not thinking about it, I don’t feel it as much but since I’m ALWAYS thinking about it, I feel it all the time. So hard!

Yes i agree! I try to tell myself it’s not real, it’s just a sensation, but oh how tricky it is to stick to that when it doesn’t actually go away! Frustrating for sure!

I had this a few years ago went to the doctors and it was a tension headache and because I was so aware I was making it worse by stressing and tensing. Once I accepted it for what it was a couple of days later it was gone. Try to accept that it’s there and then give yourself a time limit like if it’s not gone in 3 days I will go drs. I bet it goes.

that’s a good idea, thank you! Funny, i was telling a friend earlier that my current “head sensations” just mostly make me fearful of a stroke. And I’ve had an episode a few years ago where the same fear was there, and eventually after a few days and no stroke (surprise!), i was relieved and moved on. So i told my friend I guess in a couple of days when i haven’t had a stroke, I’ll move on again! But Of course our HA says “what if this is the real thing though”. Such a cycle

 

[Cuchculan]

Amazing the first two posts in this section of the forum are about head pain. So we know it exists for people. You know you are not alone with it. I do feel with anxiety we can get all sorts of pains. All sorts of feelings and sensations. If we were to ask members to list everything they ever felt with their anxiety, I think we would have thousands of different feelings. The durations of these feelings would differ as well. From last for an hour to a day to a few minutes. The amazing world of anxiety for you. Not knowing what is going to hit you next.

 

[kammie72]

@ChristinaB are you feeling better? Mine head pain totally went away and I was fine until like last week. Now I'm feeling ever so slight sensations on spot of my head again. I barely feel it. but It's a mild tingling... for the last two months though, i had been fine and symptom-free....