Anxiety headache?
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Hello, I've been dealing with health anxiety for about a year and a half, I have moments where it gets better moments where it gets bad.
Since yesterday I've noticed a bit of a headache, but today it happened different, i would get random headache that felt very sharp, randomly but quick like a second or less, other things that trigger it are bending over or straining like when passing bowel. It js also accompanied by pressure like feeling on the temple, also the sharp pain is also in the temple mostly on the left side.
Could this be due to anxiety? Or maybe is something serious? I can never know due to my constant worry.
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Guest LichtHund
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CRAP I get the same thing. the shooting pangs. sometimes on right temple. also I get these random extreme pains in back of skull sometimes if I laugh or cough or something. it's weird
tyler04178 LichtHund
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sheryl23096 LichtHund
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Hello LichtHund,
This could very much be due to stress. Stress and anxiety can trigger all sorts of symptoms. You say that you've been dealing with health anxiety for about a year and a half. What sorts of things are you getting anxious about? If you want to put your mind truly at ease, you could visit the doctor and tell them what sort of symptoms that you've been having and also tell them what you're anxious about. Maybe your worrying is trying to tell you something. Maybe you're being prodded by these feelings to go see the doctor. This way, you'll know for sure.
I would also like to suggest meditation, learning to relax and learning not to worry so much and to not be so anxious. If you could focus more on the positive things, I think you may be surprised at how much better you start feeling. Positive moods can help allot. Listening to uplifting music can help too. I hope you start feeling better soon and many blessings sent to you
P.S. I'd love to be updated on what you find out. Take care <3
LichtHund sheryl23096
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Hello Sheryl,
Thank you for your reply. I started with health anxiety last year because of a fainting, I did all sorts of exams that all came out saying I was okay, after that I started throwing up and having a lot of digestive issues, did more exams and more tests and everything came out saying I was fine again, they all told me it was anxiety. I stayed for quite some time fine but then would have weeks of anxiety moments, had one in January about my heart, went to the doctor did an EKG and again was fine. Now the headache, that is the reason why I wanted to post here before going to the hospital again, I just don't want to spend loads of money just to be told it is anxiety again. The pain from yesterday is gone now that I slept, I feel like i am still on full alert mode scared of it coming back, but I feel fine.
It was a left side of the temple pain, but wasn't that bad, I just freak out so much when I feel any sort of pain where I know there is important organs, like brain or heart.
But really thank you for the reply!
kayleigh1412 LichtHund
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