Headaches

[Bee123 16]

I'm starting to get really bad sudden headaches accompanied by dizziness. It's only when i'm at my mums house though, within 10 minutes of me arriving I get one.

It never used to happen, only recently. I've been trying to think what's changed that could be triggering it and the only thing I can think of is my neighbours put up these 'snake repellents' which send vibrating waves to deter snakes. But if this was the case wouldn't other people get them?

I'm starting to panic :/

[lonesailor14 653]

Hi Bee! I had this just yesterday. It is not your Mum's house. It's just our brains like to look for a reason. It not the snake repeller either. It's from being tense, does your neck hurt? You wouldn't even notice how tense your shoulders and neck become when your the slightest bit anxious. That then pulls on your head and causes these brief but painful headaches. If you have anxiety or panic disorder and get a headache your brain automatically looks for a reason, then worries about it and then you continue being tense thus causing another headache, which makes you look for a reason which then scares you and then makes you tense. Lol its a horrible circle. So I'd suggest to be rational and accept that the headache is caused by tension. Don't let your mind tell you anything else, it will make up all sorts of stories. Then take a hot bath with epsom salts if you have any, maybe some ibuprofen & book in for a massage. A heat pack on the back of your neck works well too. The headaches do make you feel a bit dizzy or faint for a second. If you become scared of them the dizziness gets worse. There's no reason to be scared though. They're quite common.

[jonathan123 2368]

Hi Bee. Of course it could also be a habit. If something happens to us in a certain place, let us say the corner shop, then whenever we go to that shop again the old mind says "this is where I felt faint/panicked/had a headache", and the anxiety triggers another episode. I remember a friend who would feel ill if she went into a room that had been painted. This was finally traced to her childhood where something happened that frightened her in a newly painted room. Our minds can play awful tricks on us.  Looking for reasons is futile. It just makes us worse because then we begin to anticipate, and anticipation is one of the most off putting symptoms of anxiety. We expect trouble and that means we usually get it, We lay the foundation for fear before we even go out. Next time you go to your mums take deep breaths and say to yourself, and really mean it, "there is nothing here that can harm me. I am allowing my imagination to take over and that is a no, no". Then try and accept anything that happens without fear. (Difficult I know, but it can be done). You are frightening yourself, but you know that. You will be OK.      Jon.