As I have said before something really upset me awhile back nothing I want to get into but it sent me into a spiral of depression and headaches. Yesterday was the first true headache free day that I have had in couple of weeks. It is extremely frustrating because I had some control and I lost all of it. Here is what I have learned from this. Something happened relating to what upset me Friday and brought me back to a point Friday and I realize that I tighten my left shoulder extremely when I am upset. I know that I hold on to tension and frustration in the muscles in the side of my head and neck but this surprised me a bit. I had a massage Tuesday and it did help allot and I know this is why I can finally be headache free Saturday. Yesterday a few things made me mad and yup the tension in my right side of my head started. I say all of this because some of this is self awareness if you know that you do these things you can try to deep breathe and try to let those muscles go. now that I am aware that I do tense that muscle in my shoulder that I am sure brings down the muscles in my neck I am trying to breathe through it when I get upset not tighten up so much. And boy is it hard. I have to have to remember to use my mouth guard at night i can not control when I clench my teeth. I have to have to use my meditation music and have to exercise. All of these things make the stress level lower. When all else fails deep breathe use peppermint oil on those areas take hot baths use heat on the areas, and be self aware. I try so hard to let things roll off my back and normally do but this was way over the edge. I keep repeating to myself its going to be ok its going to be ok this helps too.
On another note I have been eating well last night was sort of a delema one thing I really miss is sausage my son was home from college and I made homemade mac and cheese and had some sausage in the freezer I needed to make. So I got some crusty rolls and I ate the cheese melted in the crusty rolls with the peppers and onions and ketchup it was actually good. Some people have issues with onions and migraine so just have the peppers, but this let me not feeling like the odd person out and I liked it I am not a meat person any ways and I was thinking of all the calories burned. So one more hurdle to get through with this situation and I pray and pray its over and
On another note I have been eating well last night was sort of a delema one thing I really miss is sausage my son was home from college and I made homemade mac and cheese and had some sausage in the freezer I needed to make. So I got some crusty rolls and I ate the cheese melted in the crusty rolls with the peppers and onions and ketchup it was actually good. Some people have issues with onions and migraine so just have the peppers, but this let me not feeling like the odd person out and I liked it I am not a meat person any ways and I was thinking of all the calories burned. So one more hurdle to get through with this situation and I pray and pray its over and