Can daily anxiety get so bad you get migraines from it?
I have been living with anxiety my whole life it seems. Over the last couple years it has caused me to have muscle tension/pain in my shoulders and now my neck as well. Since April I have headaches/migraines. I stopped working and some days I have to stay on my couch the whole day because of how the pain has gotten. I am getting health insurance next month but I just wanted to know if anyone has had this extreme physical pain from anxiety or is it possibly something else?
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Yes, anxiety can cause migraines and many other bodily conflicts. You sound like me, I have GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which has caused migraines, costochondritis, neck and muscle pain and more. My doctor has tried antidepressants which also can act as antianxiety medicine, though we haven’t found one that’s right for me yet. I suggest talking to your doctor about your options of antidepressants(really antianxiety) and try massage to relieve some of the tension in your neck and back. Good luck!
Its possible something else but from your description and Intuition it is probably anxiety.
Try to address what you are afraid of. The fear is causing anxiety. Turn that fear into action.
Getting things done before the pending doom will solve some of your stress. Also stress is a definition for life. You cannot breath if you do not put pressure on your lungs to exhale. But you also have to learn to relax to allow air to return.
Finally, put good thoughts in your head before you fall asleep. A prayer or self pep talk is something we all need to do. Then telling yourself five times, that tomorrow is going to be fun and you are looking forward to waking up tomorrow after a rest-full night is better than counting off those five fat sheep tripping over the fence.