The wounds of the soul and the headache

Headache. It arrives like a shadow that envelops us with its stinging attacks in the form of migraines or headaches.. Sometimes they can be truly disabling, other times, they become that persistent companion that accompanies our daily lives. Like an invisible veil that affects our quality of life.

But what’s behind these frequent headaches? It is striking that this ailment is the most suffered among the population, starting already in adolescence. Sometimes, When we investigate these migraine triggers, factors such as stress are very commonly found.anxiety and even many types of depression.

That is, leaving aside purely organic or physiological dimensions that can make us more or less prone to suffering from this type of ailments, There are psychological and existential pillars that can further aggravate these states. so frequent.

Relationship between headache and emotions

There are many emotions that we experience every day, but as you know, not all of them are beneficial.. Stress, anxiety or states of sadness generate very notable chemical changes in our body.

Stress, for example, causes high cortisol peaks that will “model,” so to speak, many of our most basic vital functions, such as blood pressure. At the same time, sadness activates a series of neurotransmitters that can weaken our system immune, and with this these persistent headaches can appear.

Additionally, stress and anxiety constrict many of our arteries, but When we relax – or try to – the blood vessels in the brain dilate, thus creating the headache.

That is why these ailments are so common during the weekends or, simply, when we get home after a day of work and stress. That is, you just have to try to “disconnect to rest” and, then, that headache emerges.

The sadness that lasts for months will take away our energy second by second, like an internal devourer that will manifest itself in fatigue, in a headache. And in turn, this state will become a kind of “ouroboros”, that mythological creature that devours its tail forming a circle.

Emotional pain translates into physical pain, and physical pain in turn incapacitates us, leading to the onset of depression. It is a risk, a high risk, hence the importance of managing our emotions day by day, establishing priorities and setting limits.

Take care of your emotions and you will make your body happy

It is very easy to say: “take proper care of your emotions and be happy.”

Life’s problems are not always solved with extremes: leaving a stressful job, or leaving my loved ones. Absolutely. Hence we should always start with short-term goalsfeasible objectives.

Set limits, be aware of how far you can go and appropriately distribute the times: work hours, personal leisure hours, rest hours. Always find a moment throughout the day for yourself. For your thoughts, for your identity.

This quality of daily and simple life is the one that most relieves our tensions, and, therefore, the ones that distance us the most from that tension that always leads to a headache. Remind yourself that happiness can always be recovered and that we all deserve to obtain it. It is an aspiration and a reality.

Sleep well, enjoy your daily life, balance your stress until you control it at an adequate level where it can no longer harm you, where there is no longer that tension that damages your body. Prevent the headache from being that leivmotiv persistent in your life, sometimes requires making small changes. Taking care of yourself physically and emotionally is an obligation and a duty that you cannot neglect.
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