Headaches INDUCED BY QUITTING?? - Wild Minds network2024-03-28T20:20:38Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/headaches-induced-by-quitting?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A413355&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=no@Kalliope
Thank you for your…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2021-05-15:4661400:Comment:4133552021-05-15T04:17:13.654ZAryanhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/AryanVerma
<p>@Kalliope</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. I'll try out your advice.</p>
<p>@Kalliope</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. I'll try out your advice.</p> Hello! Nice to see you here a…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2021-05-14:4661400:Comment:4133522021-05-14T20:19:35.109ZKalliopehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/KalliopeTuta
<p>Hello! Nice to see you here and welcome to the forum!</p>
<p>A few people mentioned headaches in association with MD. There are obviously no studies regarding this, but the probability of a common pathophysiological process that causes both, or one causing the other on a visceral level might be low.</p>
<p>What I would rather propose is something one might learn in awareness meditation and similar practices: Maybe you have newly become more sensitive to your body. And suddenly, you hear your…</p>
<p>Hello! Nice to see you here and welcome to the forum!</p>
<p>A few people mentioned headaches in association with MD. There are obviously no studies regarding this, but the probability of a common pathophysiological process that causes both, or one causing the other on a visceral level might be low.</p>
<p>What I would rather propose is something one might learn in awareness meditation and similar practices: Maybe you have newly become more sensitive to your body. And suddenly, you hear your body, the messages it sends - for example, headaches.</p>
<p>As an experiment, try sitting in a relaxed meditative pose with a gently straight back for a few minutes, listening to your breath. I can bet that the first few thoughts you will have is "oh gosh my back/buttocks/everything hurts". It could be that you suddenly sit straight and that is why you have pain, but also it could be that the pain was always in the back of your mind, just waiting to be heard.</p>
<p>So, try listening to your headaches - maybe it tells you where it came from (your back, your shoulders, behind your eyes), where it goes to (what makes it lighter), what triggers it (maybe you have some unconscious aversion against your MD! then - keep going!. maybe you're just very tight and you clench your jaw and your shoulders are tight because you're newly fighting with yourself when you want, but aren't allowed, to MD.). If your headache is on one side only and you might feel like barfing, you might have a migraine.</p>
<p>Honestly, in meditation, it is said to just keep going, and listen to the pain, and listen to the rest of the body just the same, and wait until it passes. So I guess this is what you can do best, as it's somewhat similar in nature. Keep going! You're doing well. If anything is awry, consider going to a doc.</p>