Hi - I'm writing this in hopes that someone else may have experienced this and can provide feedback.
2 1/2 years ago I had a nervous breakdown and had a partial memory of abuse. During that memory I felt as if I tapped into the most extreme emotional pain imaginable. I immediately pulled myself out of the memory as it was too much to bear.
During the breakdown started headaches that move from the left side of my head to the right side of my head and then fall away. I have had these headaches since then daily for 2 1/2 years. My general impression of these headaches is that they are part of the healing process for me. My instinct tells me that my mind is filtering out the immense emotional pain in small doses and the headaches are the physical manifestation of this. Slowly I am becoming more connected to my feelings and body. I used to be very uptight and now am becoming more and more relaxed.
All of this would be fine except the headaches everyday and all day are a struggle to deal with. I do see a therapist and he agrees that it is part of the healing process, however he has never heard of anyone having these symptoms. I'm willing to put up with it because I keep telling myself that there is an end to these headaches and I am feeling better (albeit slowly). I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this or has heard of this happening. I trust my instinct, however I need some reassurance that someday it will be over.
-Thanks
2 1/2 years ago I had a nervous breakdown and had a partial memory of abuse. During that memory I felt as if I tapped into the most extreme emotional pain imaginable. I immediately pulled myself out of the memory as it was too much to bear.
During the breakdown started headaches that move from the left side of my head to the right side of my head and then fall away. I have had these headaches since then daily for 2 1/2 years. My general impression of these headaches is that they are part of the healing process for me. My instinct tells me that my mind is filtering out the immense emotional pain in small doses and the headaches are the physical manifestation of this. Slowly I am becoming more connected to my feelings and body. I used to be very uptight and now am becoming more and more relaxed.
All of this would be fine except the headaches everyday and all day are a struggle to deal with. I do see a therapist and he agrees that it is part of the healing process, however he has never heard of anyone having these symptoms. I'm willing to put up with it because I keep telling myself that there is an end to these headaches and I am feeling better (albeit slowly). I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this or has heard of this happening. I trust my instinct, however I need some reassurance that someday it will be over.
-Thanks