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Pressure on the sides of the head
Hello to everyone!
I am 17 years old and for the last week and a half i have been experiencing some sort of a pressure on the sides of my head. It's not really like a headache, just a tight feeling. Sometimes it is accompanied by pain, but often not. I have been quite anxious and stressed before i developed this because of some other health concern, but everything about that turned out ok. when touching the sides of my head (exactly where temporalis muscle is located), i can feel some soreness and pain. Of course I, as a typical anxious person, keep thinking of the worst thing there could be(brain tumor and so on..) Even though I dont show any other symptoms(dizzyness, vision problems or hearing problems), I am still concerned. I've been to my doctor and he checked out my eyes with a flashlight and did a blood test and everything was fine. Any ideas?
I am 17 years old and for the last week and a half i have been experiencing some sort of a pressure on the sides of my head. It's not really like a headache, just a tight feeling. Sometimes it is accompanied by pain, but often not. I have been quite anxious and stressed before i developed this because of some other health concern, but everything about that turned out ok. when touching the sides of my head (exactly where temporalis muscle is located), i can feel some soreness and pain. Of course I, as a typical anxious person, keep thinking of the worst thing there could be(brain tumor and so on..) Even though I dont show any other symptoms(dizzyness, vision problems or hearing problems), I am still concerned. I've been to my doctor and he checked out my eyes with a flashlight and did a blood test and everything was fine. Any ideas?
Best Answer
This is a tension headache and it does cause your temples to become sore. Fear and worry feeds our anxiety, and it's resulting in these headaches in your case. Your anxiety needs to be addressed, so you can learn to now worry so much. Talk to your mom about this, I think a little therapy will help you get over this. You're not alone, we hear from a lot of teens with anxiety, we understand and do care. Stay busy with friends and things you enjoy, so you have no room for worry and anxiety. Live your life, I don't want you to wake up an old person one day and wonder where the years went! Don't worry your life away, fight back. I wish you all the best, I know it's difficult but there is help. Take care!
they sound like tension headaches which is a very common thing amoungst us who suffers anxiety and stress
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