chronic tension headaches

i was wondering if anyone knew how i could treat chronic tension headaches without medications..

[lindsey1996bret]

Hi Suzanna,

I too have recently been diagnosed with chronic tension headaches and understand how distressing they are.  I suffer most days even from the moment I wake up in the morning, this is difficult coping with a job and three children.  I truly believe that my problem stems from my condition of panic disorder.  I daily struggle to breathe properly, have tightness in my chest and get pins and needles.  Anxiety is strongly linked to chronic tension headaches and we need to deal with them accordingly.  So far I know that I have to deal with my breathing and anxiety because the lack of oxygen is adding to my headaches.  Get someone to massage the back of your neck and shoulders because the tightness there is one of the reasons why the tension persists.  Also get as much sleep as you possibly can because fatigue is also a factor.  The main thing is to get to the bottom of your stress, accept it and deal with it.  I hope that you can take something from my advice to ease your headaches.  I think one of the first steps to getting better is to know that you are not alone.  Good luck.