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das
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Hello All,
I think that stress may be one of the primary causes of my CHs. I've been thinking about it and realized that I am a very stressed person by nature, but that particularly stressful situations tend to throw me into a cycle. Has anyone else noticed this and are there any of you that are stressed out folks like me that think stress is a cause???
If so, any suggestions on how to deal with stress? How do you not sweat the small, stupid unimportant things that can set you off? I constantly get upset by the most innane situations which I know are out of my control.
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Dont worry about things that you have no control of.
Im in the most stressful time of my life now and its had no effect on my head, how do I deal with stress?
I come here and try to laugh it off.
But thats just how I do.
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Re: Stress
« Reply #2 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 4:35pm » |
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;D Stress....hmmmm well I think that they're are plenty of ways to relieve stress...  some better than others!!  
I've always like the saying.."If it's not broken....don't try and mend it..."
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Re: Stress
« Reply #3 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 4:42pm » |
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Stress is definitely a factor for me.
It's easier to say don't worry about things you can not control, but for us types that are control freaks we can not let go.
I found a way to relieve the stress of a kip 4 or lower HA and the wife don't mind too much either.
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Can't say that any of my cycles noticably coincided with lots of stress. Key word being "noticably". I, evidently, am stressed most of the time. I too tend to overreact to things that I cannot control. I am also a worrier and the keeper of the rings of guilt! LOL!
But truth be told, stress (at least stress that I could feel and identify as such) has never seemed to trigger either a cycle or a headache.
I have always described myself as "laid back" not an "A" type personality at all.........well then, why is it that I have had TMJ, Anxiety Attacks, and the precursors to an ulcer??? LOL Guess I'm not as laid back as I would like to think I am... But! I am working on it!
My cycles usually play the Spring/Fall game +/- a couple of months either way.
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During the most stressfull periods of my life I have been CH free. It is when the stress begins to dissipate that I am in trouble.
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Re: Stress
« Reply #6 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 5:33pm » |
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I'm with Don on this one - stress (and lots of it) tends to reduce my CH's. I'm chronic, but I get hit most when I relax.
Relaxed is the enemy
Stress is my other girl friend besides Vera
Marc
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Re: Stress
« Reply #7 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 5:38pm » |
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Stress is good. Embrace the stress. Love it. Touch it. Taste it. Stress is your friend. I don't think the beast likes stress. I know the beast likes to attack as soon as my stress level begins to decline. I've never had an attack coincide with increasing stress levels.
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Re: Stress
« Reply #8 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 5:58pm » |
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I'll agree with Don and Fubar; stress is inversely proportion to clusters in my case. I do, however, like and prefer life with neither .
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Re: Stress
« Reply #9 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 6:19pm » |
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Temp...............ting.............  OK shakin it off.......uh, stress seems to aide in abeiting.
Usually, it's the times following stress or the winding down that seems to attract an attack. That is why many seem to avoid meandering of any sort...........
At this very moment there are numerous ciggarettes protruding from my facial orifices plus I'm swiggin coffee like a lunatic. (don't be pigs you pigs) ;D
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Re: Stress
« Reply #10 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 6:35pm » |
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Brad's attacks hit him after he wound down from a rather stressful vacation and he came back to stress situations at work....but his cycle was due at that time also. Myself I am the the worst with stress.....it makes me physically ill.....gets ovewhelming.....and out of control. If ya find out what works das.....leme know. Nitely panic attacks has been the deal here lately.....good luck to ya. Pam....the girl that likes honkin......................
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Re: Stress
« Reply #11 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 7:11pm » |
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The only attack I get that comes on schedule is at 3am. The rest hide in waiting for random attacks. 
Can't tell if stress is a factor...I just don't stress much. I'm a basic, "I don't give a flying f*** kinda person". But, they don't seem to hit when I'm really relaxed either ;D. Who knows....I can't seem to figure this beast out.
Hope you can figure out how to handle the stress...got a friend that swears yoga does it for her. Might be worth a shot.
Tracey
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Re: Stress
« Reply #12 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 9:41pm » |
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Most clusterheads get hit during the REM sleep mode.
How stressful can that be?
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« Reply #13 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 10:10pm » |
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Re: Stress
« Reply #14 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 10:39pm » |
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Having my worse cycle to date that started a month or so after one of the most stressful times of my life ended.
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Re: Stress
« Reply #15 on: Feb 10th, 2003, 11:20pm » |
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Stress is something I strive for and seldom find. Stress for me is a wonderfull thing. Never sweat the small stuff. When others are stressed or an emergency arises I am at my very best. I dont think I have ever had a CH when stressed. Even during the worst CH attacks I go to calm. Must be something wrong with me. .... . How to deal with stress, I can preach but I dont really know cause I dont understand what there is to get all worked up about. .
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Re: Stress
« Reply #16 on: Feb 11th, 2003, 12:07am » |
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So far we have:
jonny...he's chronic and can get them anytime.
TomM..Stress is definitely a factor. For or against? Didn't say
oringkid...stress never seemed to trigger either a cycle or a headache.
don...when the stress begins to dissipate I am in trouble.
Marc..stress tends to reduce my CH's. I get hit most when I relax. Relaxed is the enemy
fubar...beast likes to attack as soon as my stress level begins to decline
west17m..I'll agree with Don and Fubar
kim..following stress or the winding down that seems to attract an attack
cootie..attacks hit him after he wound down from a rather stressful vacation
Roxy..The only attack I get that comes on schedule is at 3am
JDH...started a month after one of the most stressful times of my life ended
Jarvis...I dont think I have ever had a CH when stressed
Stay stressed. Never relax. Ever.
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Re: Stress
« Reply #17 on: Feb 11th, 2003, 12:31am » |
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Bob,
You forgot never sleep!
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Re: Stress
« Reply #18 on: Feb 11th, 2003, 12:46am » |
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Ooops.......
I'm just so tired from staying awake for the last 29 years.
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Stress and fear. Stress is pressure, and fear is anticipation. They are closely related, and which comes first?
Even tho the beast hits us at 3 AM, could it be a delayed reaction to fear/stress? When we have problems, some of us look outwardly cool, but inside we are tense and shivering. Then it takes two hours of sleep to calm our quivering psyche.
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Re: Stress
« Reply #21 on: Feb 11th, 2003, 8:05am » |
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This is intersesting. I never realized stress could be a good thing. I hadn't even really thought about this cycle coming on the heels of a stressfull time, I just figured it was that time of year.
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Re: Stress
« Reply #22 on: Feb 11th, 2003, 9:12am » |
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You guys rock!
I used to box, as in boxing. No, I didn't start getting CHs after I started getting hit in the head. (People always ask me that) They came on years before. While I was training most intensively (I stopped permanently because I have trouble with my wrists and hands now and sporadically during that time because of various injuries) I didn't have a shadow or anything for almost 2 years !
Boxing was the biggest stress reliever for me. I would work out for 1.5-2 hours, 3-4 times a week and I had never felt better in my life. Now that I work from home and spend most of my time on the phone, sitting in front of my PC, I am a lot more stressed and have no outlet for it. After boxing for almost 5 years, I am having trouble finding sports that are as challenging an intense.
A little background... I first got CHs when I started University. Litrerally 2 weeks after starting and realizing that I had picked a very hard program (modern languages.. I was studying German, French and Danish) I started getting these terrible HAs. I ended changing programs, but by then I was well into my first cycle...
2 years ago, in August I started a new, high pressure, sales job and within a month I staretd getting the worst CHs I had ever experienced. I was getting 11s everyday... I left that job and within a week...no joke... the CHs were gone...
In the end, I realize that the beast has a million faces. There seems to be no continuity to what meds work and don't work, causes of CHs etc... How do you stop soemthing you can't recognize?
Thanks again...
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Re: Stress
« Reply #23 on: Feb 11th, 2003, 9:13am » |
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If you will send me (privately) your e-mail address I send a piece I wrote for the OUCH site on this issue.
bjohnson8@earthlink.net
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Re: Stress
« Reply #24 on: Feb 11th, 2003, 9:40am » |
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This thread brings up so many questions..maybe we should have a survey here ???
I myself would be classed as not your average relaxed person,agoraphobia/panic disorder since 1983 and CH's starting around that time also.
Would everyone say that us CH sufferers are more stressed then any non sufferer ???
Is there something we all have in common that could point to a reason for the torture we go through?
I'm a heavy smoker,fairly fond of the odd beer or three and as i stated a bit of a fucked up nervous case.
In my situation the nervousness was always there,the smoking came next followed closely by the booze,then Ch's.
Now i'm confusing myself and have no friggin idea where i'm going with this i'm just looking for answers like we all are i guess.Surely there must be some similarities we can pinpoint that relate to the majority of us clusterheads ???
Wishing you all PFDAN
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