Headache And Migraine Liberation Through NLP And Self Hypnosis
Even if our brain itself is not sensitive to pain, certain regions of the skull such as the scalp, face, mouth and throat have pain-sensitive nerve fibers, which can ache. Headache - or cephalgia - generally means any form of pain that would appear in those sensitive regions of the skull.
Headaches can be divided into two categories: Primary headaches, to which stress headache, cluster headache and migraine headache belong and which are not due to any illness; And Secondary headaches which are associated with a disease.
Headaches are the most common nervous disorder. Everybody will be affected by headache at least once , but for 55 million people in America, it is an everyday problem. The World Health Organization claims that one in every 20 adult suffers from recurring headaches, with females being more at risk than males.
Headaches can be extremely disabling and may very negatively affect the lives of people who have to go through them. Work ability is reduced for these people, which may also negatively affect their economic situation.
The ability to socialize is also reduced as the pain, or the fear thereof, may make people more moody. Some people who suffer from migraine even have to always be careful about everything they eat, everything they see, and last but not least everything they smell, because certain strong or displeasing sensations may cause pain.
Because headaches are perceived as such an ordinary, harmless disease, the persons who experience them on an everyday basis also have to face the incomprehension of their friends and relatives. This social barrier may also deter people from seeking medical attention and getting an appropriate treatment. But before it can be treated, a headache needs to be “identified”.
We have seen before that there were two particular kinds of headache: Primary and Secondary, each subdivided into numerous other subcategories. Their symptoms may vary as well as their causes and, obviously, how they should be treated. That is why they need to be identified by a physician so that you can receive appropriate treatment.
Stress headache, also referred to as tension headache, is the most ordinary type of primary headache and accounts for an estimated 90% of all headaches. It is generally considered related to stress or related to muscular and skeletal problems in the area of the neck.
Tension headache is mainly momentary and may last from a few minutes to a few hours, but might last for several days in the most severe cases. It is typically described as a strong steady pressure, most commonly on each side of the head, or spreading around it, on occasion also extending to the neck.
Migraine is slightly different and is thought to almost certainly have a genetic origin. Migraines happen when the brain releases pain causing inflammatory substances, that spread to the nerves and vessels in the head. Migraine typically happens on a monthly basis and persists for a few hours, accompanied by symptoms like nausea and intolerance of regular degrees of light and noise.
Cluster headaches often occur frequently and do not last long. They are also very painful. They happen in clusters of six to twelve weeks every one or two years, commonly at the same time of the year. The pain is extraordinarily severe and affects the whole head, generally beginning in the eye, and then affecting the forehead, nose and mouth. It is much more rare than some other types of headache and primarily affects the male population.
Headaches are generally cured using over-the-counter pain killers such as aspirin, ibuprofen or paracetamol. A physician could also prescribe avoiding some typical causes of headaches like noise or certain foods.
Caffeine, Magnesium and Vitamin B2 have also shown to be effective in the treatment of migraine. Drugs however are costly and may have undesired side effects, particularly for people who have to take them on a regular basis. That is why you might want to think about another way of avoiding the various types of headache.
NLP and Hypnosis were indeed proven to be working and will help you to get rid of pain in any part of your body, including the head, as well as trying to be more relaxed at the same time. Stress is a very common cause of headache, and specific hypnotic methods exist to get rid of both stress and headaches in a few seconds.
People who have migraine or cluster headache are generally able to feel the first symptoms before the migraine really occurs, and could learn self-hypnosis techniques to get rid of them before they get too painful. Therapists who understand how disabling a headache can be have designed these therapeutic techniques.
Hypnotherapy is a drug free method of treatment that will help you to find the relief you have been looking for. Headache is a serious condition with numerous forms, affecting millions of people throughout the world. Learn to fight it and to relax with the soothing method of self-hypnosis.
Alan B. Densky, CH is a Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. He has created a very effective migraine and headache relief hypnotherapy program. His Neuro-VISION hypnotism site also offers a free video NLP blog, Free MP3’s, and a thorough hypnosis article index.
- Alan B. Densky, CH
