Tension Headaches: First Steps Toward Relief

Much of what torments us day after day — intrusive thoughts, twitching, blinking, constant tension — the doctor traces back to one common cause: overwork. In his observation, up to 90 percent of people who overwork experience obsessive states. And the first step here is not medication, but giving yourself back rest and calm.

First and mandatory — rest

When you overwork, body and mind send signals: tension, intrusive thoughts, unpleasant sensations. So the very first action is mandatory rest and good sleep. This is not "weakness" but the main remedy, where everything begins.

"When I overwork — that is the first thing, mandatory rest, the main thing is to sleep well."

Stepping away from anxiety: water and movement

The doctor offers a whole set of simple, accessible steps. Water treatments — pine baths, contrast showers, the sauna, the steam room with cold — work as gentle stimulation. Long walks along the sea or in the forest, in his words, heal on their own.

To this he adds loading the muscles: when muscles are well worked and growing, the threshold of anxiety rises — meaning anxiety can no longer seize you so easily.

Freedom begins with a simple meditation

The main cause of unfreedom the doctor calls "slavery to thoughts." Release from it begins with a simple exercise you can do calmly and on your own. The point is to feel that you observe your thoughts, but you are not them.

"Freedom begins when you free yourself from the slavery of thoughts in your mind."

Practice

1. Sit calmly and feel your forehead — just the sensation, without strain.
2. Feel that behind the forehead there is the brain; mentally "embrace" it with your attention.
3. Notice: you feel the forehead, but you are not the forehead; you feel the brain, but you are not the brain.
4. Observe how thoughts run through the brain — like colorful little fountains and rays of different colors; understand that this is not you.
5. Choose the thoughts that give you strength, energy, love, and hold that state.

When you need a specialist

If, even with all these measures, you cannot do the meditation and hold the calm, you need a psychiatrist. He can prescribe very small medical help — small doses, strictly individual — so that intrusive thoughts do not seize you and you can stay clear and choose for yourself. The doctor stresses: this is decided only together with a psychiatrist, and the whole healthy-lifestyle program usually takes about six to nine months.

The key — not a verdict, but a choice

The doctor disputes the widespread textbook view that obsessive states are "incurable" and stay for life. In his experience this can be treated — you need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. And then your peculiarity may, on the contrary, give you energy and strength to begin a beautiful, good life.

"It is treatable, very easily treatable — you need to maintain a healthy lifestyle."