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Hello, This Is Embarrassing But I’m Very Worried. I Have
Question: Hello, this is embarrassing but I’m very worried. I have had a bad headache on the top of my head tonight. On and off a bit. And I was trying to sleep so I started masturbating to sleep and I thought maybe would make my head feel better. I kept trying to and my head starting hurting worse and worse but I kept stopping and then trying to continue for 30 plus minutes until my head hurt so bad it was super painful. Am I okay?? I stopped and it still reload hurts but better than when I was masturbaitng? Why did it make it worse? Am I gonna die or hurt my brain? Very worried I am 22 year old female. Now right top of heads hurts and has pressure
Brief Answer:
No reason for panic
Detailed Answer:
I read your question carefully and I understand your concern.
Reading your account I do not see any reason for panic, no indicator of something serious being the case. From your description it seems like tension type headache, the most common type of headache which over half of people do experience at one time or another. Stress and anxiety often triggers or exacerbates it (but may occur even in their absence). As for why it was increased by masturbating may be due to increased muscle tension (scalp and neck muscle tension are thought to be involved hence the name), increased blood flow to the brain or also from the stress itself of trying to achieve resolution with masturbation.
In any case as I said there is no indication of something more serious, of any life threat or brain damage. Over the counter Ibuprofen (Advil) usually relieves the pain.
I hope to have been of help.
No reason for panic
Detailed Answer:
I read your question carefully and I understand your concern.
Reading your account I do not see any reason for panic, no indicator of something serious being the case. From your description it seems like tension type headache, the most common type of headache which over half of people do experience at one time or another. Stress and anxiety often triggers or exacerbates it (but may occur even in their absence). As for why it was increased by masturbating may be due to increased muscle tension (scalp and neck muscle tension are thought to be involved hence the name), increased blood flow to the brain or also from the stress itself of trying to achieve resolution with masturbation.
In any case as I said there is no indication of something more serious, of any life threat or brain damage. Over the counter Ibuprofen (Advil) usually relieves the pain.
I hope to have been of help.
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