My Own Worst Enemy?

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I'm thinking the opposite: that not relieving the pain prevents dealing, and also trains a habit that can escalate into more than physical distress.
Ordinarily, I might remain silent on this. The phrase, "Safety first," is my motivation.

I get headaches, mostly due to illness at this point. It's not unheard of for a person to develop spasms within a disturbed muscular area (with an injury, etc.), or radiating from a headache, whatever its cause. Doctors sometimes treat that with meds. I'm not suggesting that.

Thing is, even without a particularly bad headache, there are certain adjoining areas of spasm, such as what you described, which should not be allowed to run their course.
The sides of neck (home of the carotids), and also, for me, going right up the middle at back of neck (with possible cooperation from the brachial plexus).
So, in an uncharacteristic way for this website, I'm asking you to reconsider, if you are still uncomfortable when you wake, or in the future, please take Tylenol.

I wasn't born unusually spastic, but it happened to me. I realized how last year. Explains a lot.

your friend,
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P.S.:

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http://neatasianthings.com/pillows---buckwheat.html