stress is evil and bad.

[ysabet_the_red]

So, I ended up stressed on Sunday for reasons various (no, it wasn't you. Or you either. Just a very bad random conjunction of things). And I had a reaction which I've not had for quite some time.

To wit, my left shoulder, near my T4 vertebrae, is now a mass of pain. Which is referring down to my elbow and pinky. And the tension has made its way up my spine to my neck, and is making a good effort at reaching my tailbone.

My right side is in its normal extremely tense (but not painful) state.

Anyone out there with strong hands and a lot of patience? Painkillers only go so far, and don't fix the source of the problem. And, plus, I'm not supposed to take them any more.

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[aiofe.livejournal.com]

I am seeing a professional, who is performing the majority of the treatment. He has suggested that as temporary pain relief between sessions that I solicit strong-handed friends to assist, as painkillers are highly suboptimal for the purposes of reducing further issues.

This is not a new thing. If it was, I wouldn't be soliciting friends with strong hands, because as you say, the potential for further harm would be great. This not being the case, well. Rock and a hard place here; pain causes stress causes tension causes pain causes ... and painkillers only mask the pain, not remove it. Breaking that feedback loop is a priority. Preferably before it ramps up to a migraine level. Please excuse any incoherence; being woken by pain is down there with some of the worst starts to a day.