I’ve recently been diagnosed with adjustment disorder accompanied by anxiety. This all came about due to have tension headaches every day during work and the feeling of not being able to support my own head as my neck felt weak and sore. I didn’t think I was stressed about after talking to my doctors who referred me to a psychologist it seems that is the case due to ongoing trauma since I was a teen (I thought it was handling it).
What I’m asking is, can anyone who has had a first hand experience with this disorder please let me know how you went about minimising the effects of the pain associated with it and what you did to help yourself feel better.
I am going to a psychologist and she’s given me a sleep diary (I don’t sleep well, waking up 5-6 times a night) as well as given me some breathing techniques. These were all well and good while I was away from work but now that I’m back at work I’m worried the pain and headaches will come back. My doctor has given me pain medication but it makes me so tired I can’t function with it.
Any advice would be great at this point, thank you.
