Stress does talk. It’s got has a voice. A loud one too, I tell ya!
It looks like my body is finally catching up to the stress I’ve been feeling lately thanks to the 5-day-long-weekend. This past weekend, I was hit with a sudden pain in my neck. I was just sitting in my comfortable chair, wasting my Saturday morning away playing scrabble on my phone when Mom called my name. “Yeah,” I said and lifted my head. I must had lifted too quickly because a sudden searing pain shot up my spine.
“Ow!” I managed a tiny whimper. It felt like I had pulled something. Slowly, I attempted to lift my head again but couldn’t. I couldn’t lower my head either. There was only one painless position and I was there.
Stress had caused me pain before in the past but not this bad. It’s usually an ache in my gums or tooth or very bad acne but neck pain? The last time my neck had hurt this bad was in 2014 when I was working three jobs and going to school. Have I really been this stressed lately?
As if neck pain wasn’t enough, later that day, my body decided to throw me another surprise for all the recent stress – a loose tooth.
I was eating a piece of ham when it got lodged between my two back molars. When I pulled the chunk of meat out from its lodging place, my finger accidentally tapped the tooth and it moved. My orthodontist predicted I’d need to replace my whole mouth of teeth by age 40 but I’m not even 30 yet.
It’s too soon!
This is what happens when I finally decide to try to relax for a change with several rounds of scrabble and a good thriller by James Patterson. My body doesn’t like it and decides to react. It wants attention.
After a night of restlessness, unable to toss and turn due to my neck pain, I ended dozing off in a nap sitting up with my head against the headboard. The pain had subsided a little and I can lift and lower my head slowly. I do hope it’s just neck pain and not the underlying reason of something worse.
You want to know what’s worse? The rest of the family doesn’t believe my pain is real. They’re still calling me, coming over, asking me a dozen questions, and wanting me to take them some place. I don’t know which part of “My neck is hurting” don’t they understand?
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I don’t know but I’ll bet they’ll understand the word no.
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Oh, you haven’t met them. They don’t take no for an answer.
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Do you have any pain reliever, muscle relaxer or something like Ben Gay or capsaicin to rub on your neck?
What did the dentist recommend for your loose tooth?
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I’ve put a pain-relieve patch on my neck and it’s been getting a little better day-by-day.
I haven’t been to a dentist yet since I couldn’t find a dentist that opens on the weekend. I’ll have to call for an appointment today though for some reason, my tooth is no longer feeling loose but better check it out to be sure.
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I hope you feel better and just ignore your relatives. Now is as good as any time for them to learn.
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So sorry Hoping your pain will disappear soon.
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I hope so too. Thank you for dropping by. 🙂
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I’m sorry. It sounds like they’re adding to your stress, which can worsen the pain. Please get some invisible ear plugs. Or maybe pretend to be asleep? Hopefully they would honor that. I hope it gets better soon.
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It’s been a little quiet this week so far, hopefully it’ll stay this way until my neck gets better. Crossing my fingers.
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I hope you get rid of this problem soon enough!
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Beautiful post here Friend. Through the hustle and bustle of life and the desire to do everything, we end up wearing ourselves out. For stress, I recommend a few things. First, start by putting God first, and begin your day with a prayer to God and a heart for God. God is able to orchestrate several things and he can use divine assistance to make our day easier. Second, we need to treat our body like a temple. Energy giving foods are a great resource. Thirdly, we need to take little breaks every now and then to refresh. Additionally, a pain reliever might be a good idea in this case.
The most important of these is God. When things get tough, we can always reach out to him for help.
The Bible says in Philippians 4:6
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God”.
God says in Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”.
If anyone reading is interested in building a relationship with God, I have a post on that here: https://christcenteredruminations.wordpress.com/2018/08/29/how-to-build-a-relationship-with-god/
There is much more to know about God. I post frequently on my blog about topics related to God. You are welcome to follow my blog to keep up with my content.
-All the best. May God bless you.
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