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Magical Torture

21/12/2017

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Last night, I had a peak episode in a headache that have been nursing for the past couple of days.  I was in a tonne of pain, and it just wasn't good.  The source of the pain was easy to identify.  The muscles at the base of my skull were seizing, as they do when I'm very stressed.

It's Christmas.  I'm going to have to talk to people who are abusive.  I don't want to.  I'm preparing for war.  It has me stressed.

Aaaanyway.  The stress had my muscles seizing and a terrible headache resulted.  Then, the Amazing Flatmate lent me a thing.  It's a weird thing that stretches out the neck into the position it's supposed to be in... or something...  I'm not sure.

I can tell you that once you've used it, you can't just sit up.  That hurts like a mofo.  You just roll off the thing.  And then you lay there until your neck muscles can function again without screaming agony.  Then you get up.

That thing was miraculous.  After I could move again, the headache peak I was experiencing was gone.  My mood was much improved and I had the best sleep in a long time last night.

I'm using that strange magical torture device again.  It hurt.  Genuinely.  But the pay-off was soooooooooooo worth it.

Here's a question: what painful thing do you have/do that genuinely makes you feel so much better for having used/done it?
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Jerry
21/12/2017 10:31:09 pm

Do you have a name or a pictures of that device?

I am using a triangle shape foam thingy with a strap, I rest my neck on it with the strap on my forehead. I have to lean it my head on it around the neck and it does get uncomfortable and the back of my head is always numb is hard to properly described the felling it's the same as when you arm is sleeping and you can't move it.

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22/12/2017 09:28:02 am

I literally have no idea what it's called. It looks a little bit like part of an ornate door trim. I will try and get a photo of it for you.

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