Thoughts On Everyday Aches & Pains

Man with Body Aches

Everybody has some sort of pain everyday, some rather urgent and others just plain annoying. For instance, what about that tight ponytail we all must have had at one time in our life? This sensation is caused from nerve endings in the skin that contains your hair follicles. This type of pain on the skin of the scalp or hair is called trichodynia. Usually, when someone says their hair hurts, it is sometimes associated with depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive thoughts or behaviors.

Your brain’s way of interpreting information about a particular sensation is through pain. This can be a warning …read more