Yes, as cheesy as it sounds this is indeed a real disease. Simply put, these are headaches that occur during the week and miraculously disappear come Friday evening.
What’s even worse is, it really isn’t the kind of headache that takes you to the hospital because you can swear that either a goodnight’s sleep or a hot shower will do the trick which it does, but then it is back to square one the next morning.
It also causes a kind of discomfort that is there but it isn’t which is even worse because of the unsettling discomfort of knowing that something is really wrong but you can’t quite put your finger on it.
The good news is, office headaches are curable. You can actually do away with them completely with several tweaks in practices you frequent in the office. So listen up!
Screen time
Yes, if you are having these office headaches, you probably need glasses. Not just any glasses but blue blocking ones which will help protect your eyes from that screen that glares at you for eight hours.
Extensive screen time is known to ultimately strain the eyes which then causes headaches. Yap, if this is you, your optician visit is long overdue.
Sitting posture
Incorrect posture can bear you the worst office headache ever. Remember we spend so much time sitting and hence the posture we take on becomes our default which then leads to gross effects.
How you sit, affects your back which then translates to your neck and then goes all the way up to your head.
Some of the incorrect postures include; slouching with a hunchback, slumping forward, not making use of the lumbar back support, or looking down too much.
Thus, always remember to sit up, walk around, and stretch often to relax your back and neck.
Stress
The work environment has a myriad of headache triggers. These include intense deadlines, a huge workload, weird colleague energy, and fatigue to say the least.
Being aware of these triggers plays an indispensable role in then finding techniques of guaranteeing that their impacts are mitigated. So check yourself, literally, and figure out what’s eating you up inside.
Other reasons why you might be getting headaches at work are, poor sleep; waking up too early on workdays. Caffeine withdrawal; drinking no coffee one day or an amount that is less than usual. Skipping breakfast or lunch.
Office headaches are a thing for sure and figuring them out early on will spare you the stress of losing your mind over the endless discomfort at a time you need your A-Game!
