Does anyone else find that being startled increases pain?

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I'm new here and did a search through older discussions but I didn't find anything on this. If its already been covered direction to the thread would be appreciated.

If it hasn't been covered here is my question. I'm getting over what has been 3 weeks of pretty intense pain. The past few days I have been nearly pain free except for a few spots on my scalp that hurt to touch and the random shooting pain in my ear and jaw from time to time.

Anyway, my coworkers find it quite entertaining to jump out from behind a blind corner and scream when they see someone heading their way. They have done this to me in the past and did it again just a little while ago. Everytime they do it, today included, they startle me quite well and it causes my pain to increase. As I've put on my page when I joined this community. I have hereditary TN. My mother has stated that being startled causes her pain too.


Do any of you kind folks have any knowledge on why this might be?

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Oh yes, that and stress and something sudden that is thrust upon me, like unexpected visitors. Curtain hangers arrived suddenly today and was in a tizz. Then suddenly my brain and THE NERVE started playing up. It seems it is just the way it is. Maybe someone else has something more erudite to add.

dsm

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Just read about your co-workers. How cruel. Beasts. This is when I would like to take the law into my own hands - with a baseball bat.

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I'm hoping that they don't do it to me anymore. I explained to them today the effect it has on me and asked that they leave me out of the fun.

dsm said:

Just read about your co-workers. How cruel. Beasts. This is when I would like to take the law into my own hands - with a baseball bat.