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If it does not touch the wall, you have forward head posture, and it is likely that you suffer from weak neck muscles. Get into correct head posture by touching the back of your head to the wall. Pretend that there is a string going from the base of your neck to the top of your head.
According to researchers every inch the head moves forward of the shoulders, weight is elevated by 10 pounds. As a result, a 12 pound head held 3 inches forward, forces the cervical extensors (semispinalis, splenii, longissimus, upper traps, etc.) to isometrically hold up 42 pounds against the unrelenting force of gravity. And we are amazed that so many clients present with degenerative disc disease, head pain and TMJ.