Lucille usually takes the bus to work in Aurora. If she were to drive, her daily roundtrip commute would be 8 miles. Today she needs to use her car since she is participating in a conference at an offsite location, 12 miles from her house.
Stress can trigger both migraine and tension-type headache. Events like getting married, moving to a new home, or having a baby can cause stress. But studies show that everyday stressesânot major life changesâcause most headaches.
1 Migraine sufferers are highly responsive emotionally, reacting quickly to stress. 2  In times of emotional stress, certain chemicals are released that provoke the vascular changes that cause a migraine headache. 3  Factors related to stress include: anxiety, worry, shock, depression, excitement, and mental fatigue.