When Stress Hurts

I would like to think of myself as someone who can roll with the punches. However, my body is singing a different tune. I have been really stressed out the past few weeks. Nothing major - just normal things that life throws your way every once in a while. I try my best to manage my stress, but sometimes the stress gets the best of me.
All of my life, my stress and tension makes a comfy home on my shoulders. There are times the knots get so big I can barely lift my arms. It even hurts when I try to massage them out with hot water. It hurts so bad that I can't even let Lloyd rub them for me. However, the knots have gotten a lot worse over the past few weeks. My shoulders are in constant pain and the pain is move up to my neck. On top of that, I'm really tired and I'm having headaches every other day. I know it's stress. However, I have never been so stressed that it begins to hurt.
I don't know what to do with the pain. I keep taking Advil to help me, but I don't want to become dependent on Advil. I wish I was able to take a day off to rest and not do a thing. Oh wouldn't that be nice. Not to worry about a thing at all. My toughest decision would be "Should I watch Golden Girls or Reba?" Until then, I guess I'll do what I've done before. Wait for the pain to go away.