Greater number of stressful life events are found to be associated with the onset of psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders. The present study aimed at investigating the quantum of stressful life events prior to the onset of tension headache. Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale was administered on a sample of 30 persons with tension headache, drawn from the psychiatric facilities at Agra. For comparison purposes, the scale was also administered on a control group of 30 participants drawn form general population. The analysis of data through chi-square revealed significantly higher stressful life events in the persons with tension headache.