All in My Head?
“Your headaches are all in your head,” two uncles have told me recently. I think they were trying to be cute, playing on the notion that the pain is actually located in my head, so my illness must be in my head. I don’t think…
Coping
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Bad Migraine Spells Don’t Last Forever — Neither Do the Good Ones
“This too shall pass” is a phrase people rely on to help them through tough times. It is one I often employ when a severe migraine spell lasts so long that I cannot see a way out. As I’ve learned through mindfulness meditation, it also…
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Leaving One’s Body to Survive Severe Migraines
After two months of my pain topping out at 5 most days and 6 every once in a while, a level 7 migraine hit in the early hours of Monday morning. What surprised me most is that only two months had passed since I’d had…
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Stress Doesn’t Trigger All (or Even Most!) Migraines!
The pain is too bad for me to write much, but I wanted to be sure you all saw this excellent story from The Daily Mail. The Doctor Says You’re Just Stressed. But Could it be More Sinister? addresses that doctors often dismiss migraine and…
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My Latest Posts for Migraine.com: “Shoulds,” Comparisons & Prodrome
Oops! I’ve forgotten to share my most recent Migraine.com posts with you. They’re just like what I write for The Daily Headache, just published somewhere else. My latest: Wrestling With Self-Criticism and “Shoulds”: “I have that nagging voice that says, ‘You’re so much better than…