Routine? Schedule? Ha!
I made a crucial mistake when I created a schedule for myself: I based it on what I should be able to do, not what I can do. It kills me to realize that. As I made the schedule, I kept thinking how absurd it…
Mental Health
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I. Am. In. Hell.
Wow, I’m having a rough time of it. The weekend was terrific and this morning was OK, but I’m back to the same old migraine stuff today. My migraines are particularly bad when I’m trying to sleep. Finding words was so difficult on Friday that…
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Acceptance, My Best Treatment
This flowed out of Don’t Give Up on Finding a Treatment. It’s the most effective of all the headache treatments I’ve tried — and the hardest to get. You may be surprised to learn I feel I’ve had success in treating my headaches. I still…
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So High, So Low
Bouncing back and forth between extreme ends of pain and emotions has drained me. My pain is worse than usual at times and better than usual at others. When I feel good, I’m energetic and elated; when I feel bad, I’m despondent and grouchy. It’s…
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Women, Chronic Migraine & Depression
I should have been skeptical as well as astonished by the study finding that women with severely disabling migraine and other severe symptoms have a 32 times greater risk of depression — because it’s not accurate. The Washington Post reported: “The women with a diagnosis…