More Than a Headache

An exploration of the impact of headaches, migraines and chronic pain on various aspects of life, stigmas associated with these conditions, comorbidities, treatment and the road of recovery, and of pain itself.

[scooplery]

more migraine comix. i don’t have to be scared of vacuum cleaners anymore.

[morethanaheadache]

Fear

I tried to take my medicine before class. My alarm for my 8 o’clock pill had rang in class one too many times. I take my medicine before class and turn off my phone for the remainder of the class. I start digging around in my book bag looking for my trusty little pill case. My tiny pharmacy. I look in the normal pocket and it’s absent. I look in the other pockets and it’s missing. Fuck. Fuck.…

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[cassandrasroguelevels]

You know what I hate most about migraines? You might think it’s the pain, or the sensitivity to sound, but no.

It’s how fucking weak I feel when I have one.

I have done NOTHING today, and I’m shaking. I’m worn out already. I want to curl up under the table I’m sitting at and sleep, but I can’t do that.

If someone were to try to rob me, despite my martial arts training, I wouldn’t be able to do SHIT. Not defend myself, not run away, maybe not even call for help.

I can barely do math when I have a headache. I forget words. I forget social conventions. I stumble over simple sentences. I forget where I was going with a text post.

If someone you know gets migraines, please, try to understand that it’s not just a headache. On a brain scan, a migraine reads the exact same as an epilectic fit. It’s a neurological condition, not just head pain.

[morethanaheadache]

I'm Done Apologizing

I’m Done Apologizing

I didn’t ask for this, so why do I get blamed for them? I tried everything, but it’s never enough. There’s always something else I could have done. I appreciate you trying to help in your own way – finding different ways to cure me, always keeping an open ear to find something, anything. Just because I didn’t drink the concoction that Dr. Oz was selling on TV, or try the old wive’s tale of…

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[morethanaheadache]

I'm Alive!

I’m Alive!

Yes, I’m alive. I don’t even remember my last post. I just checked, it was over 5 months ago. Whoops! Quite a few things have happened since then. I student taught – that was interesting. I graduated from University. I graduated with a 3.7 and Magna Cum Laude. I’ll post a picture soon. I had a job – quit and have another job at another grocery store. I’m still looking into teaching positions. But…

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[projectlets]

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[gluom]

im always DTF

(Dealing with Thoughts of Failure)

[reedtoknowbasis-deactivated2025]

After a flare up

[willow]

2016 is cancelled i have a headache

[micdotcom]

11 powerful photos show the faces of those struggling with invisible diseases 

[beastthebeautiful]

Didn’t expect to see asthma up here.. That’s a first for me

[natureboiiii-blog]

you’d be surprised the limitations on the life of one with asthma. 

[mariposa-nena-deactivated201911]

my mother passed away from complications of lupus when I was 11… don’t overlook this post plz 😔

[disabilityinkidlit]

[Photos of people of various backgrounds and genders, most of them in their twenties or thirties, holding a hand in front of their mouth. On their arm they have their condition(s) painted, including chronic lyme, lupus, HIV+, asthma, Crohn’s, scoliosis, hemophilia, endometriosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia.] I looked through the comments to see if someone else had described the images yet. What I found instead, over and over and over and over again, were people saying, “Oh! I didn’t expect to see [condition] here!” and “OMG, [condition] is on there!” People surprised and thrilled to see themselves represented, because they’re used to being ignored. People talking about how often people dismiss and scoff at their conditions. Representation is so, so important.

[rampyourvoice]

I love the diversity of this.  We need more representation of invisible disabilities.  

[afroclusterfunk]

Scoliosis really is a bitch

[sadsuggestion]

pain is temporary but so am i

[henkasuru-deactivated20260113]

One day, you’re gonna wake up and it won’t hurt as bad.

Things it might take a while to understand (via red-paintedwrists)

[supertiffanoodle]

I found an awesome weather app that tells me how the weather could affect my migraines. Can you say awesome? #migraines #chronicmigraines #chronicpain #weather

[morethanaheadache]

New Axon Post

I wrote another post for the wonder folks over at Axon Optics! You can check it out here!    

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[chronic-confessions]

Confession #458

I may seem like a demanding pain in the arse, but that isn’t me. That is my illness.  I interrupt a lot, but because if I do not say what is in my mind at that very moment it will be lost forever. I get frustrated and angry if we do not leave for the store (or whatever) right when I say because I know in that moment I am able to go. I might not be able to later. Likewise, when I am attempting to seduce you. It isn’t likely that I will be awake let alone in the mood once you finish your gaming quest. I only get to be myself in small windows of time each day. I have to work within the shifting timetable of my broken body. I wish you would be more accommodating to these opportunities. I know you can’t understand, but I wish you would try.

[spooniestrong]

[michellekpoems]

And things are not always okay but even from rock bottom I can still see the sky. I can still see the stars.

Michelle K., Even When… (via michellekpoems)