For this #wellnesswednesday I wanted to bring to light a chronic disease I've been living with for some time now : migraines. Most people just assume that it's a very bad headache and that people who call them migraines have a low pain tolerance but migraines are a genetic neurological disorder. One that I happen to suffer from at least one a week. My last migraine knocked me off my feet for over a day - I slept for about 15 hours without getting out of bed to eat or drink because I only had the ability to curl up into a tighter ball to sleep away the pain. The migraine before that landed me in the hospital because after four days in pain I wasn't eating or moving out of bed. As you can imagine this makes day to day life a little bit difficult while trying to manage a full time job and also some semblance of a healthy lifestyle - socializing included. I've had to cancel plans last minute and call out from work and miss out on many wonderful opportunities because it feels like the sounds and smells and lights are attacking me. Sometimes, in my case, I have yet to identify my triggers, making migraine attacks seemingly random and without cause. I know there are way worse things that could happen to me and there are way worse things that do happen to people all over the world. But I would also like the sigma around migraines and other invisible illnesses to disappear. There are times that I may not look sick but I am fighting an invisible battle that you know nothing about and I'm also trying to get on with my day to the best of my abilities. I would like to take this time to remind myself that it's okay to take breaks and to call out from work because sometimes I need to sleep all day to get rid of whatever it is that's ailing me. Health and wellness over work comes every time. For all you other migraine suffers out there just know I'm with you ❤️💪🏻💫 • • • • • #migraine #migraines #migraineawareness #chronicmigraines #invisibleillness #chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicdisease #itsnotstress #wellness #wellnesswednesday #health #healthylifestyle #healthymind #strongwomen #fromwhereistand #fromheretowanderlust (at New Jersey)