Migraine Headaches Support Group

Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.

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Happy Holidays

YvetteK
YvetteK
So Thanksgiving officially starts the holiday season, which is very stressful. Please take care of yourselves. Only do what you can, and don't take on more.

Today is the day before Thanksgiving, and I haven't been able to do a thing. I went to see my headache specialist this morning with a migraine just starting. By the time I left, it was just crashing down all around me. By the time I got home, I have to take a handful of meds, have some strong Starbucks coffee, and just lay down. I don't apologize for not doing anything today.

Lets be good to ourselves this season.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, and my hats off to anyone doing the black Friday shopping!
LynnJ55
LynnJ55
Thanks, Yvette, for the excellent advice. i am my own worst enemy when it comes to drying to do it all for the holidays. I used to be superwoman, but no more. I'm pacing myself even more this year and with my broken foot, I have the perfect excuse to let others do all the cooking.

I hope you get your pain under control. Try to take it easy if you can and let others help you. (I know, easier said than done!)

Take care.

Lynn
22Lynn
22Lynn
Happy Thanksgiving to all on this support group. I hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving day.

I'm trying to not feel guilty any longer if I have to give in to not feeling well. It is so much harder to do than you would think. But it is time to do what is right for me, finally. I agree, don't apologize to any one.

Hope your day is somewhat pain free. Happy Holidays.
YvetteK
YvetteK
If you think about it, people apologize when they do something wrong, and we DO NOTHING WRONG. We didn't ask for the physical pain we have. I always say "I'm not apologizing, I did nothing wrong". Yes, I know this is hard. It is for all of us. But maybe with small steps, we can all get there.

I can imagine that Christmas/hanukkah may be even more stressful. Lets start thinking now about how we can do things to make it a bit easier on ourselves.