Category: Triggers
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Water bottle derangement
In the past I have written about the importance of hydration and why it is so vital if you want to move yourself from illness to wellness and stay there. If you are susceptible to migraines, then you need to drink water. Knowing how much water to drink, is trickier.…
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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
A short time ago I wrote a post about the four stages of migraine, one of which is called “aura” (here). The sorts of things that happen to migraine patients during the aura stage include: visual disturbances, dizziness, ringing in their ears, even paralysis. But one of the rarer symptoms…
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Trapped in migraine postdrome
Today’s post outlines what the 4 phases of a migraine are, including the fourth stage – ‘postdrome’ – and it explains why chronic migraine can feel like you’re permanently stuck in a state of postdrome. But it’s not all bad news; it also provides some ideas about how to change…
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A world of light, and plants, and pain…
The more you search certain subjects on your computer, the more the computer-Universe sends you links to related content. That’s how I came across a reference to an essay published online late last year: “A Head Is a Territory of Light – Seeking answers about my migraines” by Tan Tuck…
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Brain freeze and migraines
In Australia, we have a petrol station chain which is especially popular for the fast-food dispensers located near the pay counter. I can’t tell you how many (carless) teenagers go in and out of the petrol station in Summertime to get what we call “slushies” – a cup full of…
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Can mold cause migraines?
As a migraine person, I often end up chatting to other migraine people about potential triggers that might set off a bad migraine attack. “My migraines,” I say, “are primarily caused by stress, fluctuating hormones and dramatic weather changes… plus I used to find poor sleep and dehydration were problematic,…
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When hair follicles scream
For those of you who don’t get migraines, the above title probably seems a bit random… or else, overly dramatic. For those of you that DO get migraines (poor you) – you know what I mean. I was recently out blog-roving when I came across a post by Jennifer on…
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Doom-scrolling as weasels dance…
Every now and then I read something that causes me to go back and read it again… and sometimes… again. A blog post titled “Breaking free from the weasel dance” was one such moment. I spend a lot of time reading and researching material related to mindfulness and ways that…
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Glimmers versus triggers
You’ll hear a lot on this website about chronic pain triggers: “dehydration triggered my migraine last week, and stress triggered my pain-brain yesterday”, and so on and on. Sometimes the potential triggers can be super-quirky, but potentially still very real, and might include your pillow, drafts, or even nightmares. This…
The Mindful Migraine 