Category: Triggers
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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…
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The 7 types of rest
The other day I woke up after 8 hours of sleep and said to my husband; “I’m STILL tired!” And I don’t mean I spent 8 hours in bed tossing and turning and staring at the ceiling – it was 8 hours of deep sleep. I’m almost always so exhausted…
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Welcome to my revelation
Every now and then something “clicks” in my mind; thoughts align (or collide) and I think “ah ha”. It doesn’t happen very often when it comes to migraine material (I had my first migraine when I was 11 years old), but with all the reading I’ve been doing, I still…
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‘Everyday’ trauma and your pain brain
The other day I was waiting to pick up my daughter from a nighttime school event. It was running late, and I was getting a bit huffy and puffy about having to sit around and wait. It wasn’t that I had to be anywhere else, more that I just didn’t…
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