and like even if it is just headache… HEADACHES SUCK! we need to normalize actually taking a break when you have pain, ignoring it because it’s “no big deal” is so fucking toxic
Exactly. Like I have to ignore a lot of pain constantly, but that’s cause I live with chronic pain 24/7/365. So if I want to do anything with my life I have to deal with it when it’s manageable. But when it passes my threshold I am out. Done, I need to rest, take a break, meds, nap, etc. And then I get shamed by people “for not being able to handle a little pain”, even though I’m in more pain every day than many people have ever been in.
Yeah, saying migraine is “just a headache” is like saying a heart attack is “just a little chest pain”. It’s one of the most common chronic health problems, and yet it’s significantly mocked. So annoying.
If all I get is an aura and 24 hours of disorientation, discomfort, and nausea, I feel like I won the lottery.
I will make exactly one attempt to educate someone who doesn’t treat it seriously. The amount of ignorance and general lack of education and awareness out there is staggering.
I’m so glad my boss and team have a working knowledge of migraines, because it’s super nice to tell them I have to drop because of the pain or nausea from a migraine and they’re totally cool with it.
Yep, thankfully my boss was really great about it as well. Though that was straight up a safety matter as a lifeguard. Many of my co-workers weren’t, but that can be dealt with.
I’ve done this about migraine. “Incurable neurological brain condition” gets lots of sympathy, migraine gets “oh boohoo, you have a “headache””.
Anyone who says boohoo has clearly never had a migraine. I’ve only had one once and holy shit. …that was much more than a headache.
and like even if it is just headache… HEADACHES SUCK! we need to normalize actually taking a break when you have pain, ignoring it because it’s “no big deal” is so fucking toxic
Exactly. Like I have to ignore a lot of pain constantly, but that’s cause I live with chronic pain 24/7/365. So if I want to do anything with my life I have to deal with it when it’s manageable. But when it passes my threshold I am out. Done, I need to rest, take a break, meds, nap, etc. And then I get shamed by people “for not being able to handle a little pain”, even though I’m in more pain every day than many people have ever been in.
Yeah, saying migraine is “just a headache” is like saying a heart attack is “just a little chest pain”. It’s one of the most common chronic health problems, and yet it’s significantly mocked. So annoying.
If all I get is an aura and 24 hours of disorientation, discomfort, and nausea, I feel like I won the lottery.
I will make exactly one attempt to educate someone who doesn’t treat it seriously. The amount of ignorance and general lack of education and awareness out there is staggering.
I’m so glad my boss and team have a working knowledge of migraines, because it’s super nice to tell them I have to drop because of the pain or nausea from a migraine and they’re totally cool with it.
Yep, thankfully my boss was really great about it as well. Though that was straight up a safety matter as a lifeguard. Many of my co-workers weren’t, but that can be dealt with.