@juliet_turner6 Congratulations 🥳 I passed mine a few weeks ago too! (54 year old woman who also needs no external validation). Onwards and upwards! ♥️
I recently received a comment on a blog post that could be summarized as "keep doing today" - it had an immediate impact on my way of thinking, and I think it could help you too:
https://t.co/aSnnVVYY0r
Today I realized that my migraine-pain-brain can not separate bad change from good change: it is all risk.
Today's post is an exploration of that revelation:
https://t.co/PqxMSZhklo
#migraine#revelation
When we first try mindfulness to reduce our chronic pain, we are often not (yet) in a state that is receptive to those techniques... today's post is an exploration of how to build yourself some safe space to start practicing mindfulness:
https://t.co/Dye3Vj1Twk
In a world where so many people don't seem to understand chronic pain (or care to)... how do you handle pain-ignorance??
https://t.co/ozUEoX7coe
#chronic#pain#ignorance
I've been thinking a lot about the double meaning of some words (like "invalid") and it made me realize that I really would like to be a "content(ment) creator"!
https://t.co/uqnXqlVaaq
DOES MUSTARD HELP MIGRAINES?
This answer is complicated... because the brand might make a difference...
But even if the answer is YES - it's a small yes.
Read more here:
https://t.co/5SPSReXOQc
#blogpost on #mustard for #migraines
Today marks the 3-year anniversary of my chronic migraine pain... ugh... to "celebrate" I went back through my journal notes and found what I wrote about the realization I was in pain in June 2022:
https://t.co/5lRCgDkkvu
#migraine#pain#anniversary